[ad_1] Listen to the article 4 min This audio is auto-generated. Please let us know if you have feedback. Dive Brief: It took the education sector 4.8 months on average to report data breaches following ransomware attacks between 2018 and 2025, according to a report released Thursday by Comparitech. Schools and colleges had the highest...Read More

[ad_1] Nova Scotia’s energy minister is seeking answers from Nova Scotia Power and the province’s energy regulator is planning its own investigation into a cybersecurity breach at the utility that resulted in customer information being accessed and taken. In a letter to Nova Scotia Power president and CEO Peter Gregg dated May 7, Trevor Boudreau said he wants to know...Read More

[ad_1] Update: The following is the statement from Anne Arundel County. We asked about costs and if the ransom was paid and they declined to disclose it. Due to the ongoing nature of the investigation and the causes and impacts, we cannot disclose this information at this time. Anne Arundel County Government and the Anne...Read More

[ad_1] Earlsboro police arrest alleged child predator following sting operation Police say other law enforcement agencies have contacted the Earlsboro Police Department regarding other investigations involving the suspect Updated: 2:28 PM CDT May 15, 2025 Police say a sting operation recently led to the arrest of an alleged child predator in Earlsboro. >> Download the...Read More

[ad_1] Guest blog courtesy of Bitdefender.Ransomware threat actors depend on numerous cybercriminal skillsets to breach, disrupt, and extort organizations. One of these skillsets belongs to Initial Access Brokers (IABs), who are prominent players in the prolific RaaS (Ransomware as a Service) ecosystem. They help drive the proliferation of ransomware and Business Email Compromise (BEC) attacks. In...Read More

[ad_1] Retailer uses a variety of cyber partners to ID attacks in real-time, segregate data and environments, and enable rapid response Image: A grab bag of partners helped shut down the cyberattack Computing research has identified the security tools and partners the Co-op used to stop last month’s cyberattack in its tracks. Supermarket chain Co-op...Read More

[ad_1] WASHINGTON (TNND) — The FBI and Justice Department announced on Wednesday the arrest of 205 alleged child sex predators in the last week in “Operation Restore Justice.” Attorney General Pamela Bondi and FBI Director Kash Patel praised the “historic, unprecedented national nationwide operation” during a news conference and thanked the 55 FBI field officers...Read More

[ad_1] The ransomware group that hit UK retailers Marks & Spencer, the Co-op, and Harrods over the past few weeks now aims to target retailers in the United States, according to the Google Threat Intelligence Group (GTIG).”The U.S. retail sector is currently being targeted in ransomware and extortion operations that ‘we suspect’ are linked to UNC3944,...Read More

[ad_1] Over the past few years, cybersecurity experts have increasingly said that nation-state operatives and cybercriminals often blur the boundaries between geopolitical and financial motivations. A new report released Wednesday shows how North Korea has flipped that idea on its head.  North Korea has silently forged a global cyber operation that experts now liken to...Read More

[ad_1] Federal prosecutors have charged five Metro Detroiters arrested last month in a national five-day sweep for child predators, officials said. The five were among 205 suspects arrested during the effort, dubbed Operation Restore Justice, according to the FBI. It also said 115 children were rescued in the operation, which involved all 55 of the...Read More