Ukrainian gets five years for helping North Koreans secure US tech jobs

Ukrainian national Oleksandr Didenko will spend the next five years behind bars in the US for his involvement in helping North Korean IT workers secure fraudulent employment. The 29-year-old played a role in supporting individuals working for a hostile regime Read More …

Chinese hack exposes data of 5,000 Italian counterterrorism officers

Personal data of roughly 5,000 Italian Digos officers — including names, roles and postings — was reportedly obtained by hackers linked to China after a cyber intrusion into the Interior Ministry’s network between 2024 and 2025. The breach potentially exposes Read More …

US Department of Homeland Security reportedly sent hundreds of subpoenas seeking to unmask anti-ICE accounts

The Department of Homeland Security has been increasing pressure on tech companies to identify the owners of social media accounts that criticize Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE), according to The New York Times. This echoes other recent reporting, with Bloomberg Read More …

Pakistan, China to boost liaison in intelligence sharing, cybercrime prevention

Pakistan and China on Thursday agreed to enhance cooperation in intelligence sharing and cybercrime prevention. The understanding was reached during a meeting between Federal Interior Minister Mohsin Naqvi and Chinese Ambassador in Pakistan Jiang Zaidong. Upon his arrival at the Read More …

Malaysia to introduce new cybercrime bill to replace outdated computer crimes act

The government is drafting a new Cybercrime Bill aimed at strengthening Malaysia’s legal framework against the growing threat of online fraud, digital manipulation and emerging cyber risks. Deputy Prime Minister Datuk Seri Ahmad Zahid Hamidi (Bagan Datuk-BN) said the bill, Read More …

Paris prosecutor’s cybercrime unit searches X office

French police raided the offices of Elon Musk’s social media network X on Tuesday and prosecutors ordered the tech billionaire to face questions in April in a widening investigation, amid growing scrutiny of the platform by authorities across Europe. France’s Read More …

Polish authorities arrest 20-year-old man on suspicion of carrying out DDoS attacks

Polish authorities have cuffed a 20-year-old man on suspicion of carrying out DDoS attacks. The Central Bureau for Combating Cybercrime (CBZC) claims the unnamed individual was responsible for attacks on “numerous popular websites,” including those of strategic importance. Given the Read More …

Northern Ireland: PSNI officers affected by data breach to receive £7,500

Almost 10,000 police officers and staff affected by a huge data breach in Northern Ireland are to get a payment of at least £7,500 each. The details of all the PSNI’s serving officers and civilian staff were inadvertently published as Read More …

Microsoft gave FBI a set of BitLocker encryption keys to unlock suspects’ laptops

Microsoft provided the FBI with the recovery keys to unlock encrypted data on the hard drives of three laptops as part of a federal investigation, Forbes reported on Friday. Many modern Windows computers rely on full-disk encryption, called BitLocker, which Read More …

Ireland proposes new law allowing police to use spyware

Ireland is considering new legislation to give its law enforcement agencies more surveillance powers, including allowing the use of spyware. The Irish government announced this week the introduction of the Communications (Interception and Lawful Access) Bill, which would regulate the Read More …