Tag: country
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Estonia to quarantine emails sent from Russian .ru domain before they reach government officials
Estonia will require additional security screening for emails sent from Russia’s .ru top-level domain before they reach government officials, according to the country’s minister of justice and digital affairs. First seen on therecord.media Jump to article: therecord.media/estonia-quarantine-russian-emails
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Australian Sugar Producer Mackay Sugar Reports Cyber Incident
Mackay Sugar, Australia’s second-largest sugar producer, disclosed a cyberattack on June 10, potentially affecting key processing operations. Mackay Sugar is one of Australia’s largest sugar producers and the country’s second-largest sugar manufacturer. The company is based in the Mackay region of tropical North Queensland and has more than 140 years of history in sugar cane…
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Why voice is becoming India’s next payment frontier
India’s Unified Payments Interface has made mobile payments ubiquitous in the subcontinent. As the country gears up for voice-activated transactions, experts warn of new risks involving AI and audio deepfakes First seen on computerweekly.com Jump to article: www.computerweekly.com/news/366643927/Why-voice-is-becoming-Indias-next-payment-frontier
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Why voice is becoming India’s next payment frontier
India’s Unified Payments Interface has made mobile payments ubiquitous in the subcontinent. As the country gears up for voice-activated transactions, experts warn of new risks involving AI and audio deepfakes First seen on computerweekly.com Jump to article: www.computerweekly.com/news/366643927/Why-voice-is-becoming-Indias-next-payment-frontier
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Senate Committee Leader Seeks Answers on NYC Health Hack
Sen. Bill Cassidy Quizzes NYC Health CEO and NYC Mayor About Cyber Practices. The chair of the U.S. Senate health committee is seeking answers from New York City officials – including the city’s mayor – about a 2025 hack at the country’s largest municipal public health system, New York City Health + Hospitals, that affected…
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Bipartisan AI Bill Targets Frontier Labs and State Regulators
House Draft Targets Frontier Labs with Audits While Blocking State AI Laws. A House discussion draft would impose safety mandates and independent audits on the country’s most powerful AI developers, but the fight over a three-year block on state AI laws is already dominating the response. First seen on govinfosecurity.com Jump to article: www.govinfosecurity.com/bipartisan-ai-bill-targets-frontier-labs-state-regulators-a-31903
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Russia’s FSB Says Foreign Spies Infected Officials’ Phones With Malware
Russia’s FSB claims foreign intelligence planted malware on senior officials’ phones to intercept calls and activate cameras. No technical evidence, no country named. On June 2, 2026, Russia’s Federal Security Service (FSB) published a statement claiming it had uncovered and documented a large-scale foreign intelligence operation targeting the mobile devices of senior Russian officials. The…
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Critical Windows Netlogon RCE flaw now exploited in attacks
Tags: attack, country, cybersecurity, exploit, flaw, rce, remote-code-execution, threat, vulnerability, windowsThe Centre for Cybersecurity Belgium (CCB), the country’s national authority for cybersecurity, warned on Friday that threat actors are now exploiting a recently patched critical Windows Netlogon vulnerability in attacks. First seen on bleepingcomputer.com Jump to article: www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/microsoft/critical-windows-netlogon-remote-code-execution-flaw-now-exploited-in-attacks/
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Nimbus Manticore Expanded Attacks With AI-Assisted Malware and Fake Zoom Installers
Nimbus Manticore accelerated cyberattacks during wartime, using AI-assisted malware, fake Zoom installers, and SEO poisoning. When the United States launched Operation Epic Fury against Iran at the end of February 2026, most analysts expected the country’s cyber apparatus to hunker down and weather the storm. That’s not what happened. Instead, researchers at Check Point have…
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Iranian Hackers Deploy MiniFast and MiniJunk V2 via Phishing and SEO Poisoning
The Iranian state-sponsored threat actor known as Nimbus Manticore (aka Screening Serpens and UNC1549) has been attributed to a fresh campaign using lures impersonating organizations in the aviation and software sectors across the U.S., Europe, and the Middle East following the joint U.S.-Israeli military campaign against the country in late February 2026.The activity, besides embracing…
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Crime increasingly a ‘serious barrier’ to UK growth, say business leaders
British Chambers of Commerce survey shows firms ‘are dealing with rising levels of theft, fraud and cyber-attacks’UK business leaders have warned that crime is becoming an increasingly “serious barrier” to growing Britain’s economy amid a rise in shoplifting, fraud and cyber-attacks against companies.The British Chambers of Commerce (BCC), which represents tens of thousands of businesses…
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Cyber Blind Spots: The hidden technology that poses the greatest security risk
By Peter Villiers, Director of Cyber Risk at Barrier Networks There’s a growing risk across the UK’s Critical National Infrastructure (CNI) that is placing the country at serious risk of disruption. It isn’t ransomware or a headline-grabbing data breach. It sits within the systems that keep the country running. The risk is growing over time,…
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Polish intelligence warns hackers attacked water treatment control systems
The agency did not publicly attribute the incidents to a specific group or country but said Poland faced intensified hostile cyber activity in 2024 and 2025, “with particular emphasis on the special services of the Russian Federation.” First seen on therecord.media Jump to article: therecord.media/polish-intelligence-warns-hackers-attacked-water-treatment
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DOJ says ransomware gang tapped into Russian government databases
U.S. prosecutors said a ransomware gang fueled Russian government corruption, and allowed the gang’s leaders to avoid paying taxes and dodge the country’s military draft. First seen on techcrunch.com Jump to article: techcrunch.com/2026/05/06/doj-says-ransomware-gang-tapped-into-russian-government-databases/
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UIDAI, NFSU Sign 5-Year Pact to Boost Cybersecurity and Digital Forensics
The collaboration between the Unique Identification Authority of India and the National Forensic Sciences University marks a significant development in India’s security landscape and digital forensics. In a move aimed at strengthening the country’s digital infrastructure, UIDAI and NFSU have formalized a five-year partnership to advance research, training, and operational capabilities in cybersecurity and digital…
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Conti, Akira ransomware affiliate given 8-year sentence
Deniss Zolotarjovs pleaded guilty in July 2025 to money laundering and wire fraud charges after being arrested in the country of Georgia. First seen on therecord.media Jump to article: therecord.media/conti-akira-ransomware-affiliate-sentenced
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Student hacked Taiwan high-speed rail to trigger emergency brakes
A 23-year-old university student in Taiwan was arrested for interfering with the TETRA communication system used by the country’s high-speed railway network (THSR). First seen on bleepingcomputer.com Jump to article: www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/student-hacked-taiwan-high-speed-rail-to-trigger-emergency-brakes/
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Introducing Wallarm Middle East Cloud: Built for Data Residency Compliance
As API and AI adoption grows across the Middle East, so do the expectations around how data is handled. For many organizations operating in this region, it’s not just about securing applications. It’s about doing it in a way that keeps data in-country and aligned with local requirements. Today, we’re introducing the Wallarm Middle East…
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15-year-old detained over French govt agency data breach
French authorities have detained a 15-year-old suspected of selling data stolen in a cyberattack on France Titres (ANTS), the country’s agency for issuing and managing administrative documents. First seen on bleepingcomputer.com Jump to article: www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/15-year-old-detained-over-french-govt-agency-data-breach/
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Sri Lanka discloses another missing payment, days after hackers stole $2.5M from its finance ministry
The government of Sri Lanka has lost more than $3 million in two recent, separate cybersecurity incidents as the country continues to recover from its 2022 debt crisis. First seen on techcrunch.com Jump to article: techcrunch.com/2026/04/29/sri-lanka-discloses-another-missing-payment-days-after-hackers-stole-2-5m-from-its-finance-ministry/
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TDL 020 – Why DNS Is Your First Line of Cyber Defense – Chris Buijs
Tags: access, attack, automation, business, cisco, ciso, cloud, container, corporate, country, cyber, cybersecurity, data, ddos, defense, dns, encryption, endpoint, finance, firewall, group, hacker, ibm, infrastructure, Internet, iot, jobs, malicious, microsoft, network, office, phone, programming, router, saas, service, software, startup, strategy, switch, technology, threat, tool, training, update, usa, vulnerability, zero-trustIn Episode 20 of The Defender’s Log, host David Redekop sits down with Amsterdam-based tech veteran Chris Buijs to discuss the often-overlooked backbone of internet security: DNS (Domain Name System). The “Set-it-and-Forget-it” Trap Buijs, who transitioned from an electrician to a network architect, notes that many organizations treat DNS as a “utility” rather than a…
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TDL 020 – Why DNS Is Your First Line of Cyber Defense – Chris Buijs
Tags: access, attack, automation, business, cisco, ciso, cloud, container, corporate, country, cyber, cybersecurity, data, ddos, defense, dns, encryption, endpoint, finance, firewall, group, hacker, ibm, infrastructure, Internet, iot, jobs, malicious, microsoft, network, office, phone, programming, router, saas, service, software, startup, strategy, switch, technology, threat, tool, training, update, usa, vulnerability, zero-trustIn Episode 20 of The Defender’s Log, host David Redekop sits down with Amsterdam-based tech veteran Chris Buijs to discuss the often-overlooked backbone of internet security: DNS (Domain Name System). The “Set-it-and-Forget-it” Trap Buijs, who transitioned from an electrician to a network architect, notes that many organizations treat DNS as a “utility” rather than a…
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The curious case of Sean Plankey’s derailed CISA nomination
Questions over who wanted Plankey blocked: On March 3, Ana Visneski, a former head of global disaster response at Amazon Web Services and former chief of digital media for the US Coast Guard, posted on Bluesky that she was “hearing from multiple sources” that Plankey “has been fired and escorted out of Coast Guard HQ…
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UK cyber agency handling four major incidents a week as nation-state attacks surge
Britain’s cybersecurity chief warned Tuesday that the country is handling four nationally significant cyber incidents every week, with the majority now traced back to hostile foreign governments rather than criminal hackers. First seen on therecord.media Jump to article: therecord.media/UK-cyberattacks-ncsc-china
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UK could face ‘hacktivist attacks at scale’, says head of security agency
Officials warn a conflict situation could cause disruption similar to recent major ransomware incidentsThe UK could face “hacktivist attacks at scale” if it becomes embroiled in a conflict and the impact could be similar to recent high-profile <a href=”https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2023/sep/14/who-is-behind-latest-wave-of-ransomware-attacks”>ransomware incidents, according to the head of the country’s online security agency.Richard Horne, chief executive of the…
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Timor-Leste parliament questions president over proposed resort’s links to ‘scam’ empire
Jose Ramos-Horta urged by opposition to explain diplomatic passport given to businessman behind resort project, who denies any involvement with organised crimeTimor-Leste’s opposition has questioned how foreign investors in a proposed cryptocurrency resort obtained prime beachfront real estate in the country’s capital, and has called on the president to explain why he issued a diplomatic…