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Cybercrime - Weekly Update - January 2025

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
  Global 7 Lessons From A Year Of Unprecedented Cyber Attacks Forbes
  Australia Australian Electoral Commission under cyber attacks ‘almost every day’ 7NEWS Australia
  Bangladesh People must remain alert to stopping cyber crime, say speakers Bangladesh Sangbad Sangstha (BSS)
  Canada Alberta schools among hundreds across North America hit by cyberattack CBC
  Global How AI will transform cybersecurity in 2025 ZDNET
  Hungary Hungarian Police and CIB Bank Join Forces to Tackle Cybercrime Hungarian Conservative
  India Growing cybercrime and the need for an Indian cybersecurity force The Hindu
  India Parliamentary Committee Asks MHA To Take Deterrent Actions Against Cybercrime ETV Bharat
  Japan Casio says hackers stole personal data of 8,500 people during October ransomware attack. TechCrunch | Startup and Technology News
  Kenya Kenya's Computer Misuse and Cybercrimes Act: What to avoid, serious consequences MSN
  Malaysia Cybercrime Bill to Strengthen Digital Landscape Open Gov
  Myanmar Myanmar's new cybercrime law will suppress information, say analysts VOA - Voice of America English News
  Nigeria INTERPOL Recognizes Nigeria Police Cybercrime Unit as Africa’s Best in 2024 TechAfrica News
  Philippines PLDT, Smart intensify fight against cybercrime in the Philippines Back End News | Technology News
  Thailand Cyber crime decree to be proposed to cabinet next week The Nation (Thailand)
  United Kingdom Cybercrime experts will explain latest online fraud threats to businesses in lecture series Business Biscuit: news for smart cookies
  United Nations UN Cybercrime Treaty Faces Long Odds to US Passage Bank Info Security
  United States Database tables of student, teacher info stolen from PowerSchool in cyberattack The Register
  United States PRT investigating cyber attack that targeted personal information of employees, job applicants CBS News

Country Topic Source
  India Exclusive: Indian brokerages hit by ransomware amid rising cybersecurity threats’ Fortune India: Business News, Strategy, Finance and Corporate Insight
  Indonesia Battling Cyber Warfare: Securing Indonesia’s Digital Future – OpEd Eurasia Review
  Japan Mizuho Bank and Resona Bank may have been hit by cyberattack The Japan Times
  Japan Japan and U.S. to start joint AI cyberattack research Nikkei Asia
  Japan Japan's NTT Docomo reports system glitch after cyberattack Kyodo News+
  Kenya Huawei, Kenya National Computer and Cybercrime Coordination Committee sign MoU China Daily Website - Connecting China Connecting the World
  Malaysia Social media licensing to ease justice delivery for cybercrime victims Malaysia English News
  Philippines Can the Philippines overcome its cyber defence shortcomings? South China Morning Post
  Global The biggest cybersecurity and cyberattack stories of 2024 Bleeping Computer
  United Kingdom Majority of UK SMEs Lack Cybersecurity Policy Infosecurity Magazine
  United Nations UN General adopts milestone cybercrime treaty UN News | Global perspective Human stories
  United Nations After UN adoption, controversial cybercrime treaty’s next steps could prove vital CyberScoop | Breaking Cybersecurity News, Public Sector Threats
  United Nations INTERPOL welcomes adoption of UN convention against cybercrime INTERPOL
  United Nations Experts Warn Cybercrime Treaty Gives Governments New Powers to Crush Dissent Common Dreams
  United States US Treasury says Chinese hackers stole documents in 'major incident' reuters.com
  United States Beijing denies involvement in US treasury cyber-attack The Guardian
  United States FBI seeking extradition of Israeli prisoner accused of $500M in ransomware attacks HealthExec | Homepage
  United States MetLife denies hack after ransomware group claims attack TechRadar | the technology experts
  United States Ransomware gang leaks data stolen in Rhode Island's RIBridges Breach Bleeping Computer