Cybercrime - Weekly Update - November 2024

The PGA Weekly Cybercrime Update is prepared by the International Peace and Security Program of PGA and is provided strictly for informational purposes only. Any opinions expressed in articles contained in this Update are not necessarily shared by PGA or any individual/s associated with PGA, nor does PGA, or any individual/s associated with PGA, vouch for the accuracy of the contents of these articles.

2024November22

Country	Topic	Source
Global	AI: Tackling The New Frontier In Cybercrime	AiThority.com: AI ML Interviews, Emerging Tech News & Analysis
Global	AI in Cybercrime: Hackers Exploiting OpenAI	Security Boulevard
Global	The AI Effect: Amazon Sees Nearly 1 Billion Cyber Threats a Day	The Wall Street Jurnal
Asia	How is Southeast Asia tackling cyberattacks on the underbanked?	World Economic Forum
Australia	‘Quishing’, ‘vishing’ and AI scams – the new cybercriminal techniques duping Australians	The Guardian
Global	Don’t Hold Down The Ctrl Key—New Warning As Cyber Attacks Confirmed	Forbes
Ghana makes stride in cyber security	Communication Minister	Modern Ghana
India	At police chiefs’ meet, China’s growing presence, rise of cybercrime and security on agenda	The Indian Express
India	Cops block 152 numbers used in cybercrime	Times of India
Indonesia	Collaboration is strengthening cybersecurity defenses in Indonesia	The Jakarta Post
Jamaica	Basil Jarrett \| Banks can’t go it alone: How transparency fights cybercrime	Jamaica Gleaner
Kazakhstan	Kazakhstan advances judicial training on cybercrime and e-evidence at Istanbul Workshop	The Council of Europe
Kenya	Kenya, Mauritius emerge as top cybercrime targets	New Business Ethiopia
Mexico	Mexico’s president says government is investigating reported ransomware hack of legal affairs office	AP News
Russian Federation	Russian women stepping up for cybercrime outfits	SC Media
Thailand	Chinese Cybercrime Bust in Thailand, Over 700 Million Calls Using Fake '02' Numbers	Khaosod English
United Nations	UN Treaty Enacting Cybercrime Standards Likely to Face Headwinds in US, Other Countries	Law.com
United Nations	UN Cybercrime Treaty: Why Is the Tech Industry up in Arms?	Cyber Magazine
United States	US seizes PopeyeTools cybercrime marketplace, charges administrators	Bleeping Computeer
United States	DARPA, U.S. Army join forces to evaluate Cyber Threat Detection technologies	homelandprepnews.com
Russian Federation	Russian extradited to US from South Korea to face cybercrime charges	South China Morning Post
United States	Trump's new administration should 'not tolerate' the level of cyber attacks coming from Russia and China, Microsoft president says	Business Insider
United States	Mega US healthcare payments network restores system 9 months after ransomware attack	The Register
United States	Gambling and lottery giant disrupted by cyberattack, working to bring systems back online	Cyber Security News \| The Record from Recorded Future News
United States	US charges five in 'Scattered Spider' hacking scheme	reuters.com

2024November15

Country	Topic	Source
Australia	Australia Intros Its First National Cyber Legislation	Dark Reading \| Security \| Protect The Business
Bangladesh	Cybercrimes continue to scourge women	The Daily Star
Barbados	Bad News For Cybercriminals As Barbados Bill Almost Ready For Vote	The St Kitts Nevis Observer
Barbados	Lawyers for advocacy group, govt present arguments before IACHR	Barados Today
Canada	Is Canada falling behind on cyber insurance?	Insurance Business America
Caribbean	Caribbean Digital Transformation Project provides training to boost national cyber security	JDominica News Online
Global	Collaborations between industry experts and the public sector are disrupting cybercriminals. Here’s how	World Economic Forum
Council of Europe	Octopus Project: Authorities of Kazakhstan coordinate on the next steps to complete accession to the Convention on Cybercrime	The Council of Europe
Council of Europe	Pacific Islands prosecution services join forces to fight cybercrime	The Council of Europe
Council of Europe	Pacific region judiciaries address training needs on cybercrime and electronic evidence	The Council of Europe
Council of Europe/Libya	CyberSouth+: Workshop on the Council of Europe Convention on Cybercrime (Budapest Convention) and its protocols	The Council of Europe
Global	How Artificial Intelligence is lowering the barrier to cybercrime	Control Risks \| Global Risk Consultancy
Global	How Global Cybercrime Rings Are Scamming Millions Daily — And What You Can Do To Protect Yourself	Forbes
India-	India- Why online scams are on the rise in India	Deutche Welle
India	Will women centric laws create a safer cyberspace for women?	Times of India
Israel	Bank of Israel Warns Financial Institutions About a Planned Iranian Cyberattack on Friday	Haaretz
Jamaica	Regional law enforcement leaders join forces to fight cyber crime	Jamaica Observer
Kenya	Bill seeks to allow State agency powers to block access to ‘illegal’ websites, mobile apps	The Nation (Africa)
Malaysia/Singapore	Cybercrime to be part of Malaysia-Singapore’s cross-border crime cooperation	Malaysia English News
The Netherlands	Dutch company behind Hannaford, Stop & Shop says cyber issue affecting US network	Cyber Security News \| The Record from Recorded Future News
The Netherlands	The Netherlands police lead takedown of Redline, META malware networks	SC Media
The Netherlands	Russia and China are "intensifying" cyber attacks on the Netherlands, NCTV warns	NL Times \| Netherlands news in English
North Korea	North Korean linked hackers were caught experimenting with new macOS malware	CyberScoop
United Kingdom	Artificial intelligence and cybercrime: implications for individuals and the healthcare sector	Cambridge Universitye
United Nations	Cyberattacks on healthcare: A global threat that can’t be ignored	UN News
United Nations	UN Security Council meeting discusses impact of ransomware attacks on hospitals	American Hospital Association
United Nations	The UN cybercrime convention threatens security research. The US should do something about it	CyberScoop
Philippines	Philippines GCash hit by major phishing attack	Kiosk Marketplace>
South Africa	South Africa Must Cultivate A Security Culture As Cybercrime Continues To Impact Economic Growth	iAfrica
Thailand	Thailand and ASEAN strengthen cooperation on cybersecurity, crime, and social reintegration joint efforts against cybercrime	Pattaya Mail
United States	Top White House cyber official urges Trump to focus on ransomware, China	Cyber Security News \| The Record from Recorded Future News
United States	Joint Statement from FBI and CISA on the People's Republic of China Targeting of Commercial Telecommunications Infrastructure	FBI
United States	US introduces new data rules, and other cybersecurity news to know this month	World Economic Forum
United States	US still backs UN cyber pact, but final approval awaits human rights safeguards	Nextgov/FCW - Federal Technology News and Analysis for IT Managers & Acquisition Teams
United States	Biden admin to support controversial UN cybercrime convention	Politico
United States	UN cybercrime treaty clears final hurdle before full vote as US defends support	Cyber Security News \| The Record from Recorded Future News
United States	US Approving UN Cybercrime Treaty Would Legitimize Authoritarian Censorship	Center for European Policy Analysis (CEPA) - CEPA
United States	Grocery giant Ahold Delhaize’s US operations disrupted by cyberattack	Cybersecurity News and Analysis \| Cybersecurity Dive
United States	Stop & Shop cyberattack continuing to affect store shelves	Boston.com: Local breaking news, sports, weather, and things to do
United States	Cyberattack Cost Oil Giant Halliburton $35 Million	Security Week
United States	TSA establishes cyber risk management programs for railroads, pipelines	homelandprepnews.com
United States	RTX awarded DARPA cyber resiliency contract	homelandprepnews.com
United States	DHS Cyber Crimes Center Expands Global Reach to Combat Transnational Cybercrime	Homeland Security
United States	US - White House Slams Russia Over Ransomware's Healthcare Hits	Bank Info Security
United States	Execs identify AI-driven cyberattacks as top security threat	Cybersecurity News, Awards, Webinars, eSummits, Research \| SC Media
Vanuatu	Parliamentary approval of Accession to the Budapest Convention on Cybercrime	PGA

2024November8

Country	Topic	Source
Asia	The Latest on Southeast Asia’s Transnational Cybercrime Crisis	United States Institute of Peace
Australia/Canada	Alexander ‘Connor’ Moucka: Man allegedly behind massive Ticketmaster hack arrested in Canada	The Nightly
Canada	Canada publishes NCTA 2025-2026 addressing evolving cyber threats to its national security	Industrial Cyber
China	China – China linked hackers tasked with Japanese targets pursue them through Europe	Cyber Security News
Council of Europe	Strengthening EU-Council of Europe action against cybercrime in the Eastern Partnership region	The Diplomatic Service of the European Union \| EEAS
Council of Europe	CyberSPEX: Online Workshop on the implementation of the Second Additional Protocol to the Convention on Cybercrime (Budapest Convention)	The Council of Europe
Council of Europe	Octopus Project: Authorities of Kazakhstan strengthen their expertise on financial investigations and ransomware	The Council of Europe
Global	Cyber Attack Warning As Hackers Use AI And Gmail In New Campaign	Forbes
France	Schneider Electric ransomware crew demands $125k paid in baguettes	The Register
Guatemala	Guatemala working on national legislation on cybercrime, in view of acceding to the Budapest Convention	The Council of Europe
India	Government cracks down on cybercrime, blocks 1.35 crore spoofed calls per day	India TV News
Indonesia	Octopus Project: Judicial Training Programme on cybercrime and e-evidence kick starts in Indonesia	The Council of Europe
INTERPOL	INTERPOL Disrupts Over 22,000 Malicious Servers in Global Crackdown on Cybercrime	The Hacker News
Israel	Israeli Air Force Data Sale: A Suspected Leak Puts Sensitive Information at Risk	Red Hot Cyber
Jamaica	MOCA boosts cyber-forensic capabilities to combat 'digital criminals'	Loop Jamaica News
The Netherlands	A quarter of Dutch organizations are unprepared for a cyberattack; 40% in healthcare	NL Times \| Netherlands news in English
Nigeria	Police arrest 130 Nigerian, Chinese, Malaysian nationals for alleged cybercrime	Peoples Gazette Nigeria
Pakistan	Interpol team briefed on efforts to curb cybercrime	Home - DAWN.COM
South Korea	South Korea says pro-Russia groups responsible for cyberattacks after North's troop dispatch	reuters.com
United States	CISA releases international strategic plan	homelandprepnews.com
United States	CISA Unveils Guidelines to Combat AI-Driven Cyber Threats	Security Boulevard
United States	Combating Cybercrime: What to Expect From Trump Presidency?	Bank information security news, training, education - BankInfoSecurity

2024November1

Country	Topic	Source
Canada	Canada publishes NCTA 2025-2026 addressing evolving cyber threats to its national security	Industrial Cyber
Council of Europe	CyberSouth+: Regional workshop on national curricula on cybercrime and electronic evidence for magistrates	The Council of Europe
France	French ISP Confirms Cyberattack, Data Breach Affecting 19M	Dark Reading
India	Incidents of cyberattacks on India may reach 17 trillion by 2047: Study	The Hindu
Kenya	Kenya lost $83 million to cybercrime in 2023 and detected 1.1 billion threats from April to June 2024	Techpoint Africa
Malaysia	Royal Malaysia Police need AI-assisted cybercrime mitigation strategy to deter cyberattacks	Yahoo Malaysia
The Netherlands	Russia and China-linked state hackers intensify attacks on Netherlands, security officials warn	Cyber Security News \| The Record from Recorded Future News
The Netherlands	Netherlands police lead takedown of Redline, META malware networks	SC Media
The Netherlands	Dutch cops reveal takedown of 'world's largest dark web market'	The Register
New Zealand	New Zealand intensifies crackdown on cybercrime	Social News XYZ
Nigeria	British High Commission Calls For Stronger UK-Nigeria Cyber Security Collaboration To Curb Rising Cybercrime	Arise News
North Korea	North Korean Group Collaborates with Play Ransomware in Significant Cyber Attack	The Hacker News
United Kingdom	Building partnerships to protect the UK from cyber crime	Welcome to GOV.UK
United Kingdom	UK Government Weighs Review of Computer Misuse Act to Combat Cybercrime	Infosecurity Magazine
United Kingdom	Pro-Russia hackers claim council cyber attacks	BBC
United Nations	Anonymous UN cyber pact would help autocrats crush dissent, US lawmakers warn	Defense One
United Nations	Six senators tell Biden administration UN cybercrime treaty must be changed	Cyber Security News
United States	US joins international action against RedLine and META Infostealers	Odessa American
United States	Chinese hackers targeted Trump and Vance’s phone data	CNN
United States	online criminal group members charged in Alabama cyberattacks could face life in prison	Alabama Local News, Breaking News, Sports & Weather
United States	Homeland Security Committee Republican request hearing on cyberattacks	homelandprepnews.com
United States	DOE, NNSA work to mitigate risks of AI, improve national security	homelandprepnews.com

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Cybercrime - Weekly Update - November 2024