Cybercrime - Weekly Update - December 2023

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.

2023December22

Country	Topic	Source
Global	Artificial Intelligence: The Newest Weapon in the Cybercriminal’s Arsenal	BNB Breaking
Africa	Strengthening Cybersecurity Infrastructure for African Trade	Business News Nigeria \| Daily Updates \| Businessday.ng
Africa/Iran	Telecom organizations in Africa targeted by Iran-linked hackers	The Record from Recorded Future News
Africa	New malware campaign discovered	CAJ News Africa
Albania	Albania Police Operation ‘Squad’ Dismantles Fraudulent Call Center	BNB Breaking
Australia	St Vincent’s Health falls victim to cyberattack	Australian Breaking News Headlines & World News Online \| SMH.com.au
Canada	Toronto Public Library ‘remains a crime scene’ after ransomware attack	The Record from Recorded Future News
Canada	Alleged LockBit operator to face new cybercrime charges in Canada	The Record from Recorded Future News
Canada	Two months after Ontario hospital cyberattack, many patients are left in limbo	The Globe and Mail: Canadian, World, Politics and Business News & Analysis
Caribbean	Caribbean firms seen as prime targets for cyber criminals	Radio Jamaica News Online
Cote d'Ivoire	Cyber Africa Forum 2024 : l’IA et la cybersécurité au coeur des débats les 15 & 16 avril prochains	ACCUEIL ECOFIN
Global	Cybercrime costs set to reach $10 trillion by 2025	Radio Jamaica Online
Cyprus	Nearly half of Cyprus businesses hit by cyberattacks, study shows	MSN
Ethiopia	Ethiopia Ranks 2nd in Africa for Outstanding Routing Security and DDos Protection	Home - IT News Africa \| Business Technology, Telecoms and Startup News
European Union	EU earmarks €763m for digital transformation, cybersecurity	Punch newspapers - Breaking News, Nigerian News & Top Stories
Germany	German police takes down Kingdom Market cybercrime marketplace	Bleeping Computer
Global	Healthcare Provider ESO Hit in Ransomware Attack, 2.7 Million Impacted	Infosecurity Magazine - Information Security & IT Security News and Resources
India	Victims of cybercrime fraud from Coimbatore district lose over ?62 crore in 11 months	Breaking News Today, Top Headlines, Live Updates \| The Hindu
India	Ahmedabad: Woman’s intimate videos circulated for not paying ransom	News: US News, Top News in India, US election news, Business news, Sports & International News \| Times of India
India	Cyber criminals are getting smarter. Laws and awareness need to keep up	Forbes India \| Leadership, Innovation, Billionaires, Startups, India's richest people, Business news
India	Cyber crime against women is the modern adversary of the nation'	Latest News, Breaking News Today Coimbatore, Tamilnadu - Politics, Business, Politics - Afternoonnews
INTERPOL	3,500 arrested, $300M seized in global cybercrime crackdown	Cybersecurity News, Awards, Webinars, eSummits, Research \| SC Media
Iran	Iran petrol stations hit by cyberattack, oil minister says	reuters.com
Italy/Russia	Massive Russian cyberattack on Italian civil service	Agenzia ANSA: ultime notizie di cronaca, politica e sport - ANSA
Jamaica	Jamaicans encouraged to report cyber and fraud-related crimes	Caribbean National Weekly - CNW Network
Japan/US/Australia/India	Quad to ‘detect and deter’ cyber-attacks to keep Indo-Pacific resilient	Daily News (Sri Lanka)
Kenya	Phishing Attacks in Kenya Increased by 32% in Q3 2023, Says Kaspersky	BikKe
Mozambique	Cyber Attacks Jeopardize the National Economy	MSN
Myanmar/China	China is using Myanmar civil war to destroy cyber scam networks	The Japan Times - News On Japan, Business News, Opinion, Sports, Entertainment And More
Netherlands	Dutch court cuts jail term for fatal cyber-stalking	BBC Home - Breaking News, World News, U.S. News, Sports, Business, Innovation, Climate, Culture, Travel, Video & Audio
Trinidad and Tobago	Imbert: Cyber criminals targeting local entities	Home - Trinidad and Tobago Newsday
Tunisia	Tunisia: Cybercrime Decree Used Against Critics	Human Rights Watch \| Defending Human Rights Worldwide
United Kingdom	A Ransomware Attack Has Taken the British Library Out of Circulation	MSN
United Kingdom	Decades-old computer law 'hampering UK's battle against cyber attacks'	The Mirror: The Heart of Britain
United Kingdom	Lapsus$: GTA 6 hacker handed indefinite hospital order	BBC Home - Breaking News, World News, U.S. News, Sports, Business, Innovation, Climate, Culture, Travel, Video & Audio
Ukraine	Ukraine telecom cyberattack one of ‘highest-impact’ hacks of the war	The Record from Recorded Future News
United Nations	UN Cybercrime Convention calls EU values into question, civil society warns	Euractiv – news & EU policy from Europe, for Europee-stop-shop for in-depth news about policies and politics from EU institutions and national capitals.
United States	Maryland 3rd highest risk for cyber attack	MSN
United States	RICO Conspirators Responsible For Nationwide Computer Intrusions And Tax Fraud Sentenced To Federal Prison	Department of Justice \| Homepage \| United States Department of Justice
United States	A quiet cybersecurity revolution is touching every corner of the economy as U.S., allies ‘pull all the levers’ to face new threats	Fortune - Fortune 500 Daily & Breaking Business News \| Fortune
United States	U.S. Treasury Tackles Cybercrime with Sanctions Against Russian Darknet Marketplace and Cryptocurrency Exchange	BNB Breaking
United States	Ransomware cyber attack hits Milton Town School District	miltonindependent.com

2023December15

Country	Topic	Source
Africa	Data protection in Africa: The prospects of the Malabo Convention in the digital age	MyJoyOnline - Ghana News \| Ghana's most comprehensive website. Independent, Fearless and Credible journalism
Australia	Aussie IT firm warns of high cybercrime risk during festive season	SecurityBrief Australia - Technology news for CISOs & cybersecurity decision-makers
Australia	Australia has a new Cyber Security Strategy: What businesses need to know	Lexology
Australia	More cyber support for the Pacific as threat of attacks loom	ABC (Australian Broadcasting Corporation)
Azerbaijan	Cyber-enabled fraud: an imminent threat to business in Azerbaijan	AzerNews - News from Azerbaijan, Business, Energy, Analysis
Cameroon	Cameroon deposits its instrument of accession to the Budapest Convention on Cybercrime	PGA
Council of Europe	More than 500 global cybercrime experts attend Octopus Conference 2023	The Council of Europe: guardian of Human Rights, Democracy and the Rule of Law for 700 million citizens - Portal
Council of Europe	Plenary meeting of Judicial Training Network on Cybercrime and Electronic Evidence, supported by the Cybercrime Programme Office of the Council of Europe	The Council of Europe: guardian of Human Rights, Democracy and the Rule of Law for 700 million citizens - Portal
Council of Europe	Global state of cybercrime legislation	The Council of Europe: guardian of Human Rights, Democracy and the Rule of Law for 700 million citizens - Portal
Global	Cybercrime Orgs Increasingly Use Human Trafficking to Staff Scam Mills	Dark Reading \| Security \| Protect The Business
Global	Detecting and Preventing Cybercrime in Islamic banks	tenemos.com
European Union	How European countries are implementing new cybersecurity framework	EURACTIV.com – EURACTIV is your one-stop-shop for in-depth news about policies and politics from EU institutions and national capitals.
Fiji	‘Risks in online scams’	The Fiji Times - Latest Fiji News, Sports and Weather
India	Visakhapatnam district reported 621 cybercrime cases in 2022, highest in Andhra Pradesh: NCRB data	Breaking News Today, Top Headlines, Live Updates \| The Hindu
India	Haryana Police identifies 50 hotspot areas across 7 states	News: US News, Top News in India, US election news, Business news, Sports & International News \| Times of India
India	Financial education is shield to dodge cyber crime	The Sunday Guardian Live
India	3,664 held for cybercrimes, but 0 convictions in Gujarat	News: US News, Top News in India, US election news, Business news, Sports & International News \| Times of India
India	Experts Speak At International Conference On Cyber Law, Cyber Crime & Cyber Security	BW legal-Indian, News, Opinion, Analysis
India	Women, girls should approach police for help: Cybercrime DSP	Telangana Today - Latest Telangana News Headlines
Lesotho	Central Bank of Lesotho Falls Prey to Cyber-Security Incident	bnnbreaking.com
Malawi	Malawi: Parliament introduces bill on data protection	DataGuidance
Malaysia	Malaysia's Blueprint to Block Cyber Attacks	Tempo.co English - En.tempo.co
Malaysia	Malaysia faces cyberthreat surge: phishing dominates, ransomware doubles	Tech Wire Asia - Where technology and business intersect
Mongolia	Cyber crimes account for 26% of all crimes registered in Mongolia	AKIpress News Agency
Netherlands	Netherlands conducts large-scale cyber attack drill involving key infrastructure sectors	NL Times \| Netherlands news in English
Nigeria	Nobody can stop cybercrime, says expert	Punch newspapers - Breaking News, Nigerian News & Top Stories
North Korea	North Korean hackers steal $3 Billion: An alarming trend in cybercrime targeting crypto	Forexlive \| Forex News, Technical Analysis & Trading Tools
Pakistan	Four held in Jharkhand for cybercrime with links to Pakistan	Latest News Today: Breaking News and Top Headlines from India, Politics, Bengaluru, Entertainment, Business and Sports
Sri Lanka	Sri Lanka introduces hotline for victims of cybercrime	Xinhua – China, World, Business, Sports, Photos and Video \| English.news.cn
Taiwan	Taiwan Calls on US Support to Defend Banks Against Hacking	Yahoo Finance - Stock Market Live, Quotes, Business & Finance News
Trinidad and Tobago	National security, police: No laws to deal with cyber crime	Home - Trinidad and Tobago Newsday
United Kingdom	Minister: Russia's FSB cyber attacks on UK aimed at undermining democracy	news \| ERR
United Kingdom	Britain highly exposed to crippling ransomware attacks by malign actors, says report	MSN
United Kingdom	UK at high risk of ‘catastrophic ransomware attack’, report says	News, sport and opinion from the Guardian's US edition \| The Guardian
Ukraine	Ukraine's largest telecom operator shut down after cyberattack	The Record from Recorded Future News
United Nations	UN: Draft Cybercrime Convention remains seriously flawed	ARTICLE 19 - Defending freedom of expression and information.
United Nations	Latest UN Cybercrime Treaty draft a ‘significant step in the wrong direction,’ experts warn	The Record from Recorded Future News
United States	Report: Chinese hackers targeted Texas power grid, Hawaii water utility, other critical infrastructure	Specturm Local News
United States	Joint Statement on the United States-European Union 9th Cyber Dialogue in Brussels	U.S. Department of State – Home
United States	How cybercriminals are using Wyoming shell companies for global hacks	reuters.com
United States	The Office of the National Cyber Director visited Pitt to discuss workforce development	Home \| University of Pittsburgh
United States	Cyber Command’s Nakasone urges renewal of foreign spy law	C41SRNET
United States	US girding up for cyberattacks against satellites	Home - Asia Times
United States	GAO warns some federal agencies fail to meet requirements for cybersecurity incident response	homelandprepnews.com
Vietnam	Microsoft seized websites it said belonged to a Vietnamese cybercrime group	NBC News - Breaking News & Top Stories - Latest World, US & Local News \| NBC News

2023December8

Country	Topic	Source
Australia/New Zealand	Nissan hit by ‘cyber incident’ in Australia, New Zealand	Home - Business Recorder
Australia/Papua New Guina	Australia, Papua New Guinea sign security agreement, hail close ties	reuters.com
Barbados	PGA's International Peace and Security Program was pleased to have been informed earlier today by Hon. Speaker Arthur Holder of the House of Assembly of Barbados that on 5th December 2023, the first reading of the Cybercrime Bill, 2023, was laid in Parliament.	Facebook
Canada	Cyber attacks will likely hit Canada's next federal election — and it'll be harder to identify who's doing it, report warns	Breaking News - Headlines & Top Stories \| The Star
CARICOM	CARICOM Secretariat website, online applications 'breached'	Loop Caribbean News
European Union	Cybersecurity: MEPs back plans to increase cooperation against threats	European Parliament
Estonia	NATO’s flagship cyber exercise concludes in Estonia	NATO
Fiji	Fijians warned of AI powered scams	FBC News – Latest Fiji News, Sports, and Weather. Keeping Fijians Connected.
Global	How to act and move on: strategies for women facing discrimination and online harassment	EU NEIGHBOURS east
India	Cyber crime cases in Delhi nearly doubled in 2022: NCRB report	Vartha Bharathi
India	Why is Bengaluru topping the list of cybercrime cases in India? 2023 data has further bad news	Deccan Herald
Indonesia	Indonesian cyber attack on government ministers' phones: 'We will kill you'	ynetnews - Homepage
Interpol	INTERPOL operation reveals further insights into ‘globalization’ of cyber scam centres	INTERPOL \| The International Criminal Police Organization
Iran	Iran-linked cyberattacks threaten equipment used in U.S. water systems and factories	NPR - Breaking News, Analysis, Music, Arts & Podcasts : NPR
Iran/Israel	Iranian cyber attack targets Israeli tech used by several US bodies	The Times of Israel
Jamaica	Policy needed to make Caribbean companies take cybersecurity seriously, says CEO	Jamaican News Online - the Best of Jamaican Newspapers - Jamaica Observer
Nigeria	Phishing, other cyber attacks increase in Nigeria, others	Premium Times - Nigeria leading newspaper for news, investigations
North Korea	North Korea's Supercharged State-Backed Cryptocurrency Theft	Bank information security news, training, education - BankInfoSecurity
Pakistan	SECP to introduce cyber security framework	Home - Business Recorder
Russia	Russian influence and cyber operations adapt for long haul and exploit war fatigue	Microsoft
Russia	Fancy Bear group exploits Outlook and WinRAR flaws in mass credential collection campaigns	CSHub.com
Russia	Russian hackers targeted NATO forces and diplomats to aid Ukraine war effort	Breaking News, Latest News and Videos \| CNN
South Africa	This type of crime is growing in South Africa	Business Tech
South Africa	South African water and sewage control systems potentially hit in global hack	mybroadband.co.za
Trinidad and Tobago	Probe into cyberbreach at TSTT begins in 2 weeks	Home - Trinidad Guardian
Tunisia	CyberSouth and Tunisia: Exchanges on the accession to the Convention on Cybercrime (Budapest Convention)	The Council of Europe: guardian of Human Rights, Democracy and the Rule of Law for 700 million citizens - Portal
United Kingdom	Russian spies targeting UK MPs and media with ‘cyber interference’	News, sport and opinion from the Guardian's US edition \| The Guardian
United Kingdom	UK nuclear site 'hacked by Russia-linked groups'	Latest national and international news - upday News
United Nations	Latest Draft of UN Cybercrime Treaty Is A Big Step Backward	Electronic Frontier Foundation \| Defending your rights in the digital world
United States	Cyber attacks take down major New Mexico hospital, government offices	Local News & Weather \| Albuquerque, NM \| KRQE NEWS 13 - Breaking News, Albuquerque News, New Mexico News, Weather, and Videos
United States	Indiana cities, schools struggle to combat onslaught of cyberattacks	heraldbulletin.com
United States	US health officials call for surge in funding and support for hospitals in wake of cyberattacks that diverted ambulances	Breaking News, Latest News and Videos \| CNN
United States	US Navy shipbuilder Austal says cyber incident had ‘no impact on operations’	The Record from Recorded Future News

2023December1

Country	Topic	Source
Africa	Africa remains a top target for cybercriminals	it-online.co.za
Australia	Australian Intelligence Report Identifies China as Major Backer of Cybercrime	Diálogo Americas
Australia	Australia beefs up cyber defences after major breaches	Reuters \| Breaking International News & Views
Canada/EU	EU and Canada launch Digital Partnership to strengthen strategic cooperation	European Commission
Canada	Over 2 million Canadians have been scammed during Black Friday and Cyber Monday: survey	MobileSyrup \| Canada’s news source for all things tech
Caribbean/US	2023 Caribbean-US Security Cooperation Dialogue Statement	Australia's 24/7 live news & media portal \| Mirage News
Council of Europe	Global state of cybercrime legislation	The Council of Europe: guardian of Human Rights, Democracy and the Rule of Law for 700 million citizens - Portal
Global	Countering the use of ICTs for crimes	Opinion Pieces From Our Top Editors On All Things Political \| Inquirer.net
Global	Cybercriminals Hesitant About Using Generative AI	Infosecurity Magazine - Information Security & IT Security News and Resources
Dominica	Dominica Takes Steps To Fight Cybercrime	Home - GIS Dominica
European Union	Commission welcomes political agreement on Cyber Resilience Act	European Commission
Ghana	Ghana elected to Chair the Network of African Cyber Security Authorities	Ghana News Agency \| Ghana's preferred news source: Accurate, Credible, Objective, Timely
India	243% increase in cybercrime in 5 yrs	News: US News, Top News in India, US election news, Business news, Sports & International News \| Times of India
India	Workshop on cybercrime	News: US News, Top News in India, US election news, Business news, Sports & International News \| Times of India
India	Panchkula: Girl students made aware of cybercrime	Tribune India
Indonesia	Delivering Safe Cyber Environment Through Indonesia National Cyber Risk Management Approach	Homepage - Modern Diplomacy
Jamaica	Jamaica reports more cases of cyber attack	Caribbean National Weekly - CNW Network
Kenya/US	The United States Joins Kenya for Third Cyber and Digital Dialogue in Nairobi	U.S. Department of State – Home
Malaysia	AFP intel helps crack cybercrime syndicate in Malaysia	The Mandarin \| Public sector news & government learning
Malawi	Malawi: Parents Urged to Closely Monitor Their Children's Use of Technology to Spot Signs of Online Abuse	Home - allAfrica.com
Netherlands/China	Chinese hackers steal chip designs from major Dutch semiconductor company — perps lurked for over two years to steal NXP's chipmaking IP: Report	Tom's Hardware: For The Hardcore PC Enthusiast
OSCE	Strengthening professional development on cybercrime: OSCE regional workshop in Tashkent	Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe \| OSCE
Philippines	Philippines tops list in shopping scams	Borneo Bulletin
Qatar	Ministry of Justice organises training courses on cybercrime for legal professionals	Home \| The Peninsula Qatar
Russia	Ransomware group 'Black Basta' has raked in more than $100 million -researchers	Reuters \| Breaking International News & Views
Russia	Russian hackers pose ‘high’ threat level to EU, bloc’s cyber team warns	POLITICO – European Politics, Policy, Government News
Global	Rwanda and São Tomé e Principe invited to accede to Budapest Convention on Cybercrime	Council of Europe
Uganda	Uganda Takes Proactive Measures Against Escalating Cybercrime Threats	Home - allAfrica.com
United Kingdom	National Lead Force launches strategy for fraud, economic and cyber crime	City of London Police
Ukraine	Ransomware group dismantled in Ukraine in a major international operation supported by Eurojust and Europol	Eurojust \| European Union Agency for Criminal Justice Cooperation
United States	U.S., U.K. security agencies release joint guidelines for secure AI development	homelandprepnews.com
United States	Cyberattack on US hospital owner diverts ambulances from emergency rooms in multiple states	Breaking News, Latest News and Videos \| CNN
United States	K-12 schools improve protection against online attacks, but many are vulnerable to ransomware gangs	CTV News - Breaking News, Canada News Today
United States	Majority of Americans worry AI will be used for cybercrimes	Newsroom Nationwide Mutual Insurance
United States	Detailed data on employees of U.S. national security lab leak online	CyberScoop \| Breaking Cybersecurity News, Public Sector Threats
United States	Pulaski County Man Indicted for Cyber Intrusion, Identity Theft, and Bank Fraud	Department of Justice \| Homepage \| United States Department of Justice
United States	New Jersey health system says outages are likely result of cyber attack	ABC News - Breaking News, Latest News and Videos

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Cybercrime - Weekly Update - December 2023