GRAND JUNCTION, Colo. (KKCO) -Two of the five alleged internet sex predators arrested by law officials appeared in court on July 22nd, 2025. 61-year-old Randy Phillip Abeyta of Grand Junction.(Montrose County Sheriff’s Office) 61-year-old Randy Abeyta, who was in court on Friday July 18th, was in court again for a bond hearing. During Abeyta’s court...Read More
Remote Monitoring and Management (RMM) software has long been the silent partner of help-desk engineers, automating patch cycles and troubleshooting sessions across sprawling enterprises. Over the past year, however, the same remote consoles have been quietly repurposed by ransomware gangs that crave the built-in trust, elevated privileges, and encrypted tunnels these tools provide. By masquerading...Read More
PARIS: A key administrator of XSS.is, a prominent Russian-language cybercrime forum, has been detained in Ukraine through a joint operation involving French law enforcement and Europol. The Paris prosecutor’s office confirmed the arrest on Wednesday, marking a significant breakthrough in a long-running investigation. Industry analysts identify XSS.is as one of the most enduring dark web...Read More
Hackers from Akira encrypted vital systems and demanded about £5 million, forcing a shutdown. A 158‑year‑old UK transport firm, KNP Logistics, has collapsed after falling victim to a crippling ransomware attack. Hackers exploited a single weak password to infiltrate its systems and encrypted critical data, rendering the company inoperable. Cybercriminals linked to the Akira gang locked...Read More
Four new samples of Android spyware linked to the Iranian Ministry of Intelligence and Security (MOIS) that collects WhatsApp data, records audio and video, and hunts for files by name, surfaced shortly after the Iran-Israel conflict began. Lookout security researchers spotted the four new DCHSpy malware samples, disguised as VPN apps called Earth VPN and...Read More
Microsoft’s recent disclosure of active cyberattacks targeting its widely used SharePoint software has sent shockwaves through the global tech and business communities. The vulnerability, which affects on-premises SharePoint servers, allows unauthenticated attackers to gain full access to sensitive systems, enabling them to execute malicious code, exfiltrate data, and steal cryptographic keys. According to cybersecurity researchers...Read More
Ransomware gangs have increasingly co-opted Remote Monitoring and Management (RMM) tools originally designed for IT operations to orchestrate sophisticated network intrusions, persistence, lateral movement, and data exfiltration. Investigations conducted in the second half of 2024 and the first quarter of 2025 revealed this pattern across incidents affecting two US-based organizations and one UK-based entity. These...Read More
The FBI, CISA, Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), and Multi-State Information-Sharing and Analysis Center (MS-ISAC) have released a joint Cybersecurity Advisory on Interlock ransomware. The Interlock ransomware variant was first observed in late September 2024, targeting various business, critical infrastructure, and other organizations in North America and Europe. FBI maintains these actors target...Read More
Aims to dismantle hacker business models The UK government has unveiled a new policy to “smash the cybercriminal business model” by banning public sector organisations from paying ransoms. The measure, announced on Tuesday by Home Office Security Minister Dan Jarvis, forms a central part of the country’s escalated cybersecurity strategy and comes amid mounting concerns...Read More
