#CyberCrime

Artificial intelligence is now powering more than half of reported cybercrime across Africa, allowing criminals to launch faster, more convincing and larger-scale attacks, according to INTERPOL's African Cyberthreat Assessment Report 2026.

From Dev.to - cybersecurity: BitUnlocker Downgrade Attack on Windows 11 Breaches Encrypted Disks Within Minutes

From The Register: Foxconn confirms cyberattack after ransomware crew claims it stole confidential Apple, Nvidia files

After guilty pleas, prison terms, and seizures, the DOJ has opened the compensation process

Six-minute supply chain blitz pushed 84 malicious versions with credential theft and disk-wiping code

A month after bringing systems back online, SaaS vendor tells customers attackers potentially walked off with operational data, contact details, and payroll numbers

From The Register: Google says criminals used AI-built zero-day in planned mass hack spree

From The Register: Disgraced US gov software contractor found guilty of database destruction

The National Crime Records Bureau’s annual report for 2024 shows that the maximum cases of cybercrimes against women were related to cyber pornography and cyber stalking or bullying.

Matthew Isaac Knoot and Erick Ntekereze Prince will each do 18 months for hosting laptops used by North Korean IT workers to remotely infiltrate US companies

From The Register: $250M crypto-robbing gang’s dirty work guy sentenced to 6.5 years behind bars

From The Register: State-backed hackers hammer Palo Alto firewall zero-day before patch lands

From The Register: Hungarian cops cuff suspected swatter after two-year FBI probe

From Gulfnews RSS Feed: In a world of outages and AI threats, passwords are no longer enough

It's not just you. Hackers and other cybercriminals are complaining about “AI shit” flooding platforms where they discuss cyberattacks and other illegal activity.

From The Register: Taiwan cops say student's radio kit brought bullet trains to a standstill

Patricia Escriva lost control of her phone number in a SIM swap scam and watched thousands disappear from her accounts within minutes. Here's how to protect yourself.

From Gizmodo: North Korea Provides Rare Response to Longstanding Crypto Crime Accusations