ALBEMARLE COUNTY, Va. (WVIR) – Albemarle County fell victim to a ransomware attack in June that likely compromised the personal information of government employees and school staff, officials announced Thursday. The county discovered the cybersecurity incident on the morning of June 11, after noticing problems with its IT systems. Investigators determined the attack began in...Read More
Retail cyber attacks: NCA arrest four for attacks on M&S, Co-op and Harrods Four people have been arrested in the UK as part of a National Crime Agency investigation into cyber attacks targeting M&S, Co-op and Harrods. Two males aged 19, another aged 17, and a 20-year-old female were apprehended in the West Midlands and...Read More
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Athlete or Hacker? Russian basketball player accused in U.S. ransomware case Pierluigi Paganini July 11, 2025 Russian basketball player arrested in France over alleged ties to a ransomware group accused of targeting U.S. firms and federal institutions. Russian basketball player Daniil Kasatkin (26) was arrested in France in June at the request of the U.S....Read More
Published 2025-07-01 13:16 1:16 July 1, 2025 pm In a notable sign of bipartisan agreement, the Senate voted 99-1 on Tuesday to remove from the president’s massive policy agenda bill a provision banning states from regulating artificial intelligence for at least five years, broadly seen as a win for child safety and marginalized people online. ...Read More
Phone and technology outages that plagued Albemarle County last month were caused by a ransomware attack, officials said in a statement on Friday. The county warned residents that it “appears likely” the hackers accessed the data of local government and public school employees — including their driver’s license numbers, Social Security numbers, passport numbers, military IDs...Read More
Gang linked to breaches of Harrods, Marks & Spencer and Co-op Pro Image: Pexels Four people were arrested in the UK on Thursday as part of a National Crime Agency investigation into April’s high-profile cyberattack spree against retail giants Harrods, Marks & Spencer and Co-op. The suspects – two 19-year-old men, a 17-year-old man and...Read More
Mountain Laurel Dermatology On May 12, 2025, Asheville-based Mountain Laurel Dermatology discovered a data breach that involved unauthorized access and exfiltration of both personally identifiable information (PII) and protected health information (PHI) belonging to patients. The exposed data included names, Social Security numbers, check images, dates of birth, financial account information, and medical information such...Read More
Police transferring arrested people. (AA Photo) July 11, 2025 10:25 AM GMT+03:00 Authorities detained 346 suspects in the past week during nationwide cybercrime operations, Interior Minister Ali Yerlikaya announced Friday. Among them, 99 individuals were formally arrested, and 60 others were placed under judicial supervision. The operations, coordinated by the Cybercrime Department of the General...Read More
A Russian professional basketball player has been arrested for allegedly acting as a negotiator for a ransomware gang. 26-year old Daniil Kasatkin, was reportedly arrested last month at Charles de Gaulle Airport near Paris after flying in with his fiancée. 6′ 7″ tall Kasatkin, who until recently was playing for Moscow basketball team MBA, was...Read More