[ad_1] LAGOS, Nigeria — A Nigerian court jailed 15 foreign nationals Friday—all Asians—for “cyber-terrorism and internet fraud,” the national anti-graft agency said, one of the largest such cases in the country. Eleven Filipinos, two Chinese, one Malaysian and one Indonesian were sentenced to one year in prison and a fine of one million naira (about $630)...Read More

[ad_1] Jocelyn Erb assisted at the nursery class at the Barlow Vincent Church of Christ which is where she attends. Jocelyn Erb, Kacy Hahn, Amy Taylor, Jessie Yu, and Adalynn Allen at the Youth to Youth Leadership Conference at Kalahari Resort in Sandusky. Erb went with Upward Bound and Amy who is the Upward Bound...Read More

[ad_1] MathWorks, a leading developer of mathematical computing and simulation software, has revealed that a recent ransomware attack is behind an ongoing service outage. Headquartered in Natick, Massachusetts, and founded in 1984, MathWorks now has over 6,500 employees in 34 offices worldwide. MathWorks develops the MATLAB numeric computing platform and the Simulink simulation, which are...Read More

[ad_1] Ohio-based Kettering Health announced this past Friday, May 23, that it had stepped up an emergency urgent clinical support line and temporary retail pharmacy contact numbers to ensure care continuity during a system-wide IT outage.  The health system also said on social media over the weekend that patients are back in radiation treatment thanks to...Read More

[ad_1] A sophisticated phishing campaign leveraging shared infrastructure between two prominent cybercriminal operations has emerged as a significant threat to Office 365 users worldwide. The Tycoon2FA Phishing-as-a-Service platform, which has been active since August 2023, has established operational connections with the notorious Storm-1575 group, also known as Dadsec, creating a formidable alliance in the cybercrime...Read More

[ad_1] GREENVILLE, N.C. (WITN) – An Iranian man pleaded guilty today to participating in an international ransomware and extortion scheme that shut down Greenville’s computer system. The U.S. Attorney’s Office says Sina Gholinejad was part of a conspiracy involving the Robbinhood ransomware. Most City Hall computers in Greenville were offline after the April 2019 attack....Read More

[ad_1] Roblox Corp., the video-game platform popular with preteens, is instituting a number of reforms following widespread criticism of its child-safety policies and the arrests of alleged child abusers using the service. Users under the age of 13 will need parental permission to access certain Roblox chat features, according to a copy of an email...Read More

[ad_1] (The Center Square) – A bill expanding Texas’ cybercrime capabilities and to counter espionage threats has passed the legislature, which Gov. Greg Abbott says he will immediately sign into law. The legislature passed HB 150, filed by state Rep. Giovanni Capriglione, R-Keller, which creates the Texas Cyber Command based in San Antonio. It was...Read More

[ad_1] Cybercriminals are increasingly exploiting the growing popularity of artificial intelligence tools by distributing sophisticated malware disguised as legitimate AI solution installers. This emerging threat landscape has seen malicious actors create convincing replicas of popular AI platforms, using these deceptive packages to deploy devastating ransomware and destructive malware onto unsuspecting victims’ systems. The proliferation of...Read More

[ad_1] The Indian Cybercrime Coordination Centre (I4C) is preparing to deploy an artificial intelligence system that will automatically classify complaints and detect emerging fraud patterns across the country’s cybercrime reporting platform. Govt ropes in AI firm to speed up I4C’s cybercrime response The AI model, developed by firm S4AI, will be integrated into the National...Read More