In a heartbreaking turn of events, 24 schoolgirls were taken from their dormitory in Maga, Nigeria, while one brave student managed to escape. The incident happened early Monday morning when armed men stormed the Government Girls Comprehensive Secondary School. These men climbed over the school fence, exchanged gunfire with police, and sadly, killed a staff member. ...
In a surprising turn of events, three cybersecurity professionals from the United States are accused of secretly operating a ransomware scheme. This group allegedly worked with the infamous hacking collective ALPHV BlackCat to lock down company networks and demand large sums of cryptocurrency as ransom. The indictment, filed in a Miami federal court, names Ryan Goldb...
Windows 10 users are sitting ducks for cyberattacks. That's the harsh reality. Microsoft has made it clear that sticking with Windows 10 is like leaving your front door wide open for burglars. Over 90% of ransomware attacks target unsupported PCs, and that's a huge red flag. Yet, a staggering 84% of readers are still using Windows 10. That's a problem. The risks are...
A hacker group has found a clever way to disable Windows Defender using a legitimate Intel driver. This method, known as a "Bring Your Own Vulnerable Driver" (BYOVD) attack, has been active since mid-July 2025 and is being used in ransomware campaigns. The attackers use a driver from Intel's performance-tweaking tool, ThrottleStop, to gain deep access to the system. ...
In a major win for cybercrime fighters, Ukraine just caught a big fish. They grabbed the suspected boss of XSS. is, a shady online hangout for crooks. This wasn't a quick grab. It took four years of digging, with help from France and Europol. XSS. is has been around since 2013. It's like a bad guy's marketplace. There, criminals buy and sell nasty software, stolen i...
Coinbase, a leading crypto exchange in the USA, recently faced a significant cyber attack. This incident has raised eyebrows in the tech world. The hackers, working with some dishonest support staff, managed to steal a lot of user data. They even tried to blackmail the company by demanding a huge ransom. The attack has been costly for Coinbase. The company might end...
A major player in the crypto world, Coinbase, recently faced a serious threat. Hackers managed to get their hands on some customer data by bribing a few overseas employees. They then demanded a hefty ransom of $20 million in bitcoin. This all started when Coinbase received an email on May 11. The sender, an unknown threat actor, claimed to have stolen sensitive infor...
In France, a recent crime wave has targeted the families of cryptocurrency millionaires. This is not a movie plot. It is real life. This trend has raised serious concerns about the safety of those involved in the digital currency world. The latest incident involved the father of a successful cryptocurrency entrepreneur. He was snatched from the streets of Paris...
A recent security update from Microsoft addressed 134 flaws in Windows. Among these, one particular flaw, now known as CVE-2025-29824, was a zero-day vulnerability. This means hackers could use it to gain control of a system without the user even knowing. Unfortunately, this flaw has already been used in targeted ransomware attacks. These attacks hit various sectors,...
Everest, a notorious ransomware group, faced a surprising setback. Their leak site, used to publish stolen data and pressure victims into paying ransoms, was hacked and defaced. The hackers left a simple message: "Don't do crime. Crime is bad. xoxo from Prague. " This incident raises questions about the effectiveness of ransomware operations and the growing resistanc...