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America

Insider Betrayal: Ransomware Negotiator Pleads Guilty to Aiding BlackCat Attacks

In a case that is sending shockwaves across the cybersecurity industry, a U.S.-based ransomware negotiator has admitted to secretly collaborating with cybercriminals turning from...
Africa

Cyberattacks Surge to Nearly 2,000 Weekly Per Organization as Ransomware and GenAI Risks Explode

Cybersecurity teams worldwide are facing an unrelenting wave of attacks, with organizations experiencing an average of 1,995 cyberattacks per week in March 2026. While...
Ransomware

The 24-Hour Hijack: How Storm-1175 Turns Your Unpatched Server Into a Ransomware Launchpad

There is a moment between the time a software vendor announces a critical vulnerability and the time your IT team applies the patch that...
Africa

Senegal’s Tax Authority Hit by Massive Cyberattack: Experts Warn of Deeper Crisis if Action Isn’t Taken

Senegal is reeling from yet another cyberattack-this time striking at the very heart of its financial administration. The Directorate General of Taxes and Domains...
Europe

Akira Ransomware Attack Forces 158-Year-Old KNP Logistics to Shut Down in the UK

A cyberattack has brought down one of the United Kingdom’s oldest logistics firms. KNP Logistics, a 158-year-old company based in Northamptonshire, has shut its...
AI & Cybersecurity

PromptLock: ESET Uncovers First Known AI-Powered Ransomware

ESET researchers published on 27 August 2025 that they have discovered PromptLock, the world’s first known AI-powered ransomware, which generates malicious Lua scripts via...
Africa

African Authorities Dismantle Massive Cybercrime Networks in INTERPOL-Led Crackdown

Between June and August 2025, authorities across 18 African nations, coordinated by INTERPOL, arrested 1,209 cybercriminals, dismantled over 11,432 malicious infrastructures, and recovered USD...
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