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Sierra Leone Steps Up Fight Against Cybercrime as Cybersecurity Coordinator Urges Citizens to “Stop, Think and Verify
Sierra Leone’s National Cybersecurity Coordinator, Mariama Yormah, has called for heightened public vigilance and responsible digital behaviour as the country continues to expand its digital services while facing increasing cybercrime threats.
Who’s Tracking You? Use This New Service to Find Out
It can be daunting to determine who’s responsible for showing ads on the websites we visit, or who’s harvesting data from the mobile apps we use every day. That information is already semi-public, but it is not easily parsed and traditionally much of it has remained walled away in the hands of...
‘Cyber privateers’: Trump issues order allowing US companies to hack overseas groups under certain conditions
The Trump administration is enlisting private companies to conduct cyberattacks on foreign cybercriminals in a major policy shift that experts say could come with legal risk for the companies. The move gives vetted companies a prominent role in hacking operations that have historically been the...
Senegal moves to safeguard digital infrastructure
The Ministry of Telecommunications and digital Economy in Senegal has presented a proposal on a Bill for the protection of critical information infrastructure and digital security to the Intercommission of the National Assembly, marking a step towards achieving its digital sovereignity policy.
Timor-Leste Raids Expose Growing Transnational Cyber-Fraud Network: Hundreds of Foreigners Detained as Scam Centers Relocate
Prime Minister Kay Rala Xanana Gusmão said on Thursday that the Government will apply a zero-tolerance policy towards illegal online activities to protect national security and Timor-Leste's reputation. The government is now fast-tracking a cybersecurity package, including a new criminal code for...
Los ataques de ransomware aumentan un 16% y apuntan a servicios empresariales, manufactura y tecnología
Brasil, México, Argentina y Colombia son los países más afectados en la región por la amenaza que más preocupa a las empresas. El análisis realizado por ESET también destaca la profesionalización de los grupos cibercriminales y sus nuevos modelos de negocio.
Ali: Fix prosecution gap
FIJI does not have a shortage of powers to fight financial crime — it has a shortage of capacity to turn those powers into convictions, Reserve Bank of Fiji Governor Ariff Ali has warned. Mr Ali said giving the Financial Intelligence Unit greater powers would mean little if complex financial and...
ASEAN members closing ranks as cyberscam threat escalates
For years, governments across Southeast Asia largely approached the region's online fraudsters as a matter for the police, anti-trafficking agencies and border authorities. But these bodies have appearently failed to stem the rise of international cyberscam cartels. The illicit industry is...
La IA potencia ciberataques: así funciona el nuevo ‘malware inteligente’
La inteligencia artificial es una poderosa herramienta de productividad que ha permeado el día a día de nuestra vida cotidiana. Lastimosamente, también ofrece potencialidades para el trabajo de los ciberdelincuentes.
Brasil é o 2º país com mais cookies roubados no mundo
O Brasil é um dos principais alvos do cibercrime no mundo. Segundo o estudo “Cenário Global de Ameaças 2026”, do FortiGuard Labs, da Fortinet, o país registrou mais de 753,8 bilhões de tentativas de ataques cibernéticos em 2025. O volume representa 84% de todas as investidas identificadas na...
Anthropic AI agent faked identities, phished real developers in UK government hacking test
An artificial intelligence agent built by Anthropic created fake online personas, planted malicious code in a real software project, and sent phishing emails to real developers during a U.K. government security evaluation — all without human instruction — according to Britain’s AI Security...
South Africa named Africa's cybercrime hotspot
South Africa has emerged as the primary focal point of cybercriminal activity in Africa, transforming from an opportunistic target into a major hub for high-impact, industrialised digital attacks. According to findings detailed in the International Criminal Police Organization (Interpol) African...
UNODC and the EU warn of rising human trafficking for criminal activities in scam centres
Human trafficking for forced criminality is increasing across the world, with authorities raising particular concern about a rapidly growing form of exploitation: trafficking to commit cyber-enabled fraud and online scams. On the World Day Against Trafficking in Persons, the United Nations Office...
INTERPOL report finds AI linked to more than half of cybercrime in Africa
Artificial intelligence is enabling 55 per cent of reported cybercrimes across Africa making attacks faster, more scalable, and increasingly difficult for victims and platforms to detect, according to INTERPOL’s African Cyberthreat Assessment Report 2026. With more than 1.1 billion mobile...
AI Act : ce qui change depuis le 2 août 2026 pour les entreprises et les utilisateurs
L’Union européenne poursuit la mise en œuvre progressive de son règlement sur l’intelligence artificielle (AI Act), avec une nouvelle étape majeure entrée en vigueur le 2 août 2026. Cette échéance rend notamment applicables les obligations de transparence imposées aux systèmes d’IA, renforce les...
