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Tokyo, Oct. 6 (Jiji Press)--Japanese police have captured a Russian national believed to be a key member of the "Qilin" international hacker group and extradited him to Germany, investigative sources said Tuesday. Qilin is believed to have carried out ransomware attacks against companies worldwide, causing major damage through data encryption. In 2025, the group claimed responsibility on...
Governments and financial institutions in Southeast Asia urgently need to find a way to safely and quickly share data if they hope to contain a surge in scams, as cybersecurity experts warn that artificial intelligence is enabling criminal operations in the region to expand their reach rapidly. Criminal enterprises stole as much as US$114 billion from victims across the Asia-Pacific in 2025, according to a United Nations report released in July, more than triple the amount from two years...
Osaka, Oct. 6 (Jiji Press)--Osaka Metropolitan University has said that data on at least 130,000 students and teachers may have leaked from the institution due to a system failure caused by a cyberattack. "It is regrettable that we could not prevent the incident," Hiroyuki Sakuragi, president of the university in Osaka Prefecture, western Japan, said at a press conference held Monday to ann...
Tokyo, Oct. 4 (Jiji Press)--The Japanese health ministry plans to support medical institutions that introduce cloud-based electronic medical record systems, which manage medical records and other information online using external servers. The ministry will establish a program in the ongoing fiscal year ending next March to certify cloud-based systems with strong cybersecurity measures, and ...
AI giant says it is reviewing report of attempted cyberattack on Canada's national archives agency.
A message claiming that the website was hacked by “Team Blackleets”, along with a slogan hailing Pakistan, was also posted on the website
Experts say the hack could leave agents vulnerable to scams, blackmail and targeted attacks.
Mexico data leak: 12.9 million records tied to call centers were offered on Telegram, naming banks and retailers. What was exposed and how to stay safe. The post Mexico Data Leak Probe: 12.9 Million Records Offered for Sale on Telegram appeared first on The Rio Times.
The nation’s cybersecurity agency on Thursday released an election infrastructure security plan 40 days before November’s midterms, laying out potential threats to election systems and listing services it would offer to election officials to protect the vote. The plan, which Homeland Security Secretary Markwayne Mullin had originally promised to release by mid-August, comes as the Trump administration has been trying to kickstart efforts to help states protect voting systems. Election officials...
Incident highlights growing concerns about AI's impact on cybersecurity and AI disclosure procedures, say experts.
An OpenAI model hacked an Australian government website earlier this year, gaining unauthorized access to files on a website for reporting healthcare statistics. Bloomberg's Paul Allen shares what we know. (Source: Bloomberg)
Tokyo, Sept. 18 (Jiji Press)--Japan's National Police Agency said Friday that a North Korean hacker group was behind a cyberattack spanning more than 100 countries, including Japan, that led to the theft of cryptocurrency worth about 1.7 billion yen. The North Korean group, called WaterPlum, infected more than 30,000 devices with malware between December last year and July this year, steali...
China’s contributions and leadership were of considerable value to the revision of new International Organization for Standardization (ISO) standards for artificial intelligence, intelligent transport systems and cybersecurity, according to the global body. The ISO made the comments on Wednesday as it released ISO 9001:2026, which is the first major revision to ISO 9001 – an international benchmark for quality management – in a decade, it added. ISO Secretary-General Sergio Mujica told the South...
Tokyo, Sept. 15 (Jiji Press)--Japan's Ground Self-Defense Force said Tuesday that a malware-infected USB memory stick used within the GSDF was brought in by a service member. The GSDF also said it was unable to determine how the USB stick had been obtained. In February last year, the GSDF confirmed that malware was detected on a USB memory stick that had been used at its Middle Army head...
Organised by Kerala Police, the event will bring together cybersecurity professionals, government and law enforcement agencies, industry leaders, researchers, technology experts, academicians and students
The US Supreme Court on Monday rejected President Donald Trump’s bid to impose new restrictions on mail ballots ahead of November’s midterm elections. The ruling leaves states free to continue using existing voting procedures, after election officials warned the last-minute changes could disrupt ballot distribution.
Cyber war room and cyber guard policy proposed; 20 cyber constables to be deployed in each district, says Harish Kumar Gupta
US cybersecurity researchers have demonstrated how artificial intelligence could help hijack WeChat accounts via unanswered voice calls, intensifying concerns about AI-driven cyber threats and prompting renewed calls for bilateral cooperation between the United States and China. US security firm Calif said on Tuesday that its AI system identified a critical flaw in Tencent Holdings’ widely used messaging and payments app in July. In just a little over a week, researchers developed WeWorm – an...
The Gunra ransomware group has posted three Uruguayan companies on its leak site since June, the latest a law firm in Montevideo. The post Gunra Ransomware Hits Three Uruguayan Firms in Three Months appeared first on The Rio Times.
Taiwan’s military plans to step up its cyber defences against mainland China with a new threat-hunting team and foreign expertise as it deepens cooperation with the US. The Information, Communications and Electronic Force Command has earmarked NT$95.93 million (US$3.03 million) in its proposed 2027 budget to establish the team and bring foreign experts and instructors to Taiwan for advanced training. According to the budget plan, which still needs legislative approval, the programme would focus...