Cybercrime - Weekly Update - March 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.

2024March11

Country	Topic	Source
Africa	East Africa governments need to act on nationals trapped in Southeast Asia cyber-slavery	The Africa Report
America Latina	Fiscales de Latinoamérica compartirán criterios frente a desafíos que plantea la ciberdelincuencia	Plataforma del Estado Peruano
Australia	Alarming cybersecurity gaps in Australian policing	Daily Telegraph \| Breaking News and Headlines from Sydney and News South Wales \| Daily Telegraph
Belgium	Belgian ale legend Duvel's brewery borked as ransomware halts production	The Register
Canada	Cyberattack forces Canada’s financial intelligence agency to take systems offline	The Record from Recorded Future News
Canada	Hamilton hit by ransomware attack, city says for 1st time since incident paralyzes services	CBC.ca - watch, listen, and discover with Canada's Public Broadcaster
Canada	Multinational Firm Fortinet Invests $30 million to build cybersecurity tech hub in Calgary	Innovators solving global challenges \| Calgary Economic
China	China's top court, prosecutors report surging cyberscams, stress protecting national security	Washington Post
China	Why China’s cybersecurity company Qi An Xin set up Hong Kong headquarters to boost global expansion	Breaking China, Asia, HK News, Opinions and Insights \| South China Morning Post
China/US	Shanghai Zhenhua denies posing cybersecurity risk to US ports	The Japan Times - News On Japan, Business News, Opinion, Sports, Entertainment And More
China	Behind the doors of a Chinese hacking company, a sordid culture fueled by influence, alcohol and sex	Associated Press News: Breaking News, Latest Headlines and Videos \| AP News
European Union	EU Agrees 'Cyber Solidarity Act' to Bolster Incident Response and Recovery	Infosecurity Magazine - Information Security & IT Security News and Resources
European Union	EU council welcomes cyber solidarity act agreement	Home - Verdict
European Union	Safeguarding EU elections amidst cybersecurity challenges	ENISA
The Gambia	CASAI arms schools with cybersecurity essentials	Gambia News - The Point \| Trusted news from The Gambia
Germany	German Authorities Take Down ‘Crimemarket’ Cybercrime Website	Just a moment...
India	Cybuzz’ tips to prevent cybercrime	News: US News, Top News in India, US election news, Business news, Sports & International News \| Times of India
Indonesia	Google partners with BSSN and Indonesia’s broader digital ecosystem for cyber security	Channel Asia \| The voice of the IT ecosystem
Ireland	Claims of cyberattack on Govt department false	RTÉ Ireland's National Television and Radio Broadcaster
Jamaica	Chang vows to keep up pressure on cyber criminals	Home - Jamaica Observer
Jamaica	JCF’S Proactive Approach to Combatting Cybercrime Yielding Positive Outcomes	Sucuri WebSite Firewall - Access Denied
Lithuania	Lithuania warns China has ramped up espionage campaigns	The Record from Recorded Future News
New Zealand	Growing gaps in NZ's cybersecurity	RNZ - NZ News, Current Affairs, Audio On Demand
New Zealand	Building Resilience: New Zealand’s Embrace of Cybersecurity	OpenGov Asia
Global	9 women in cybersecurity you may not know but you should follow in 2024	TechRadar \| the technology experts
North Korea/South Korea	North Korea Cyber Hack Hits US Ally	Newsweek
Philippines	CICC Supports the Cybercrime Resilient Communities Project in the Philippines	Panay News - The No. 1 Regional Newspaper in Western Visayas
Philippines	Gawad Hiraya and Kursong Siber	The Manila Times \| News \| Opinion \| Philippines \| Asia \| World
Poland	Poland experiences increase in DDoS attacks from Russia	Latest breaking news available as free video on demand \| Euronews
South Africa	Cybersecurity in agriculture: A critical factor for South Africa's food security	Bizcommunity \| Daily business news, companies, jobs and events across 19 industries in South Africa
South Africa	South African regulator yet to reveal the extent of cyberattack on database	Attention Required! \| Cloudflare
Sweden	Sweden falls victim to a wave of ransomware attacks	Le Monde.fr - Actualités et Infos en France et dans le monde
Switzerland	Swiss cheese security? Play ransomware gang milks government of 65,000 files	The Register
Switzerland	Xplain Hack Aftermath: Play Ransomware Leaks Sensitive Swiss Government Data	Hackread - Latest Cybersecurity News, Press Releases & Technology Today
Tunisia	Tunisia becomes the 70th Party to Convention on Cybercrime	The Council of Europe: guardian of Human Rights, Democracy and the Rule of Law for 700 million citizens - Portal
UAE	Generative AI's rapid growth will make cybercriminals' jobs easier, Visa warns	The National - Latest US news, sport & opinion
Ukraine/Russian Federation	HUR Hacks Russian Defense Ministry, Gets Access to Classified Documents	Get the Latest Ukraine News Today - KyivPost
United Nations	U.N. report: North Korea financing weapons program with cybercrime	Home \| Indo-Pacific Defense Forum
United States	Top US cybersecurity agency hacked and forced to take some systems offline	Breaking News, Latest News and Videos \| CNN
United States	Microsoft says it hasn’t been able to shake Russian state hackers	Associated Press News: Breaking News, Latest Headlines and Videos \| AP News
United States	FBI: Cybercrime Losses Exceeded $12.5 Billion in 2023	Security Week
United States	US court orders forfeiture of 145 crypto accounts tied to North Korea cybercrime	Latest North Korea News \| NK News
United States	Corporate Greed Made the Change Healthcare Cyberattack Worse	New York Magazine
United States	BlackCat Ransomware Group Implodes After Apparent $22M Payment by Change Healthcare	Krebs on Security – In-depth security news and investigation
United States	Uncle Sam intervenes as Change Healthcare ransomware fiasco creates mayhem	The Register
United States	Biden team, UnitedHealth struggle to restore paralyzed billing systems after cyberattack	CBS News - Breaking news, 24/7 live streaming news & top stories
United States	‘We’re hemorrhaging money’: US health clinics try to stay open after unprecedented cyberattack	Breaking News, Latest News and Videos \| CNN
United States	With Cyberattack Fix Weeks Away, Health Providers Slam United	The New York Times - Breaking News, US News, World News and Videos
United States	Chinese Hackers Infiltrating America’s Critical Infrastructure	The Heritage Foundation
United States	Coast Guard says ships could be in danger if buoys are hacked by cybercriminals	News4JAX \| Jacksonville, Florida News, Weather, Sports \| WJXT Channel 4
United States	Month after cyberattack, Chicago children's hospital says some systems back online	ABC News - Breaking News, Latest News and Videos
United States	Microsoft says a Russian hacking group is still trying to crack into its systems	Stock Markets, Business News, Financials, Earnings - CNBC
United States	The rise of cyberattacks on financial institutions highlight the need to build a security culture	Cybersecurity News, Awards, Webinars, eSummits, Research \| SC Media
Vietnam	New APT Group 'Lotus Bane' Behind Recent Attacks on Vietnam's Financial Entities	The Hacker News \| #1 Trusted Cybersecurity News Site
WHO	WHO reports outline responses to cyber-attacks on health care and the rise of disinformation in public health emergencies	World Health Organization (WHO)

2024March1

Country	Topic	Source
Africa region	PGA organizes Regional Parliamentary Virtual Meeting Promoting Universality and Implementation of Budapest Convention on Cybercrime in Africa with participation by Members of Parliament from Cameroon, Ethiopia, The Gambia, Mozambique, Senegal and Zimbabwe and the Cybercrime Division of Council of Europe	Facebook
Australia/Malaysia/Singapore	Southeast Asia’s three-nation partnership to fight cyber threats	The Mandarin \| Public sector news & government learning
Canada	Canada’s RCMP, Global Affairs Hit by Cyberattacks	Security Week
Caribbean Region	PGA organizes Regional Parliamentary Virtual Meeting Promoting Universality of Budapest Convention on Cybercrime	Twitter
Czech Republic/Australia	Minister Lipavský Discussed Cyber Security in Australia and Met with Compatriots	Ministerstvo zahraničních věcí České republiky
Denmark	Copenhagen Airport Grinds to a Halt Amidst 'Massive' Cyberattack	BNN Breaking - The People's Network
Ecuador	Ecuador, uno de los países 'favoritos' del asedio de los ciberdelincuentes	Noticias Ecuador y el Mundo \| Extra
European Union	Security challenges loom as EU Parliament prepares TikTok campaign for elections	Euractiv – News & EU policy from Europe, for Europe
European Union	Brussels spyware crisis expands: Two MEPs hit in phone-hacking security breach	POLITICO – European Politics, Policy, Government News
France	France concerned by potential cyber attack on electricity grid, says Minister Stephane Sejourne	Latest News Today: Breaking News and Top Headlines from India, Politics, World, Entertainment, Business and Sports
Germany	Germany -German Steelmaker Thyssenkrupp Confirms Ransomware Attack	Security Week
Germany	German applied sciences university announces being hit by criminal cyberattack	The Record from Recorded Future News
Global	5 Countries with Most Cybercrime In The World	Insider Trading & Hedge Fund Data, and Investment Newsletter From Insider Monkey
Globe	Which Side Wins With GenAI: Cybercrime Or Cyberdefense?	Technology News For IT Channel Partners and Solution Providers \| CRN
India	Cybercrimes doubled to 22,000 in just three years in Karnataka, says DGP Alok Mohan	Latest News Today: Breaking News and Top Headlines from India, Entertainment, Business, Politics and Sports \| The Indian Express
India	Review: Parliamentary Standing Committee Lauds Significant Growth in Digital Payments while Highlighting Important Concerns	Factly
Iran/Israel	Iranian hackers use Israeli hostage site for cyber attacks	The Jerusalem Post - All News from Israel, the Middle East and the Jewish World
Ireland	Irish foreign affairs ministry says ‘no evidence’ of cyber breach following extortion claim	The Record from Recorded Future News
Italy	Italy government proposes tougher jail terms for cybercriminals	reuters.com
Jamaica	Jamaica strengthening cybersecurity to mitigate threats	Jamaica Gleaner
Kenya	Kenya Calls for Increased Support in Security Infrastructure Enhancement	Home - allAfrica.com
Kenya,	Kenya, Slovak Republic sign pact to strengthen cybersecurity cooperation	The Star
Malawi	Some Question Malawi President's Claim That Cyberattack Caused Passport Problems	VOA - Voice of America English News
The Netherlands	Port of Rotterdam Tests Quantum Network to Defend Against Hacks	Wall Street Journal
The Netherlands	Police use Google Ads to combat cybercrime	Home \| politie.nl
Philippines	Hackers Took Over Philippine Coast Guard's Facebook Page for Days	The Maritime Executive: Maritime News \| Marine News
Philippines	Philippine Government Boosts Fight Against Financial Cybercrimes with New Tools	BNN Breaking - The People's Network
Russian Federation/Ukraine	Use of cyber-tools in the Russian-Ukrainian war: a strategic analysis of a major first	The European choice for cybersecurity \| Stormshield
Saudi Arabia	Saudi Arabia sees surge in demand for cybersecurity experts amid global threat	Al Arabiya.Net العربية.نت
Sweden	Akira Ransomware Group Threatens to Leak Stolen Data from Swedish Municipality	The Cyber Express
Thailand	Thailand -Pattaya empowers women with cyber-security training	Pattaya Mail - Pattaya News, Communities, Opinions and much more...
Thailand	Cobra Gold war exercises practice response to cyber and space threats	Nation Thailand news website, thai news, thailand news, Bangkok thailand, aec, breaking news : Nation Thailand
Trinidad and Tobago	‘Cybercrime likely to keep surging’	Home - Trinidad Guardian
South Africa	SA's cybercrime hotspot status intensifies need for cybersecurity in logistics	ZAWYA - Your trusted source for business and finance news
Spain	Hacker in Murcia Accesses Details of Millions of Drivers in Spain	Olive Press Spain News - Andalucia, Gibraltar, Mallorca & Costa Blanca
United Kingdom	UK and allies expose evolving tactics of Russian cyber actors	NCSC
United Kingdom	Cyber experts raise AI security fears in Parliament	Home - BusinessCloud
Ukraine	Parliament's website reportedly hit by cyberattack	The Kyiv Independent — News from Ukraine, Eastern Europe
Ukraine/Russian Federation	Ukrainian hackers attack major Russian internet company, Kyiv says	News & Analysis \| Yahoo News Canada
United Nations	Global Cybercrime Treaty: A delicate balance between security and human rights	UN News \| Global perspective Human stories
United States	Outages from Change Healthcare cyberattack causing financial ‘mess’ for doctors	Stock Markets, Business News, Financials, Earnings - CNBC
United States	Change Healthcare cyberattack outage could persist for weeks, UnitedHealth Group executive suggests	STAT - Reporting from the frontiers of health and medicine
United States	Ransomware group Blackcat is behind cyberattack on UnitedHealth division, company says	Stock Markets, Business News, Financials, Earnings - CNBC
United States	Hackers behind UnitedHealth Group cyberattack reportedly identified	Fox Business \| Business News &Stock Quotes - Saving & Investing
United States	SECURE IT Act introduced in search for ways to secure U.S. election infrastructure	homelandprepnews.com
United States	Willamette University recovering from cyberattack that followed its Tech Day	Salem Reporter - Salem, Oregon News
United States	The Mysterious Case of the Missing Trump Trial Ransomware Leak	WIRED - The Latest in Technology, Science, Culture and Business \| WIRED
United States	Change Healthcare cyberattack outage now at 9 days	HealthExec \| Homepage
United States	OpenAI alleges New York Times ‘hacked’ ChatGPT for lawsuit evidence	Stock Markets, Business News, Financials, Earnings - CNBC
United States	Russian hackers using 'compromised' internet routers for cyber operations, US, international law enforcement warn	ABC News - Breaking News, Latest News and Videos

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Cybercrime - Weekly Update - March 2024