Global Trends
International cybersecurity events, cross-border cyber incidents, and global threat intelligence.
Indian Police Bust Gang Abusing Google Firebase and Hostinger in $4.6 Million Sideloaded Android Malware Scam
A single malicious APK disguised as a Mahanagar Gas utility file led investigators from one victim's drained bank account to 12.4 million intercepted text messages, 111 counterfeit apps, and a six-member ring operating out of Jharkhand, Bihar, and Delhi.
Quantum Sensing Technologies Introduce New Cyber Risks for Australian Organisations
ASD and ACSC primer warns leaders to guard against sensor tampering, data spoofing and supply-chain threats as precision quantum devices move into real-world use — and offers lessons the world can learn
Singapore's Scam Losses Fell in 2025 While America's Hit a Record - What Singapore Did Differently
Singapore's scam losses fell 17.9% in 2025 and India's also dipped, while US losses hit a record $20.9B. The common thread in the curve-benders: real-time freeze power.
Google Pay’s merchant KYC bypassed to build nationwide mule networks, Indian police investigation reveals loopholes in customer onboarding
Under the guidance of the SP Nagar, supervision of the CO Kotwali, and leadership of the SHO Kotwali, the Cyber Commando SI Upendra Singh, District Anti-Theft Team Gorakhpur, SI Aditya Kumar Pandey with Kotwali Team, arrested 3 accused, who were involved in bypassing Google Pay's onboarding process.
Cambodia Takes Bold Regulatory Action: Moves to Block Discord, in Major Crackdown on Online Gambling and Cybercrime
Cambodia's telecom regulator ordered ISPs to block Discord and Patreon in a crackdown on online-gambling and pig-butchering scam networks. Here's what happened, and why.
Cambodia’s Telecom Regulator Penalizes Viettel for Lax SIM Card Checks That Enabled Financial Scam
According to the regulator, the incident resulted from Viettel's failure to comply with legal requirements governing SIM card registration and customer identity verification.
India Drops the Hammer on Firebase: 113 Google-Hosted Malware Servers Killed in 8 Days
The Indian Cybercrime Coordination Centre (I4C) of Ministry of Home Affairs just turned Google's own infrastructure into a crime scene — and gave the search giant three hours to clean it up.
UAE Establishes New Federal Authority for Artificial Intelligence and Data
Omar Sultan Al Olama was appointed to lead the authority with the aim of creating a faster, more efficient, flexible, and proactive government that leverages data and assisted AI to serve people and build better opportunities for future generations.
India extradicts wanted investment-scam operative from Thailand, linked to SE Asia based transnational criminal syndicate
The deportation of Ganesh Balaso Kale — traced and returned within roughly 20 days of a Red Corner Notice — shows India's regional police forces driving cross-border cybercrime cases once thought beyond their reach, as Dubai and Southeast Asia become less safe for fraudsters.
Three Young Cambodian Women Arrested in Phnom Penh for Running Online Scam Operation
In a sign of evolving dynamics within Cambodia’s notorious online scam industry, authorities arrested three young Cambodian women on Friday night for operating a small-scale fraud ring in the capital’s Chom Chao 2 area.
US moves to seize 13 websites tied to alleged Chinese scheme paying American insiders for intelligence
Article is based on federal domain-name seizure warrant — filed in Washington, D.C.
SIHANOUKVILLE, Cambodia — Provincial Authorities Report Massive Two-Year Sweep Against Online Scam Centers
Massive seizure of desktop computers (16,911), Laptops (406), Mobile phones (40,852) from scam compounds by Cambodia.