[ad_1] Investigators ask for the public to assist with the case From the US Attorney, pictured is the accused, Bernard Keller BUFFALO, N.Y.-U.S. Attorney Michael DiGiacomo announced today that Bernard (“Bernie”) J. Keller, 27, of Hamburg, NY, was arrested and charged by criminal complaint with receipt, distribution, and possession of child pornography, which carry a...Read More

[ad_1] Businesses were advised June 12 that a May 2025 attack on a financial institution by the Fog ransomware was an unusual combination of tools: A mix of the legitimate employee monitoring software Syteca with the open-source pentesting tools GC2, Adaptix, and Stowaway.What’s different here, said researchers in a blog June 12 by Symantec and...Read More

[ad_1] Key Takeaways: Ross Ulbricht founded Silk Road, the largest darknet market, conducting millions of dollars in Bitcoin transactions. Ulbricht was arrested in 2013 and later sentenced to two life terms without parole on conspiracy, drug trafficking and other charges. His case is still a flashpoint, in the ongoing debate over justice, freedom and the...Read More

[ad_1] Manufacturing’s rapid digital transformation has merged legacy industrial control systems (ICS) and operational technology (OT) networks with corporate IT and IoT infrastructures, drastically expanding the industry’s cyberattack surface. In this interconnected environment, pretty much every piece of equipment is now reachable via enterprise networks or the Internet. This convergence of IT, IoT, and OT...Read More

[ad_1] The Chandigarh Cyber Cell has unravelled a ₹2.5 crore fraud targeting a senior citizen, a retired chief architect from Sector 10—who was duped through a sophisticated “digital arrest” scheme. Three suspects have been apprehended under a multi-state operation involving impersonation of law enforcement and judiciary officials. Elaborate Impersonation Trap Spanning TRAI, CBI, and Supreme...Read More

[ad_1] The Defense Department faces threat actors that are smarter, faster and more advanced than ever before. The Government Accountability Office reported that federal agencies faced 32,211 information security incidents in fiscal year 2023 — a nearly 10% increase over the previous year as noted in last year’s Federal Information Security Modernization Act annual report....Read More

[ad_1] The cybersecurity landscape has witnessed the emergence of increasingly sophisticated ransomware operations, with DragonForce standing out as a particularly concerning threat actor that has evolved from politically motivated attacks to large-scale financial extortion campaigns. DragonForce ransomware group launched in 2023 as a politically motivated collective, initially targeting entities that aligned with specific ideological beliefs....Read More

[ad_1] A cyberattack on a financial institution in Asia last month featuring the Fog ransomware has made a splash among researchers and incident responders due to the unusual tools and tactics involved.  Researchers at Symantec said the hackers used a legitimate employee monitoring software called Syteca — something they have never seen in a ransomware...Read More

[ad_1] Hyderabad: Two people from Hyderabad have been arrested on suspicion of acting as money mules for a cross-border cybercrime syndicate with links to Sri Lanka and Cambodia. The crime surfaced when cybercrime investigators in Chennai alerted deputy commissioner of police (DCP), Bengaluru Southeast, Sarah Fathima of a possible victim in the city. Upon investigation, Bengaluru police found...Read More

[ad_1] OROVILLE, Calif. — A former Hilliard, Ohio, man who absconded during a federal child pornography probe, and was the latest fugitive to be profiled on the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) smartphone app, is in custody Monday after turning himself in to local authorities in California. Jeremiah Malfroid, 33, surrendered Saturday to the...Read More