Columbus City Council is voting on a $23 million plan to boost cybersecurity. COLUMBUS, Ohio — Columbus City Council is voting on a plan that it believes will increase the city’s cybersecurity and modernize the system. The ordinance before council on Monday night authorizes the spending of up to $23 million to implement a citywide...Read More
VIENTIANE, July 15 — Rising from the muddy fields on the Mekong riverbank in Laos, a lotus tops a casino in a sprawling city which analysts decry as a centre for cybercrime. Shabby, mismatched facades — including an Iberian-style plaza replete with a church tower, turrets and statues — stand alongside high-rise shells. The Golden...Read More
FRESNO, Calif. (FOX26) — A multi-agency operation dubbed “Operation Creeper Ban” has led to the arrest of 15 men on charges related to possessing and sharing Child Sexual Abuse Material and attempting to meet with a child for sex. The suspects range from the ages of 19 to 42 and were arrested between the days...Read More
Belk was impacted by a ransomware attack. (Image: Andrey_Popov) A notorious ransomware organization known as “DragonForce” is reportedly taking public credit for a recent breach of Belk Inc.’s systems. According to a note from U.K. security software company Comparitech, DragonForce announced on a data leak site it operates that it was behind a May 2025...Read More
Russian professional basketball player Daniil Kasatkin, previously playing for Moscow’s MBA team, was taken into custody last month at Charles de Gaulle Airport near Paris. The 26-year-old, standing 6’7″ tall, athlete was arrested upon his arrival with his fiancée (to whom he had just proposed) at the request of American prosecutors. Authorities suspect him of...Read More
( July 14, 2025, 14:11 GMT | Official Statement) — MLex Summary: The European Commission today released new guidelines to protect minors online and unveiled a prototype age-verification app that sets a “gold standard” in digital privacy. The measures, introduced under the EU’s Digital Services Act, aim to curb exposure to harmful content, addictive platform...Read More
Wedbush sees cybersecurity spending surging as AI threats grow more complex, and names Palo Alto Networks (NASDAQ:PANW), CrowdStrike (NASDAQ:CRWD), Zscaler (NASDAQ:ZS), CyberArk (NASDAQ:CYBR), Check Point (NASDAQ:CHKP)and Varonis Systems (NASDAQ:VRNS) as top picks. Wedbush analyst Daniel Ives notes that Agentic AI rollout is expanding attack surfaces faster than ever. Companies embedding these smart systems without built-in...Read More
On June 2, 2025, EclecticIQ analysts observed the emergence of GLOBAL GROUP, a new Ransomware-as-a-Service (RaaS) brand promoted on the Ramp4u forum by the threat actor known as “$$$”. The same actor controls the Black Lock RaaS [1] and previously managed Mamona [2] ransomware operations. GLOBAL GROUP targets a wide range of sectors across the...Read More
Fraud Management & Cybercrime , Ransomware , Standards, Regulations & Compliance US Authorities Say Daniil Kasatkin, 26, Worked as Negotiator for Ransomware Group Akshaya Asokan (asokan_akshaya) • July 14, 2025 A Paris criminal court on Tuesday held an extradition hearing for a Russian professional basketball player who U.S. authorities say worked as a...Read More
By Fintech Chamber This press release was published in English using an automatic translation system July 14, 2025 The Argentine Fintech Chamber and the Ministry of National Security signed a collaboration agreement to strengthen understanding between law enforcement and the fintech industry, with the aim of strengthening the prevention, investigation, and prosecution of crimes that...Read More
