FBI efforts to disrupt business email compromise scams leads to 65 arrests
A major businesses email compromise (BEC) scheme which has cost victims millions of dollars has been disrupted in an international operation coordinated by the...
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Senators Ask DHS About Efforts to Protect US Against Russian Cyberattacks
A bipartisan group of 22 United States senators sent a letter to the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) over the weekend to inquire about...
Google donating $15 million to Ukraine relief efforts, blocking RT YouTube channels in Europe
Google president of global affairs Kent Walker said the company is taking a variety of actions to help those fleeing the conflict in Ukraine. ...
NYC school platform outage complicating COVID-19 tracing efforts
A digital education platform used by dozens of New York City schools is still struggling to get systems back up and running after reporting...
Brazil advances efforts to tackle electronic fraud
The Brazilian government has created a special commission aimed at tackling electronic fraud. Created by the Ministry of Justice (MoJ) under the National Consumer...
More than 30 countries outline efforts to stop ransomware after White House virtual summit
The countries involved in the two-day ransomware summit led by the US have released a joint statement pledging to make systems more resilient against...
Google announces new efforts to protect journalists and high-risk users from cyberattacks
Google announced on Friday that it would be delivering a slate of new cybersecurity protection features for high-risk users one day after telling about...
Asean champions regional efforts in cybersecurity, urges international participation
Asean has championed the region’s efforts in cybersecurity and pledges to drive further collaboration amongst member states, including plans to adopt common standards and...
After DOJ arrest of Latvian Trickbot coder, experts highlight public-private efforts to tackle cybercrime
On Friday, the Justice Department announced that it arrested 55-year-old Latvian national Alla Witte, charging her for playing a role in “a transnational cybercrime...
Facebook ramps up privacy efforts with end-to-end encrypted audio, video calling trials in Secret Conversations
Facebook is now testing out new privacy and encryption features for Messenger’s Secret Conversations. The tests, due to start over the course of this...