Cybercrime - Weekly Update - June 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.

June30

Country	Topic	Source
Africa	Illegal access to data a serious threat to Africa	ITWeb \| Business Technology News and Information Site
Australia	Why cyberattacks against Australian organisations are increasing	CSO Online
Canada	Canadian oil giant Suncor confirms cyberattack after countrywide outages	The Record from Recorded Future News
Canada	Canada quietly extended its cyber defence umbrella to Ukraine, Latvia after Russian invasion: report	CBC.ca - watch, listen, and discover with Canada's Public Broadcaster
Canada	Canada cyberspy agency blocked trillions of 'malicious actions' against feds last year	CTV News - Breaking News, Canada News, and Videos
Cape Verde	Cape Verde will be the second African country to sign an additional protocol to the convention on cybercrime	Medafrica Times – Building bridges between African and the Mediterranean
Dominica	Digicel Business and National Bank of Dominica to host cyber-security webinar – ‘Cyber Defense Best Practices’	Dominica News Online
European Union	Commission welcomes political agreement on new rules to boost cybersecurity in EU institutions, bodies, offices and agencies	European Commission
European Union	The European Union Bolsters Support for Georgian Law Enforcement Agencies in Tackling Cybercrime Surge	The Diplomatic Service of the European Union \| EEAS
Global	Growing cyber threats faced by submarine cables	Cybersecurity News, Awards, Webinars, eSummits, Research \| SC Media
India	Paracetamol maker Granules India flags significant operations hit from cyber attack	Reuters \| Breaking International News & Views
India	More cops to be deployed in cybercrime police stations	Tribune India
Ireland	Cybercrime an increasing threat to the coffers of Irish businesses	Limerick Post
Italy	The Threat of Cybercrime in Italy	Lawyer Monthly \| Latest legal news, comment and analysis
Jamaica	Jamaica’s Cybersecurity Infrastructure Strengthened Through Stakeholder Initiatives	Jamaica Information Service
Kazakhstan	Kazakhstan detains Russian cyber expert wanted by both Washington and Moscow	Reuters \| Breaking International News & Views
Kenya	Kenyan firms paradise for cybercriminals with 90pc reported breach	KBC \| Breaking News, Kenya, Business, Sports, Politics & World News
Kenya	Kenya experienced an 82% increase in cyber attacks in 2022, Liquid report	TechTrendsKE \| Technology & Business Trends in Kenya and Africa
Martinique	Cyber attack on the Caribbean Island of Martinique disrupts Internet services	TEISS.co.uk
Myanmar	Chinese Cybercrime Syndicates in Myanmar Now Target Victims Worldwide	VOA - Voice of America English News
The Netherlands	Netherlands approves plan for new national cybersecurity agency	Telecompaper
The Netherlands	Lawyers ask Amsterdam court to reduce Canadian 13-year cyberbullying sentence given to Dutch citizen	ABC News - Breaking News, Latest News and Videos
The Netherlands	Dutch Foreign Minister Wopke Hoekstra urges for a new international cyber strategy: “We are under constant attack from Russia and China”	Innovation Origins - Your Sneak Preview of the Future
Pakistan	Assessing Pakistan’s Cyber Security Landscape	Modern Diplomacy - Modern Diplomacy
Philippines	2,700 people tricked into working for cybercrime syndicates rescued in Philippines	barchart.com
Philippines	21 Taiwanese rescued from cybercrime syndicate in Philippines	Taiwan News － Breaking News, Politics, Environment, Immigrants, Travel, and Health
Russia	Russian Spies, War Ministers Reliant on Cybercrime in Pariah State	Dark Reading \| Security \| Protect The Business
Russia	https://fortune.com/2023/06/28/hactivists-targeted-microsoft-anonymous-sudan-security-experts-convinced-russia-behind-it/	Cybernews.com
Suriname	Suriname, a Reliable Partner in the Fight Against Security Threats in the Region	Diálogo Americas
Trinidad and Tobago	Cyber threats arise anywhere, anytime	Home - Trinidad Guardian
United Kingdom	GCHQ reveals British government was hacked by foreign cyber spies 20 years ago	The Record from Recorded Future News
United Kingdom	The robotic falcon maker who lost £100,000 to cyber criminals	BBC - Homepage
United States	At least 100,000 could have had data exposed after US health department was hit by global cyberattack	Google News
United States	‘Hactivists’ who targeted Microsoft claim they’re working for Sudan—but security experts are convinced Russia is actually behind it	Fortune - Fortune 500 Daily & Breaking Business News \| Fortune
United States	Three bipartisan cybersecurity bills advance out of Senate Homeland Security Committee	Homeland Prep News
United States	HHS among federal agencies hit by cyberattack	The Hill - covering Congress, Politics, Political Campaigns and Capitol Hill

June26

Country	Topic	Source
Argentina	Argentina to Combat Organized Crime with FBI Support	Diálogo Americas
Australia	Chinese hackers use G7 ruse to target Australian government officials	Financial Review - Business, Finance and Investment News \| afr.com
Cameroon	Towards a Digital Rights Bill in Cameroon	Parliamentarians for Global Action
Canada	Over two-thirds of Canadian execs view cybercrime as biggest threat	Consulting.ca \| Canada consulting industry platform
Cape Verde	Cape Verde will be the second African country to sign an additional protocol to the convention on cybercrime	Medafrica Times – Building bridges between African and the Mediterranean
Chile	Rhysida ransomware group claims major attack on the Chilean army's internal network	TEISS
China	China's cyber assault on Taiwan	CBS News - Breaking news, 24/7 live streaming news & top stories
Global	Cybercrime costing the world $8 trillion every year	IT Brief Australia - Technology news for CIOs & IT decision-makers
Europe	Pro-Russian hackers attack the European Investment Bank	The Paypers
Fiji	Cyber threats prompt review	The Fiji Times
Georgia/EU	The European Union Bolsters Support for Georgian Law Enforcement Agencies in Tackling Cybercrime Surge	The Diplomatic Service of the European Union \| EEAS
Jamaica	Regional regulators urged to build resilient pension systems	Jamaican News Online - the Best of Jamaican Newspapers - Jamaica Observer
Malawi	Of Cybercrime in Malawi	Malawi 24 \| Latest News from Malawi
The Netherlands	Dutch ports fall victim to Russia-friendly hackers again	EURACTIV.com – EURACTIV is your one-stop-shop for in-depth news about policies and politics from EU institutions and national capitals.
Nigeria	Nigerians lost N12.5bn to telecom-based crimes in 4yrs, says NCC	Vanguard (Nigeria)
Panama	Panama strengthens its fight against cybercrime	Prensa Latina - Latin American News Agency
South Africa	South Africa on the verge of becoming 'cybercrime capital of Africa’	News24 \| South Africa's leading source of trusted news, opinion and insight
United Kingdom	The UK-Singapore Cyber Dialogue	GOV.uk
United Kingdom	UK provides £25m cyber defences to Ukraine	Naval Technology \| Naval Defence News & Views Updated Daily
United Kingdom	UK National Crime Agency Head Calls for Hacking Law Updates	Government info security news, training, education - GovInfoSecurity
United States	Federal cybercrime data collection may be incomplete: GAO	Business Insurance \| News for Insurance Professionals
United States	New DOJ unit will focus on prosecuting nation-state cybercrime	The Record from Recorded Future News
United States	New DoJ Cyber Unit Adds ‘Horsepower’ to Cybercrime Investigations	Duo Security
United States	Justice Department Announces New National Security Cyber Section Within the National Security Division	Department of Justice \| Homepage \| United States Department of Justice
United States	Senator calls Russian cyber-attack “wake-up call” for Georgians	nowharbersham.com
United States	Texas to offer cyber investigation training to local cops	StateScoop \| Local & State Government IT News, Breaking Tech News
United States	Cybercrime Reporting Mechanisms Vary, and Agencies Face Challenges in Developing Metrics	Homeland Security Today

June16

Country	Topic	Source
Africa	The African Union’s Malabo Convention on Cyber Security and Personal Data Protection enters into force nearly after a decade. What does it mean for Data Privacy in Africa or beyond?	EJIL: Talk! – Blog of the European Journal of International Law
Europe	Cyberattacks on renewables: Europe power sector's dread in chaos of war	Reuters \| Breaking International News & Views
India	House panel to suggest ways to curb cases of cybercrime	Business News Today: Read Latest Business news, India Business News Live, Share Market & Economy News \| The Economic Times
India	Cybercrimes may rise in India if no actions taken: Javant Sinha	Business News Today - Read Business News, India News, LIVE Share Market News Updates, Economy, Sensex, NIFTY News \| CNBCTV18
India	TS EDUCATION MINISTER LAUNCHES WOMEN'S HELPLINE AGAINST CYBERCRIME	Top World News \| India News \| Live Breaking News \| Hyderabad News
Israel	90% of Israelis don't report cyber crime to police	Middle East and Israel News \| All Breaking News \| The Jerusalem Post
Jamaica/Caribbean	CANSEC 2023 Takes Action Against Cybercrime and the Impact of Climate Change	Diálogo Americas
Kenya	Disbelief in Kenya over alleged Chinese cyberattack on gov’t data	Breaking News, World News and Video from Al Jazeera
Malaysia	Cyber Security Asia 2023	Information Security Magazine \| Latest Cybersecurity News and Updates
Martinique	Cyber attack on the Caribbean Island of Martinique disrupts Internet services	Teiss
Mexico	Ciberdelincuencia pone precio a la huella digital	Excelsior
Nigeria	Kwara court jails apprentice photographer, another for cybercrime	The Guardian Nigeria News
Pakistan	At UN, Pakistan urges legal instrument to combat cyber threats to world peace	SAMAA ENGLISH - Latest Breaking News, Pakistan, World, Video news Home - SAMAA
Panama	Gabinete aprueba convenios para combatir ciberdelincuencia y delincuencia organizada transnacional	La Verdad Panamá – Es una página de noticias
Philippines	Cyber Economic Forum	The Manila Times \| News \| Opinion \| Philippines \| Asia \| World
Russian Federation/Netherlands	Pro-Russian Hackers Target Website of Europe’s Busiest Port	GCaption.com
Russian Federation/US	Russian cybercrime gang hacks federal agencies	Politics, Policy, Political News - POLITICO
Senegal	Senegal government websites hit by cyberattack	Nation - Breaking News, Kenya, Africa, Politics, Business, Sports \| HOME \| Nation
Sweden	Swedish parliament website hit by DDoS attack	Yahoo Finance - Stock Market Live, Quotes, Business & Finance News
Switzerland	Swiss parliament website hit by cyberattack	Swiss perspectives - SWI swissinfo.ch - SWI swissinfo.ch
Switzerland	Swiss websites hit by DDoS attack ahead of Zelenskiy video address	Reuters \| Breaking International News & Views
Thailand	Thailand Strengthens Cyber Defense as Digital Risks Loom Larger	CDOTrends \| Digital & Data Insights for Business Leaders
Global	The Complexities of Hacking: Exploring the thin line between cybercrime and ethical hacking	Latest breaking news available as free video on demand \| Euronews
United Kingdom	Cybercrime gang hits BA, Boots and BBC with ultimatum after mass hack	News, sport and opinion from the Guardian's US edition \| The Guardian
United States	Exclusive: US government agencies hit in global cyberattack	Breaking News, Latest News and Videos \| CNN
United States	Resistance Is Not Futile: How To Fight Cybersecurity Complacency	Forbes
United States	Sens. Peters, Lankford introduce legislation to improve cybersecurity partnerships between U.S., international partners	homelandprepnews.com \| 502: Bad gateway
United States	Johns Hopkins University and Health System target of cybersecurity attack	CBS News - Breaking news, 24/7 live streaming news & top stories
United States	Guam’s Double Trouble: Recovering from a Cyberattack on U.S. Military Bases and a Devastating Typhoon	Clearance Jobs
United States	New bill aims to boost cybersecurity cooperation between U.S., Abraham Accords nations	Axios
United States	How Global Information Sharing Can Help Stop Cybercrime	Harvard Business Review - Ideas and Advice for Leaders

June9

Country	Topic	Source
Afrique	Program « CyberGen » : l’Afrique table sur la formation de 100.000 spécialistes	LeSiteinfo.com - Le site des actualités du Maroc
Global	Asylum Ambuscade: A Cybercrime Group with Espionage Ambitions	The Hacker News \| #1 Trusted Cybersecurity News Site
France	Caribbean island of Martinique dealing with cyberattack that disrupted government services	The Record from Recorded Future News
France	Sécurité économique, cyber-attaques, cambriolages : gendarmes et patrons serrent les rangs	Ouest-France : toute l'actualitÃ© en direct, l'info en continu en France, dans les rÃ©gions et dans le monde
France	« Le cybercrime est vraiment rentable »	Les Echos : actualités en direct, Économie, Finance, Marchés, Politique, Entreprises, Start-up \| Les Echos
India	Cybercrime in India \| Parliamentary finance committee taking steps to check fraud	Business News Today - Read Business News, India News, LIVE Share Market News Updates, Economy, Sensex, NIFTY News \| CNBCTV18
India	Tackling cyber crime	Latest News, India News, Breaking News, Today's News Headlines Online \| The Statesman
Ireland	HSE suffers another cyber attack as personal details left compromised	The Independent (Ireland)
Israel	90% of Israelis don't report cyber crime to police	Middle East and Israel News \| All Breaking News \| The Jerusalem Post
Global	How Global Information Sharing Can Help Stop Cybercrime	Harvard Business Review - Ideas and Advice for Leaders
Nigeria/South Africa/Kenya	Nigeria, South Africa, and Kenya rank among top 100 for global online threats- report	Technext - Documenting African Tech Stories that Matter Today
Nigeria	Two handed one-year jail term for cybercrime in Makurdi	The Guardian Nigeria News - Nigeria and World News \| The Latest news in Nigeria and world news. The Guardian Nigeria Newspaper brings you the latest headlines, opinions, political news, business reports and international news. — The Guardian Nigeria News – Nigeria and World News
Qatar	Qatar attends meeting of Interpol Working Group on Cybercrime	Gulf Times - Homepage
Russia	Russian cyber-crime gang understood to be behind HSE cyberattack	Irish Mirror: the latest news, showbiz, football and sport
South Africa	SA could suffer cyber attack over Ukraine/Russia stance	ITWeb \| Business Technology News and Information Site
South Africa	South Africa is ‘very attractive’ testbed for cyber criminals	ITWeb \| Business Technology News and Information Site
Tajikistan	First OSCE training course on cybercrime and digital evidence in Tajikistan	Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe \| OSCE
United Kingdom	Manchester University flags cyber security incident	Reuters \| Breaking International News & Views
United Kingdom	Safest areas for cybercrime in the U.K. revealed	Digital Journal \| Elevating voices
United Kingdom	Cybercrime gang hits BA, Boots and BBC with ultimatum after mass hack	News, sport and opinion from the Guardian's US edition \| The Guardian
Ukraine/US	US to provide Ukraine with $37 million in cybersecurity assistance	Yahoo News - Latest News & Headlines
United States	US embassy says cybersecurity crucial in economic security	RAPPLER \| Philippine & World News \| Investigative Journalism \| Data \| Civic Engagement \| Public Interest
United States	US cyber experts sent to Latin America on ‘hunt-forward’ mission	C4ISRNET, Media for the Intelligence-Age Military \| C4ISRNET
United States	FBI: Cyber crimes cost U.S. $10 billion in 2023, $300 million from New England	Boston Herald - Boston news, sports, politics, opinion, entertainment, weather and obituaries
World	Cybercrime outnumbers arms, drugs and human trafficking combined	Atalayar - Las claves del mundo en tus manos
World	Cost of cybercrime set to hit $8 trillion this year	RTÉ Ireland's National Television and Radio Broadcaster

June5

Country	Topic	Source
Afrique	Cybercriminalité : la BCEAO dément avoir transmis un rapport aux autorités béninoises	La Nouvelle Tribune – Site d'informations et d'analyses
Armenia/Azerbaijan	Armenian Officials Hacked With Israeli Spyware. The Suspect: Azerbaijan	Haaretz \| Israel News, the Middle East and the Jewish World - Haaretz.com
Bénin	Cybercriminalité au Bénin: l’Eglise catholique s’inquiète et lance un appel au gouvernement	La Nouvelle Tribune – Site d'informations et d'analyses
Bénin	02 présumés cybercriminels interpellés à Dassa-Zoumè	24 Heures au Bénin - L'information en temps réel
Brazil	'Operation Magalenha' Attacks Give a Window Into Brazil's Cybercrime Ecosystem	Dark Reading \| Security \| Protect The Business
Canada	Canada facing rising threat from cyberattacks, defence minister says	Reuters \| Breaking International News & Views
Caribbean	Caribbean leaders commit to regional digital integration	Caribbean National Weekly - CNW Network
China	Microsoft warns of Volt Typhoon, latest salvo in global cyberwar	TechRepublic: News, Tips & Advice for Technology Professionals
China/US	Can the US stop Chinese cyberattacks?	The Week \| All you need to know about everything that matters
China/US	China’s Latest Cyberattack Is an Active Threat to Critical U.S. Infrastructure	The Heritage Foundation
Costa Rica	All states must immediately ban highly invasive spyware	Amnesty International
Etats-Unis	un "cyber-acteur" contrôlé par la Chine attaque des "infrastructures critiques"	Capital - Actualités économiques, bourse & finance
European Union	Foreign Interference: MEPs call for urgent protection of 2024 European elections	European Parliament
Gabon	Cybercriminalité : Le Gabon veut adapter son dispositif sécuritaire au phénomène	Gabonreview.com \| Actualité du Gabon \| L'information quotidienne du Gabon par des journalistes libres et indépendants
Germany	Defence giant Rheinmetall suffers cyberattack by Black Basta ransomware gang	Tech Monitor - Navigating the horizon of business technology
India	Kochi-based company loses Rs 41.8 lakh to cybercrime	New Indian Express
India	Pune Police Grapple with Soaring Cybercrime Cases, Receive 24,424 Complaints in 2022	Punekar News – Pune News, Pimpri-Chinchwad News
India	Key parliamentary panel discusses cybercrime trends	YourStory \| Stories about startups & entrepreneurships
India	Increase in ransomware cases in banks, RBI tells Parliamentary panel	Business News Today: Read Latest Business news, India Business News Live, Share Market & Economy News \| The Economic Times
Global	International Cybersecurity Cooperation Looks Great on Paper, but Needs Work on Implementation	Global Americans - Global Americans
Israel	Between Iran, Russia and AI: Israel Braces for a New Phase in Cyberwarfare	Haaretz \| Israel News, the Middle East and the Jewish World - Haaretz.com
Netherlands	Possible Tesla data breach being looked into by Dutch authorities	Fleet Management \| Company Car Tax \| Best Car Reviews \| Fleet News \| Fuel costs \|
Nigeria	Nigerian Cybercrime Ring's Phishing Tactics Exposed	Infosecurity Magazine - Information Security & IT Security News and Resources
Russia/Ukraine	Cyber Warfare Lessons From the Russia-Ukraine Conflict	Dark Reading \| Security \| Protect The Business
Trinidad and Tobago	Amcham tech summit to focus on cybersecurity	Home - Trinidad and Tobago Newsday
Trinidad and Tobago	168 cyberattacks a minute in T&T	Home - Trinidad Guardian
Trinidad and Tobago	AG: Government working on cybercrime legislation	Home - Trinidad and Tobago Newsday
Tunisie	CyberSud : Atelier de formation sur les preuves électroniques pour les juges et procureurs	The Council of Europe: guardian of Human Rights, Democracy and the Rule of Law for 700 million citizens - Portal
United Kingdom	Communiqué: Eleventh UK-Caribbean Forum	Welcome to GOV.UK
United Kingdom	Why are UK police forces being overwhelmed by cybercrime?	Tech Monitor - Navigating the horizon of business technology
United States	Idaho hospitals working to resume full operations after cyberattack	ABC News - Breaking News, Latest News and Videos
United States	US warns against global cyber attacks by China	Business News Today: Read Latest Business news, India Business News Live, Share Market & Economy News \| The Economic Times
United States	New bill aims to boost cybersecurity cooperation between U.S., Abraham Accords nations	Axios
United States	Security experts weigh in on Snake malware operation	Security Magazine \| The business magazine for security executives
United States	Newly introduced Know Your App Act would require online app stores to display origin details	homelandprepnews.com \| 502: Bad gateway
United States	House Homeland Security Republicans urge updates on Chinese threats to information and communications tech	homelandprepnews.com \| 502: Bad gateway

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Cybercrime - Weekly Update - June 2023