[ad_1] Alan Cherry, from St Helens, appeared at Liverpool Crown Court on Wednesday, May 7 after pleading guilty to attempted sexual communication with a child, attempting to incite a child to engage in sexual activity, and for breaching a Sexual Harm Prevention Order (SHPO). The court heard that Cherry, 67, started a conversation with a 13-year-old child over...Read More
[ad_1] The Press Information Bureau’s fact-check handle on X, @PIBFactCheck, flagged a forward that is going viral on social media. It is regarded to be part of the disinformation war launched by non-state actors in the aftermath of Operation Sindoor. The forward makes three points: The first is that ATMs across India will remain shut...Read More
[ad_1] Communication and Digital Affairs Minister Meutya Hafid has called on Indonesia’s Financial Transactions Reporting and Analysis Center (PPATK) and the National Police (Polri) to leverage artificial intelligence (AI) in the fight against cybercrimes. Image credits: ANTARA Addressing attendees at the Risk-Based Mentoring Programme event in Jakarta on Thursday, Minister Hafid highlighted the growing threat...Read More
[ad_1] Marked under the Traffic Light Protocol AMBER classification — which restricts dissemination to a need-to-know basis — the NSE advisory urges members to maintain heightened vigilance and implement robust cyber safety measures. According to the advisory dated May 7, 2025, NSE has recommended that all members operate in a round-the-clock enhanced alert mode, with...Read More
[ad_1] BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (WIAT) — A cyber-attack can start with something as simple as an email. Experts say all it takes is clicking a link for a virus to get inside and take down a computer network. It’s something they say happens every day across the country, including here in Alabama. Cyber-crime is crippling networks...Read More
[ad_1] A recent discovery by Netskope Threat Labs has brought to light a highly complex ransomware variant dubbed “DOGE Big Balls,” a derivative of the Fog ransomware. Named provocatively after the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE), this ransomware incorporates political statements and taunts in its payloads, including references to public figures and YouTube videos. The...Read More
[ad_1] Cybercrime imposes a heavy cost on societies and weakens national economic security. However, existing structures to tackle the threat have proven to be inadequate. Our research looks at all aspects of the cybercrime lifecycle, from the technical nature of cyber-criminal operations to data exploitation and the financial ‘cash out ’ phase. In doing so,...Read More
[ad_1] Cybersecurity researchers have identified a sophisticated new ransomware variant called “DOGE Big Balls,” which appears to be a modified version of the existing Fog ransomware family. The malware, provocatively named after the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE), employs a complex multi-stage infection chain utilizing both custom-developed PowerShell scripts and well-known open-source tools to compromise...Read More
[ad_1] Bryan Vorndran, who has helped guide the FBI to be more aggressive in disrupting malicious hackers and cybercrime gangs, will retire from the agency soon, Recorded Future News has learned. Vorndran, who joined the bureau in 2003 and has served as the assistant director of the FBI’s Cyber Division since early 2021, is expected...Read More
[ad_1] Adalytics has been a thorn in the side of major ad platforms that have characterized its research as flawed, but now it has found an audience in the highest echelons of government. Members of Congress have sent letters to major tech companies, including Google and Amazon, expressing concern about ads served on websites known...Read More
