[ad_1] Victoria told the Herald a predator posing as an 11-year-old from Australia gained the trust of her daughters and helped them join other social media platforms to keep communications hidden. Image digitally altered. Photo / Mike Scott 27 June 2025. Their mother, *Victoria, had long resisted getting her girls a phone, but eventually decided...Read More
[ad_1] Ahold Delhaize, one of the world’s largest food retailers, has confirmed that a cyber-attack on its US operations exposed the personal data of over 2.2 million individuals. The breach, which occurred in November 2024, has been linked to a ransomware incident targeting the company’s internal business systems. Details of the breach were revealed last...Read More
[ad_1] As summer holidays kick into gear, airlines are facing a new threat. A teen hacking group known as Scattered Spider is targeting the airline industry, the FBI and cybersecurity firms have warned. Last Friday, the FBI issued an alert saying that the cybercriminal group is “expanding its targeting to include the airline sector.” At...Read More
[ad_1] From phishing and extortion to data breaches, Americans in 2024 were victims of many top cybercrimes, losing more than $6.5 billion. Overall, cybercrime losses exceeded $16 billion in 2024 — a 33% increase from the previous year. The rise in cybercrimes, according to the FBI, has shocked the American culture. This surge in cyberthreats underscores the growing importance of those...Read More
[ad_1] In a major cybersecurity breach targeting the financial services sector, U.S.-based tax resolution giant Optima Tax Relief has reportedly fallen victim to a ransomware attack carried out by the Chaos ransomware gang, resulting in the leak of 69GB of corporate and customer data. Double-Extortion Tactics Used The attack, believed to be a double-extortion operation,...Read More
[ad_1] NEW YORK STATE — Governor Kathy Hochul today signed into law S.7672A/A.6769A, a pivotal measure aimed at enhancing the cybersecurity and resilience of state and local government networks across New York. First announced in Governor Hochul’s 2025 State of the State, this legislation will improve the State’s ability to respond to threats, safeguard critical...Read More
[ad_1] The government in Switzerland is informing that sensitive information from various federal offices has been impacted by a ransomware attack at the third-party organization Radix. The hackers have stolen data from Radix systems and later leaked it on the dark web, the Swiss government says. The exposed data is being analyzed with the help of...Read More
[ad_1] The Kathmandu District Attorney’s Office has filed a cybercrime case against journalist Dil Bhusan Pathak at the Kathmandu District Court on Monday, accusing him of spreading hate and hostility through content published on his YouTube channel. The Cyber Bureau of Nepal Police registered the case at the Attorney’s Office, alleging that one of Pathak’s...Read More
[ad_1] Cybercrime is often seen as a threat to privacy or money, but recent years show it can cost lives too. Ransomware, once just a way for criminals to lock files for cash, now disrupts hospitals and treatment, turning data extortion into a real danger for patients who need urgent care. When hospitals can’t access...Read More
