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Small business office ransomware attack refusing to pay secure safe

Ransomware victims refuse to pay as data extortion soars

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Most ransomware-hit firms now refuse to pay, as Arctic Wolf reports an 11-fold surge in data-only extortion and booming remote access abuse.
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Record ransomware surge as 7,458 victims named in 2025

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Ransomware hits record 7,458 named victims in 2025 as 124 gangs crowd dark web leak sites and new “supergroup” alliances emerge.
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LockBit 5.0 ransomware targets Windows, Linux, ESXi

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New LockBit 5.0 ransomware hits Windows, Linux and ESXi in single campaigns, widening blast radius across mixed and virtualised environments.
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Fake Olympics shop ads on Meta target fans’ wallets

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Fake Olympics shop ads on Meta push fans to cloned sites mimicking Milano Cortina 2026 store to steal card and personal details.
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AI-fuelled supply chain cyber attacks surge in Asia-Pacific

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AI is supercharging supply chain cyber attacks across Asia-Pacific, with Group-IB warning single hacks now threaten thousands of victims.
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AI-driven ransomware attacks surge, most go unreported

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AI-fuelled ransomware hit record levels in 2025, with BlackFog warning that around 86% of attacks worldwide are never publicly disclosed.
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Okta warns of North Korean fraud in remote tech hiring

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Okta warns North Korean operatives are landing remote tech jobs with stolen and synthetic identities to fund the regime and enable cyber attacks.
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FPT gains HITRUST AI security nod for Hanoi centre

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FPT wins HITRUST r2 and AI Security certification for its Hanoi data centre, targeting stricter safeguards for healthcare and regulated sectors.
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Hackers ditch noisy ransomware for stealthy data theft

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Hackers are abandoning noisy ransomware to quietly steal data, as a report finds 80% of top attack techniques now focus on evasion.
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Rockwell opens Singapore SOC to secure Asia Pacific OT

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Rockwell opens a 24/7 Singapore security operations centre to monitor and defend industrial OT networks across the Asia Pacific region.
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Rockwell opens Singapore hub for industrial cyber defence

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Rockwell opens a Singapore Security Operations Centre to deliver 24/7 industrial cyber defence and OT threat response across Asia Pacific.
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Record rise in digital squatting fuels phishing wave

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Record digital squatting surge sees 6,200 disputes in 2025, as lookalike domains drive costly phishing, malware and payment fraud.
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SYTECH workshop sparks global interest in digital forensics

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SYTECH’s two-day virtual workshop with Futures For All introduces 141 global pupils to digital forensics and online safety careers.
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Bitdefender warns OpenClaw AI skills rife with malware

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Bitdefender says 17% of OpenClaw AI skills act maliciously, with crypto-focused tools spreading macOS infostealers into corporate networks.
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Smartphones now drive digital evidence in criminal cases

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Smartphones now underpin criminal investigations worldwide, with 97% of cases drawing on mobile data as agencies race to keep pace.
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Tenable finds critical flaws in Google Looker platform

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Tenable warns critical Google Looker flaws could enable server takeover and data theft, leaving unpatched self-hosted deployments exposed.
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Tenable reveals Looker flaws risking cross-tenant attacks

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Tenable warns unpatched self-hosted Google Looker systems face remote takeover, data theft and cross-tenant cloud attack risks.
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AI voice cloning scams cost Australians AUD $25.8m

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AI voice cloning scams have already cost Australians AUD $25.8m in 2025, as experts warn lifelike fake calls are outpacing public awareness.
Cinematic laptop warning faces hacker hands cloud data streams

Panera breach exposes 14m in wave of SaaS extortion attacks

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Panera data breach exposes details of 14 million customers, spotlighting a surge in SaaS-focused extortion and identity-driven cyber attacks.
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Proofpoint details TA584’s fast-evolving 2025 attacks

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Cyber gang TA584 triples 2025 email attacks as it adopts ClickFix lures and new Tsundere Bot malware, Proofpoint researchers warn.