Cyber (In)Securities – Issue 124

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Information Security News Thai authorities detain four Europeans in ransomware crackdown Cyberscoop by Greg OttoIn a coordinated operation, Thai authorities arrested four European nationals in Phuket, suspected of orchestrating Phobos ransomware attacks. The individuals allegedly extorted approximately $16 million in Bitcoin from over 1,000 victims globally. The operation, codenamed “Phobos Aetor,” involved raids across multiple […]

CyAN Appoints Peter Coroneos as new International Vice President

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Internet policy pioneer, activist and author, Peter Coroneos, has been appointed international Vice President of the global network of cybersecurity professionals. Mr Coroneos is recognised internationally as the driving force behind icode, the industry wide botnet mitigation program developed under his leadership of Australia’s Internet Industry Association. He was twice invited to the White House […]