[ad_1] Details Last Updated: Thursday, 28 August 2025 06:32 Published: Thursday, 28 August 2025 07:08 Man Arrested in Child Predator Sting  August 28, 2025 – Placer County Sheriff’s Office officials report that on July 30, Placer County Sheriff’s Office Special Operations detectives arrested 39-year-old Cameron Hoppas, of Oakland, after he arranged to meet what he...Read More

[ad_1] Researchers discovered PromptLock, the first known AI-powered ransomware, capable of data theft and encryption. The Slovak software company specialising in cybersecurity has discovered a GenAI-powered ransomware named PromptLock in its latest research report. The researchers describe it as the ‘first known AI-powered ransomware’. Although it has not been observed in an actual attack, it...Read More

[ad_1] India’s Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI), working in tandem with the U.S. Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), has dismantled a sprawling transnational cybercrime syndicate accused of defrauding American citizens of nearly $40 million (Rs. 350 Crores) through elaborate tech-support scams. The arrests, announced this week, are being described as a significant milestone in cross-border...Read More

[ad_1] Please ensure Javascript is enabled for purposes of website accessibilityNevada cyberattack confirmed as ransomware, state services disrupted amid investigation Thu, 28 Aug 2025 13:37:14 GMT (1756388234676) Gallery – News3 v1.0.0 (common) 5323f992000be3baf9f8d5f6f8812b76c9f38e39 Fallback Presentation. Using deprecated PresentationRouter. [ad_2] Source link .........................Read More

[ad_1] Anthropic—the company behind the widely renowned coding chatbot, Claude—says it uncovered a large-scale extortion operation in which cybercriminals abused Claude to automate and orchestrate sophisticated attacks. The company issued a Threat Intelligence report in which it describes several instances of Claude abuse. In the report it states that: “Cyber threat actors leverage AI—using coding...Read More

[ad_1] A California man convicted of multiple sex crimes involving children failed to show up for his sentencing date after he was released on bail, according to the El Dorado County District Attorney’s office. On July 17, officials said Carl Cacconie, 51, was found guilty of six counts of committing lewd acts upon a child...Read More

[ad_1] A coalition of parents and lawyers is preparing an onslaught of lawsuits against child gaming platform Roblox, following the filing of a federal case accusing the site of failing to protect children from sexual exploitation — it’s not the first time the company has faced such a legal battle, but it may be the...Read More

[ad_1] 28 Aug Black Hat 2025: Microsoft’s Threat Intel Experts Are “The Nerds In The Back” Posted at 08:34h in Blogs by Taylor Fox This week in cybersecurity from the editors at Cybercrime Magazine Sausalito, Calif. – Aug. 28, 2025 – Listen to the podcast When a cyberattack occurs, Sherrod DeGrippo, director of threat intelligence...Read More

[ad_1] Sweden’s municipal governments have been knocked offline after ransomware crooks hit IT supplier Miljödata, reportedly demanding the bargain-basement sum of $168,000. Miljödata runs HR, sick leave, and incident reporting systems for approximately 80 percent of Sweden’s municipalities, making it a juicy single point of failure. Over the weekend, those systems went dark, leaving councils...Read More

[ad_1] Please ensure Javascript is enabled for purposes of website accessibilityNevada cyberattack confirmed as ransomware, state services disrupted amid investigation Thu, 28 Aug 2025 12:36:15 GMT (1756384575878) Gallery – News3 v1.0.0 (common) 5323f992000be3baf9f8d5f6f8812b76c9f38e39 Fallback Presentation. Using deprecated PresentationRouter. [ad_2] Source link .........................Read More