NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! Officials in California are demanding changes to the state’s parole system after another convicted serial child sex predator was recommended for an early release after serving just 27 years of his 355-year sentence despite admitting to still fantasizing about boys. Gregory Vogelsang, 57, who remains in prison,...Read More
Today, Microsoft is announcing a coordinated legal action in the United States and, for the first time, the United Kingdom to disrupt RedVDS, a global cybercrime subscription service fueling millions in fraud losses. These efforts are part of a broader joint operation with international law enforcement, including German authorities and Europol, which has allowed Microsoft and its partners to seize key malicious...Read More
Cybercrime activity has evolved into a borderless, efficient economy where criminal collaboration often outpaces the structures built to defend against it. A promising answer is emerging: strengthen collaboration and build new incentive models that mobilize a broader segment of society to safely disrupt cybercrime at scale. Community intelligence, public-private partnerships and incentivized reporting can help...Read More
By Eddie Beaver ( March 16, 2026, 2:33 PM GMT) — A London court on Monday dismissed as time-barred the claims of four alleged phone-hacking victims against Mirror Group Newspapers, but ruled that another claim sticks because the publisher had misled the claimant about the source of leaked information…. Law360 is on it, so you...Read More
Updated March 13, 2026, 2:08 p.m. PT California legislators are proposing new bills to change the state’s elderly parole policy. The proposed changes follow the controversial early release of two serial child sex predators. Current law allows parole eligibility for offenders at age 50 after serving 20 years. New legislation seeks to raise the minimum...Read More
Researchers specialized in cybercrime have recently identified a new malicious program called Slopoly, linked to an economically motivated threat actor known as Hive0163. This finding confirms that digital criminals are beginning to use AI models to accelerate the creation of new pieces of malware and optimize their intrusion campaigns. The discovery was detailed by security...Read More
As internet access expands, African nations have become a laboratory for malicious actors worldwide who are developing new cyberattacks and committing cybercrimes. A new report by the Global Initiative Against Transnational Organized Crime (GI-TOC) found sharp growth in cybercrime across the continent between 2023 and 2025 with Kenya, Nigeria and South Africa — sub-Saharan Africa’s...Read More
Among the executed were members of the ‘Ming family criminal group’, whose activities had contributed to the deaths of 14 Chinese citizens and injuries to ‘many others’, reported Xinhua. China has executed 11 people linked to online scam centres in Myanmar, according to state media, as Beijing toughens its crackdown on the illegal operations. Those...Read More
The University of Mississippi Medical Center stands in Jackson, Miss., in 2018. Rogelio V. Solis/AP hide caption toggle caption Rogelio V. Solis/AP The University of Mississippi Medical Center has closed all of its clinics in the state in response to a ransomware attack that impacted its phone and electronic systems, disrupting patient care. The attack...Read More
Executive Summary A relatively new ransomware group, Interlock, has gained traction in 2025 as an opportunistic ransomware operator that leverages compromised websites and multi-stage social engineering techniques to deliver their payloads. First observed in September 2024, Interlock departs from the traditional Ransomware-as-a-Service (RaaS) model, operating without affiliates or public advertisements. The financially-motivated group conducts opportunistic...Read More
