[ad_1] The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), on Tuesday, charged five defendants before a Federal High Court in Lagos for allegedly hacking into the server of Premium Trust Bank. The defendants are listed as the bank’s e-payment service manager, Matthew Adeniyi; Kehinde Odeyemi, a nursing mother; Samson Latshin, Bolaji Omotosho and Sunday Okunnola. They...Read More

[ad_1] ANSONIA, Conn. (WFSB) – An Ansonia man has been arrested for owning child sex abuse material. 36-year-old Roger Pratt of Naugatuck was arrested on May 15th. The investigation into Pratt began after he was accused of trying to meet an underage girl he met online. Police say it was actually a group of private...Read More

[ad_1] On May 7, 2025, the Department of Justice announced the results of Operation Restore Justice, a coordinated enforcement effort to identify, track and arrest child sex predators. The operation resulted in the rescue of 115 children and the arrests of 205 child sexual abuse offenders in the nationwide crackdown. The coordinated effort was executed...Read More

[ad_1] The UK retail sector is facing a surge in cyber threats targeting retailers and their supply chains. / Credit: Rob Wilson via Shutterstock Recent cyberattacks on major UK retailers and their supply chains have exposed significant vulnerabilities in the retail infrastructure, raising urgent questions about the future of cybersecurity in the sector. As digital...Read More

[ad_1] Another cyber-attack has hit the headlines – this one involving the personal data of hundreds of thousands of legal aid applicants in England and Wales. It comes hard on the heels of recent cyber-attacks that caused huge disruption at Marks & Spencer and the Co-op, and has prompted fresh reminders for people to be...Read More

[ad_1] Roger Pratt, 36, was arrested on a warrant for possession of child sex abuse material, Ansonia police said.  Police say the arrest followed a disturbing investigation that started when a group of private citizens used social media to communicate with Pratt. These individuals, who track potential child predators online, posed as a child online...Read More

[ad_1] Louisiana State University (LSU) and the cybersecurity firm TekStream this week announced a new, expanded student-run security operations center (SOC) on LSU’s campus that gives students real-world experience defending both educational and commercial clients, according to a news release yesterday. Unlike LSU’s earlier SOCs, which primarily defended university systems, the new initiative targets two...Read More

[ad_1] Reports Highlight Domain Controllers as Prime Ransomware Targets A recent report from Microsoft reinforces warnings about the critical role Active Directory (AD) domain controllers play in large-scale ransomware attacks, aligning with U.S. government advisories on the persistent threat of AD compromise. In a blog post, Alon Rosental, Microsoft partner director of product management for...Read More

[ad_1] Abilene rejects ransom after a cyberattack, assuring residents that essential services continue as experts work on resolving network outages. ABILENE, Texas — The City of Abilene confirmed Tuesday it was targeted by a ransomware attack last month, but officials said they will not pay a ransom to the criminal group Qilin. The city acknowledged...Read More

[ad_1] An Alabama man who SIM-swapped his way into the SEC’s official X account, enabling a fake ETF announcement that briefly pumped Bitcoin, has been sentenced to 14 months in prison and three years of supervised release. Prior to his conviction and sentencing on Friday, Eric Council Jr., 26, of Huntsville, Alabama, proved once again...Read More