Hackers target UK in huge cyber attack ‘in response to airstrikes in Yemen’

Hackers say they launched a massive cyber attack against the UK in response to airstrikes in Yemen. Anonymous Sudan said Friday’s raid on an internet company was also because Britain had shown “support” for Israel. In a statement on messaging Read More …

Thailand: Elderly to get anti-scam education as cybercrime explodes

Alarmed by research indicating that the elderly are the most vulnerable to fraudsters, Thailand’s Ministry of Social Development and Human Security and CIB cybercrime investigators will collaborate with partners to provide digital literacy to senior people nationwide. The minister, Varawut Read More …

Bangladesh: Cyber attack on Smart Election Commission app from two countries

A cyber attack has been carried out on the app ‘Smart Election Management BD’ of the Election Commission (EC) from Ukraine and Germany, said EC Secretary Md Jahangir Alam on Sunday. He told the media that the Election Commission (EC) Read More …

India: Forensic investigation reveals repeated use of Pegasus spyware to target high-profile journalists

Amnesty International, in partnership with The Washington Post, has unearthed shocking new details about the continued use of NSO Group’s highly invasive spyware Pegasus to target prominent journalists in India, including one who had previously been a victim of an Read More …

Pakistan: Separate agency set up to tackle cybercrime challenge

The government has established a separate agency, National Cyber Crime Investigation Agency, equipped with all the required equipment and skills with which Pakistan’s cyberspace, data of public and private institutions, business transactions, and online activities of citizens can be secured, Read More …

Former Chelsea player Rati Aleksidze arrested in Germany for ‘gang-related investment fraud’

A former Chelsea striker played a possible minor role in a global investment crime gang, according to prosecutors investigating a cyber scam worth “billions”. Rati Aleksidze was temporarily held under a European arrest warrant in March. German prosecutors told Telegraph Sport Read More …

U.K. MoD breach of Afghans’ data ‘could have posed threat to life in Taliban’s hands’

The Ministry of Defence has been fined £350,000 for an “egregious” data breach that exposed the personal information of Afghan nationals seeking to flee to the UK after the Taliban takeover. Details belonging to 265 people were mistakenly copied in Read More …