France, Spain, Italy, Denmark, and Greece are preparing to test a new age verification system as part of the EU’s push to regulate how children access online content. Here are the details. The pilot program, announced by the European Commission on Monday (via Reuters), is built on the same technical standards as the upcoming European...Read More

United Natural Foods said the cyberattack that prompted the food distributor and wholesaler to completely shut down its network last month resulted in lost sales of up to $400 million. Executives, during a business update call Wednesday with analysts and investors, said the financial impact from the attack is largely contained to the current quarter,...Read More

Quick look An Iowa State student’s call for help back in 2020 led Iowa State University Police down a long and often disturbing path that more than four years later has finally resulted in federal indictments for a ring of sexual predators accused of preying on young women – many of them minors – from...Read More

NovaBev Group, a prominent beverage company, disclosed on July 16, 2025, that it suffered a major cyberattack on July 14, which temporarily disrupted its IT infrastructure and affected services for both the group and its WineLab subsidiary. The company has maintained its principled stance of refusing to negotiate with cybercriminals despite ransom demands, while external...Read More

Twelve suspects are facing numerous charges following a three-day child predator sting. The Cherokee Sheriff’s Office said it worked with local, state, and federal agencies to conduct “Operation Phantom Whisper.” During the operation, undercover officers posed as underaged girls in an effort to target the suspects who are accused of arranging to meet who they...Read More

The 2022 National Plan to Combat Cybercrime was released on 21 March 2022 and builds on the previous 2013 version. The National Plan framework identifies three key pillars around which to focus future action and support the development of a nationally coordinated approach to combating cybercrime in Australia: Pillar One: Prevent and Protect, which focuses...Read More

UNION COUNTY, N.C. — In two recent and unrelated cases, investigators with the Union County Sheriff’s Office (UCSO) Criminal Investigations Bureau (CIB) helped identify and apprehend online predators who made explicit plans to meet with underage females. According to a UCSO press release, the arrests are the result of detailed, coordinated investigations that extended across...Read More

Where confidential computing is making an impact Financial services Financial services are leading the way in adopting confidential computing. Banks and insurers have always been early adopters of strong security measures. Now, they use confidential computing to protect transactions, customer records, and proprietary algorithms. As these organizations shift more workloads to the cloud and handle...Read More

WineLab, the retail store of the largest alcohol company in Russia, has closed its stores following a cyberattack that is impacting its operations and causing purchase problems to its customers. Its parent company, Novabev Group, informed earlier this week that hackers had breached its IT systems. “On July 14, the group was subjected to an...Read More

Authorities released free decryptor for Phobos and 8base ransomware Pierluigi Paganini July 18, 2025 Japanese police released a free decryptor for Phobos and 8Base ransomware, letting victims recover files without paying ransom. Japanese authorities released a free decryptor for Phobos and 8Base ransomware, allowing victims to recover files without paying. Japanese police released the free...Read More