The Hyderabad Cybercrime police have arrested two individuals from Pune, Maharashtra, for their alleged role in a large-scale investment fraud network spanning 27 cases across India, including one in Telangana. The accused have been identified as Reynold Vincent Cyril, a tech professional, and Manish Dinesh Sonawane. Police say the duo acted as suppliers of bank...Read More
Generative artificial intelligence is a relatively new technology. Consequently, it presents new security challenges that can catch organizations off guard. Chatbots powered by large language models are vulnerable to various novel attacks. These include prompt injections, which use specially constructed prompts to change a model’s behavior, and data exfiltration, which involves prompting a model thousands,...Read More
From Ransomware Parties to Data Heists — How to Lock the Doors They Never Knew Existed Photo by Campaign Creators on Unsplash In 2022, a Boston hospital’s entire network went dark. Patient monitors, MRI machines, even the cafeteria’s coffee maker — all frozen by ransomware. The entry point? A compromised smart thermostat in the lobby....Read More
COLUMBIA, S.C. (WMBF) – A Myrtle Beach man arrested earlier this year in an online predator bust is now heading to prison. PREVIOUS COVERAGE | 9 men arrested in multi-agency online predator bust in Georgetown County The South Carolina Attorney General’s Office said Thomas Hood pleaded guilty Thursday to a count of criminal solicitation of...Read More
A large healthcare organization has disclosed a data breach Ascension was also hit by two significant breaches in 2024 The latest incident could be linked to the Cl0p ransomware attack One of the biggest private healthcare systems in the US, Ascension, has notified patients that personally identifiable information (PII) including health data, was stolen in...Read More
Officials said the suspects were suppliers of bank accounts to cyber fraudsters. The arrested persons are Reynold Vincent Cyril, a techie and Manish Dinesh Sonawane, both from Pune in Maharashtra. Published Date – 1 May 2025, 08:21 PM
Hyderabad: The Hyderabad Cybercrime police nabbed two persons from Maharashtra for their alleged involvement...Read More
Getty Images Tech firms will have to do more to protect young people from harmful content under new safety measures announced by the media regulator. Ofcom’s own research found that 59% of 13 to 17-year olds surveyed had seen “potentially harmful content” online in the previous month. What does the Online Safety Act mean for...Read More
As funding for a Wisconsin school safety initiative is set to expire, a leading Republican lawmaker says he’ll likely support a budget request from the Democratic attorney general to continue the office. Monday’s school shooting in Madison drew renewed attention to the Office of School Safety, an initiative at the Wisconsin Department of Justice that...Read More
EXCLUSIVE – Bipartisan lawmakers are introducing a bill on Capitol Hill Thursday focused on protecting the country’s water systems from foreign hackers, just months after China admitted behind closed doors that it was responsible for a series of attacks on U.S. infrastructure. Senators Ruben Gallego, D-Ariz., and Tom Cotton, R-Ark., authored the Water Cybersecurity Enhancement...Read More
Guadalupe County officials arrested 14 online sexual predators in Seguin, recovering two human trafficking victims. SEGUIN, Texas — 14 online sexual predators were arrested in Seguin over a three-day period. Officials also recovered two victims of human trafficking. The operation was led by the Guadalupe County Sheriff’s Office, who worked with nine other agencies including...Read More
