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Ransomware in Q2 2025: AI joins the crew, cartels rise, and payment rates collapse

Key Findings – Q2 2025 Ransomware Trends Ransomware-as-a-Service (RaaS) Group Disruptions: Several major ransomware groups have disappeared, leaving a fragmented ecosystem Slight Decline ...
By ITEdgeNewsAugust 11, 20250
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Cybercrime surges in Africa, accounts for over 30% of crimes in West and East Africa – INTERPOL report

Cybercrime Now Makes Up Over 30% of All Reported Crimes in West and East AfricaCybercrime now constitutes more than 30% of all reported ...
By ITEdgeNewsJune 27, 20250
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AI impersonation scams to rise in 2025, say experts

AI impersonation scams are set to rise in 2025 according to fraud investigation experts, as they were reported to be the third fastest ...
By ITEdgeNewsMarch 3, 20250
Business

Notable emerging AI-driven techniques and persistent RansomHub threats

September 2024’s Most Wanted Malware: Notable emerging AI-driven techniques and persistent RansomHub threats. South Africa’s Rise in Cybersecurity Rankings Positions it as Africa’s ...
By ITEdgeNewsOctober 18, 20240
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Financial industry struggles with ransomware attacks – 65% of organisations incurred damage in 2023

Although the global number of ransomware attacks dropped by 36% to 317.6 million in 2023, the financial industry is still plagued by malicious ...
By ITEdgeNewsMay 8, 20240
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SLVA partners MazeBolt Technologies to virtually eliminate DDoS attack risks in Africa

Distributed Denial of Service Attacks (DDoS) have risen sharply with a 300% increase* of DDoS and coordinated ransomware attacks in Africa. What many ...
By ITEdgeNewsMarch 24, 20220
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Healthcare OT facilities experienced 68 attempted ransomware attacks in Q3

Healthcare facilities are prime targets for hackers, given their legacy devices and wealth of patient data. “With the high cost of each attack, ...
By ITEdgeNewsDecember 2, 20210
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Financial threats in 2021: Cryptocurrency transit, web skimmers move to the server side and extortion plague

In 2021, many financial cybercriminals are likely to target Bitcoin more often, while other cybercriminals will switch to transit cryptocurrencies when demanding payment ...
By ITEdgeNewsDecember 1, 20200

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