[ad_1] The US Treasury sanctioned Russia-based Aeza Group, a bulletproof hosting service that provided infrastructure for ransomware attacks and data theft operations. The sanctions target four Russian nationals, including CEO Arsenii Penzev and seized a cryptocurrency wallet containing approximately $350,000. The US Treasury Department has sanctioned Russia-based Aeza Group, a major step in the direction...Read More

[ad_1] The Justice Department has announced coordinated actions against the Democratic People’s Republic of North Korea (DPRK) government’s schemes to fund its regime through remote information technology (IT) work for U.S. companies. These actions include two indictments, an arrest, searches of 29 known or suspected “laptop farms” across 16 states, and the seizure of 29...Read More

[ad_1] An ex-ransomware negotiator is under criminal investigation by the Department of Justice for allegedly working with ransomware gangs to profit from extortion payment deals. The suspect is a former employee of DigitalMint, a Chicago-based incident response and digital asset services company that specializes in ransomware negotiation and facilitating cryptocurrency payments to receive a decryptor or...Read More

[ad_1] George Kurtz, CrowdStrike’s founder and CEO, sat down with Cybersecurity Ventures at the RSA Conference USA 2025 in San Francisco and shared the past, present, and future of the cloud security powerhouse that is valued at over $100 billion and protects governments, Fortune 500, and Global 2000 companies. A 3-minute video produced by Cybercrime Magazine and...Read More

[ad_1] Philadelphia police release video showing driver accused of shooting school safety officer – CBS Philadelphia Watch CBS News Police are searching for the driver of a Kia SUV who they say shot a School District of Philadelphia safety officer who was helping another driver early on Sunday, June 29. Surveillance video shows the Kia...Read More

[ad_1] The Institute for Homeland Security at Sam Houston State University published my paper, “The Need for Interdisciplinary Programs for Control System Cybersecurity”. Operational technology (OT)/control systems support the critical infrastructures of electric power in traditional and renewable energy systems, water, oil/gas, chemicals, manufacturing, pipelines, rail, maritime, building controls, food, agriculture and defense. There is...Read More

[ad_1] Amidst rising ransomware-related attacks, KnowBe4 shares five pivotal tips to reduce human risk this Ransomware Awareness Month TAMPA BAY, Fla., July 2, 2025 /PRNewswire/ — KnowBe4, the world-renowned cybersecurity platform that comprehensively addresses human risk management, is shining a spotlight on the critical role social engineering plays in the global surge of ransomware attacks. As...Read More

[ad_1] The group faces more than 80 felony counts, driving from as far as Canada to meet with detectives they thought were minors. FAIRFAX COUNTY, Va. — An undercover operation by the Fairfax County Police Department’s Child Exploitation Unit ended with 16 men in handcuffs — all accused of sexually soliciting a minor.  The operation,...Read More

[ad_1] Threat researchers from CrowdStrike are pointing to the hacker group’s focus on more than just traditional ransomware attacks — as experts have separately linked the group to a data theft attack against Australian airline Qantas. The notorious threat group Scattered Spider has indeed been known to focus on more than just traditional ransomware attacks...Read More

[ad_1] FBI affidavit image, redacted by Bob Sullivan I’ve called Amy Boyer the first person killed by the Internet…with only a hint of a stretch in my assertion.  She was stalked and murdered by someone who tracked her down using a data broker …in 1999.  I told her story in a documentary podcast called “No...Read More