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Cybercrime - Weekly Update - May 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
  Africa INTERPOL identifies 20, 674 suspicious networks linked to terrorists, money laundering, others in 25 African countries Vanguard (Nigeria)
  Australia OutAbox Data Breach Compromises Data of More Than a Million Australians Tech Times | Tech News, Science, Health, Reviews
  Brazil GLACY-e and Octopus Projects: The first pool of national judicial trainers of Brazil finalise the training programme on cybercrime and electronic evidence The Council of Europe: guardian of Human Rights, Democracy and the Rule of Law for 700 million citizens - Portal
  Canada Another major pharmacy chain shuts following possible cyberattack TechRadar | the technology experts
  Council of Europe Council of Europe HELP course on Cybercrime and Electronic Evidence was launched The Council of Europe: guardian of Human Rights, Democracy and the Rule of Law for 700 million citizens - Portal
  Finland Finnish Hacker Kivimaki Found Guilty in Vastaamo Hack Bank information security news, training, education - BankInfoSecurity
  India Investigators sound alarm on IVR trap: Cyber criminals use automated calls as gateway to frauds Latest News Today: Breaking News and Top Headlines from India, Entertainment, Business, Politics and Sports | The Indian Express
  Kenya Kenya grapples with skills gaps as hackers advance Business Daily
  Nigeria African Heads Of Interpol Meet In Abuja To Tackle Cybercrime Home - Trending News
  The Netherlands Dutch chipmaker Nexperia suffers cyberattack Business Tech News - Techerati
  New Zealand New Zealand parliament targeted in China-backed hack in 2021, spy agency says News, sport and opinion from the Guardian's US edition | The Guardian
  Nigeria Cybercrime And The Challenge Of Static Legislations In Nigeria Forbes
  Trinidad and Tobago PGA Member Senator Wade Mark in Trinidad and Tobago encourages the Government of Trinidad and Tobago to accelerate efforts to accede to the Budapest Convention on Cybercrime YouTube
  United Kingdom UK announces ‘world-first’ laws to protect consumers from cyberattacks Business Tech News - Techerati
  United States DHS publishes guidelines for securing critical infrastructure and weapons against AI threats homelandprepnews.com
  United States How will AI change cyber operations? War on the Rocks
  United States UnitedHealth CEO estimates one-third of Americans could be impacted by Change Healthcare cyberattack Stock Markets, Business News, Financials, Earnings - CNBC
  United States Change Healthcare cyberattack was due to a lack of multifactor authentication, UnitedHealth CEO says Associated Press News: Breaking News, Latest Headlines and Videos | AP News
  United States UnitedHealth Group CEO takes bipartisan heat in Senate hearing over cyberattack The Hill
  United States School officials: Cyberattack causes internet, phone outage at Mineola Public Schools Long Island 12 News
  United States Scammers bilked older Americans out of $3.4 billion last year, often using cryptocurrency NBC News - Breaking News & Top Stories - Latest World, US & Local News | NBC News
  United States ‘Level of depravity’ of predators, cybercrimes related to child pornography continues to stun judge Springfield Daily Citizen | Springfield, MO News
  United States FBI, attorney general issue cyber crime warning in Connecticut WTNH.com
  United States FBI reveals US states with the worst cybercrime... is YOUR hometown a target? Home | Daily Mail Online