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Cybercrime - Weekly Update - October 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.

Country Topic Source
  Asia AI-Powered Cybercrime Cartels on the Rise in Asia Dark Reading | Security | Protect The Business
  Australia New law in Australia will require mandatory reporting of ransomware payments Cyber Security News | The Record from Recorded Future News
  Australia Australian Cyber Network launches to boost collaboration against cybercrime CRN Australia
  Australia Australia mulls cyber law amid 23% rise in cyber attacks IT Brief (Australia)
  Cambodia Cambodian Tycoon Sanctioned for Forced Cyber Labor, Trafficking Dark Reading | Security | Protect The Business
  Canada Mastercard Launches Educational Podcast Series with Curiouscast to Tackle Cybercrime in Canada Travel And Tour World
  Finland Exclusive: Finnish utility Fortum reports pick up in cyberattacks and surveillance reuters.com
  India 31 million passwords leaked in 'catastrophic' cyberattack on Internet Archive Times of India
  Jamaica Regional law enforcement leaders join forces to fight cyber crime Jamaica Observer
  Kenya Kenya, Malawi and Papua New Guinea invited to accede to the Convention on Cybercrime The Council of Europe
  Kenya UN, Kenya Partner to Combat Cybercrime and Illicit Flows Actualité - We are Tech
  Mexico Mexico faces over half of Latin American cybercrimes due largely to US ties reuters.com
  Philippines NBI intensifies efforts to combat cybercrime in N. Mindanao Philippines News Agency
  Russian Federation Russian, Kazakhstani men living in Miami indicted over cybercrime training service CyberScoop
  Seychelles Seychelles preparing changes to law to accede to Budapest Convention on Cybercrime Seychelles News Agency
  Sri Lanka Sri Lanka seeks Thailand’s assistance to rescue Lankans in Myanmar cybercrime camps Newswire - Sri Lanka's largest News aggregator
  United Kingdom Cyber Attack Leaves a Sickly Canary in London's Underground Bloomberg
  United Kingdom Almost half of UK higher education institutions experience a cyberattack every week TechRadar
  United States Largest water utility company in the U.S. targeted in cyberattack NBC News
  United States American Water restores its billing operations following cyberattack Bergen Record
  United States Mayor Ginther says city will continue to invest in improving cybersecurity measures after cyberattack 10tv.com
  United States Top diplomat warns of serious fallout if US fails to back UN cybercrime treaty DigiWatch
  United States A Discussion on the UN Cybercrime Convention Center for Strategic and International Studies
  United States Bank of America: Cybercrime Could Be ‘World’s Third-Largest Economy’ PYMNTS.com

Country Topic Source
  Africa Global law enforcement unites with INTERPOL to combat cybercrime INTERPOL
  Canada OSFI: AI and cybercrime now top risks to Canadian banks USA Mortgage News & Analysis | Mortgage Professional
  Europe US makes a further voluntary contribution to the Octopus Project The Council of Europe
  India Dark side of tech: AI-driven cyberattacks call for better security measures Business-Standard
  India India disconnects 20M phone numbers in ‘cyberslave’ crackdown Protos | Informed crypto news
  India Fifth edition of Mission Shakti launched with focus on cybercrimes The Week
  Indonesia Addressing the growing cybersecurity challenges for Indonesia’s digital users The Jakarta Post
  Israel Israeli Hacker Groups Says It's Responsible for Cyberattack Targeting Hezbollah-affiliated News Channel Haaretz | Israel News, the Middle East and the Jewish World - Haaretz.com
  Kenya Uproar as Kenyan activist in court over cyber-crime BBC Home
  Malaysia Malaysia Cyber Security Academy to begin operations in 2025 Yahoo Malaysia
  The Netherlands Dutch government blames a 'state actor' for hacking a police network ABC News
  New Zealand Teen arrested for 'smishing scam' using technology never before seen in New Zealand RNZ - NZ News
  Philippines Philippine senator says China should do more to help fight cybercrime gangs Associated Press News
  Russian Federation Hacker attack disrupts Russian state media on Putin's birthday reuters.com
  United Kingdom UK sanctions cyber-crime gang it says Russia charged with attacking NATO reuters.com
  United Nations Telegram app hosts 'underground markets' for Southeast Asian crime gangs, UN says reuters.com
  United Nations European data protection authorities urged to take action on new cybercrime convention Statewatch
  United Nations The UN Cybercrime convention is a victory for digital authoritarianism Euractiv
  United Nations White House agonizes over UN cybercrime treaty Politico
  United States Hospitals at risk for cyber attacks NBC News
  United States American Water shuts down online services after cyberattack Bleeping Computer
  United States Potentially Catastrophic Cyber-Attack by China May Have Penetrated U.S. Wiretaps National Review
  United States Michigan’s largest county suffers cyberattack StateScoop
  United States Cybercrime and Strain Theory: An Examination of Online Crime and Gender ResearchGate
  United States DOJ steps up enforcement approach against AI-powered cybercrime Compliance Week
  United States US, UK, and Australia sanction 16 members of major cybercrime gang Evil Corp readwrite.com