[ad_1] COLUMBUS, Ohio (WSYX) — Four suspects from Ohio were arrested as part of a nationwide FBI operation targeting child sex predators, the U.S. Justice Dept. announced Tuesday. The arrests are part of Operation Restore Justice, a coordinated effort between the FBI and federal, state, and local law enforcement agencies. The initiative, which coincided with...Read More

[ad_1] By Raphael Satter WASHINGTON (Reuters) -The ransom-seeking cybercriminals behind the extortion group Lockbit appear to have suffered a breach of their own, according to a rogue post to one of the group’s websites and security analysts who follow the gang. On Wednesday one of Lockbit’s darkweb sites was replaced with a message saying, “Don’t...Read More

[ad_1] James McGoldrick at Systal explores multichannel threats and describes how businesses can defend themselves   Earlier this month, it was revealed that the UK has seen a 94% year-on-year surge in multichannel cyber-attacks. Cyber-attacked are no longer just about phishing emails, attackers are now combining channels like SMS, voice calls, and social media to...Read More

[ad_1] May 7 (UPI) — The Department of Justice announced Wednesday that in an organized enforcement effort to identify, track and arrest child sex predators, it has rescued 115 children and arrested 205 child sexual abuse offenders. The arrests and rescues were part of “Operation Restore Justice,” a coordinated operation executed over a five-day period...Read More

[ad_1] Image courtesy of crypto.news A group claiming to be from Prague has hacked LockBit’s dark web panel, leaking sensitive data including its internal systems and Bitcoin wallets. LockBit, a notorious ransomware gang, had their internal data package compromised, which included over 60,000 Bitcoin BTC addresses, approximately 75 user credentials, and ransom negotiation logs. Analysts...Read More

[ad_1] The 193 UN Member States adopted, by consensus, the historic Convention against Cybercrime – the first of its kind following five years of negotiations.   Here are five key reasons why this landmark agreement matters for people everywhere: A critical tool for a growing threat In 2023, 67.4 per cent of the world’s population...Read More

[ad_1] Cybersecurity Readiness Remains Flat as AI Transforms the Industry The Index evaluates companies’ readiness across five pillars—Identity Intelligence, Network Resilience, Machine Trustworthiness, Cloud Reinforcement, and AI Fortification— and encompasses 31 solutions and capabilities. Based on a double-blind survey of 8,000 private sector security and business leaders in 30 global markets, respondents detailed their deployment...Read More

[ad_1] Image courtesy of crypto.news A group claiming to be from Prague has hacked LockBit’s dark web panel, leaking sensitive data including its internal systems and Bitcoin wallets. LockBit, a notorious ransomware gang, had their internal data package compromised, which included over 60,000 Bitcoin BTC addresses, approximately 75 user credentials, and ransom negotiation logs. Analysts...Read More

[ad_1] Attorney General Pam Bondi and FBI Director Kash Patel announced on Wednesday that 115 children were rescued in a new joint child sex operation by the Justice Department and FBI. 205 people believed to be child sex predators have been arrested in the last week, according to Bondi and Patel. The Justice Department and...Read More

[ad_1] Online education software provider PowerSchool on May 7 said the threat actors they paid a ransom to following a December 2024 cyberattack have reached out to multiple school district customers in apparent attempts to extort them in exchange for restoring stolen data.The original hack in late December reportedly exposed the sensitive personal data of...Read More