Palo Alto Networks, a leading cybersecurity firm, has launched an investigation into a ransomware threat that appears tied to a vulnerability in Microsoft’s SharePoint platform, raising alarms across the industry about the rapid exploitation of software flaws. According to details emerging from the probe, an unidentified hacker infiltrated a system and demanded ransom after encrypting...Read More

One Sunday in Kanigarh, a remote Uttar Pradesh village an hour from Delhi, Tej Pal was sitting at home with his wife when he received a video call from the police. A group of officers in light brown uniforms and distinctive black flat caps stared out at the farmer and rickshaw driver from the small...Read More

A longstanding Northamptonshire logistics company, KNP, has collapsed following a ransomware attack, resulting in the loss of nearly 700 jobs, the BBC reports. The incident began when hackers gained access to the company’s systems by guessing a weak password. Once inside, they deployed ransomware that encrypted critical business data. Although KNP paid the ransom, the...Read More

As students head back to school, it’s important for everyone — parents, children and drivers — to focus on safety. If you are a parent, start by making sure your child knows the safest route to their school. Practice walking the route with them, pointing out crosswalks and safe places to cross streets. Remind them...Read More

Akamai Technologies, the cybersecurity and cloud computing company that powers and protects business online, has found that bad actors are using a new quadruple extortion tactic in ransomware campaigns, while double extortion remains the most common approach. With ransomware accounting for more than half of the total data breaches in this region in 2024, Asia...Read More

Q: How can I tell if my web browser has been hijacked? A: A browser hijack sounds dramatic, but it’s one of the most common and easiest to miss signs of unwanted software. Instead of breaking your computer, it silently alters how your browser functions, typically to generate revenue from you without your consent through...Read More

New York State Sen. Monica R. Martinez hosted a Car Seat Safety Inspection, Operation Safe Child and Shed the Meds event on Saturday, July 26, 2025, in partnership with the New York State Police, the Suffolk County Sheriff’s Office and the Deer Park Fire Department. According to AAA, an analysis of the National Digital Car Seat...Read More

In a startling development that underscores the relentless evolution of cyber threats, the Akira ransomware group has been actively exploiting vulnerabilities in SonicWall SSL VPN appliances, even targeting devices that are fully patched. This campaign, which surged in late July, has compromised numerous organizations, raising alarms about a potential zero-day flaw that bypasses existing security...Read More

A leading mobile device insurance and service network has initiated insolvency proceedings in the wake of a cyberattack. Germany’s Einhaus Group was targeted by hackers in March 2023 and is understood to have paid a ransom(ware) fee of around $230,000 at the time, according to Wa.de and Golem.de (machine translations). However, the once large and...Read More

Stanislaus County District Attorney Jeff Laugero is making one more attempt to keep a convicted child molester from being released into a west Turlock residence.  Despite a ruling earlier this month by the Fifth District Court that paved the way for the release of sexually violent predator Kevin Scott Gray, whose crimes date back to...Read More