The personal and professional data of nearly 700,000 French taxpayers has been stolen in a cyberattack targeting France’s tax authority, the General Directorate of Public Finances (DGFiP). France’s Finance Minister, Roland Lescure said on August 13 that a malicious actor had gained unauthorized access to the DGFiP’s information systems inContinue Reading
The International Organization for Migration (IOM) has raised alarm over a sharp rise in human trafficking into online scam centres across Southeast Asia, warning that people from more than 80 countries, including Ghana, are being deceived with fake job offers before being forced into cyber-enabled fraud operations. According to theContinue Reading
Zimbabwe intensifies fight against rising cybercrimes Authorities in Zimbabwe’s ICT and security sectors are reporting a notable increase in cybercrime, prompting them to implement measures to address the situation. (Source: Image by DC Studio on Magnific) Zimbabwe is witnessing an increase in cybercrimes, resulting in the responsible authorities increasing educationContinue Reading
Chinese Hacker Commands DeepSeek via Telegram to Launch Autonomous Attacks Palo Alto Networks’ Unit 42 says a Chinese-speaking threat actor used DeepSeek through the open-source Hermes Agent framework to launch attacks autonomously. After an initial Telegram instruction, the agent found internet-facing systems and selected public exploits. The researchers recovered noContinue Reading
Hackers Poison Adform Script to Swap Crypto Wallet Addresses Across Customer Sites Attackers modified a JavaScript file served by advertising technology company Adform, turning it into a browser-side tool that rewrites cryptocurrency wallet addresses. Adform detected the incident on July 27, 2026, removed the malicious code, notified affected clients, and reportedContinue Reading
Kenya has restored the official presidential website of President William Samoei Ruto, after it was temporarily taken offline following a cyberattack that defaced the platform and prompted a nationwide cybersecurity response. The cyber incident, which occurred on July 18, saw attackers gain unauthorized access to the official website of PresidentContinue Reading
Chicago, USA – Beverage giant Coca-Cola has temporarily suspended production at its Fairlife dairy business in the United States after the subsidiary was hit by a ransomware attack that disrupted its production systems. The company disclosed the incident in a filing with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), confirmingContinue Reading
