The Washoe County District Attorney announced that a child predator has been convicted. Authorities say, in an online post, they’re still looking for more victims. If you or you know someone that was abused by 28-year-old, Robert Vasquez, you’re urged to contact 775-334-COPS. Vasquez is convicted of three counts of sexual assault on a child under...Read More
The Washoe County District Attorney announced that a child predator has been convicted. Authorities say, in an online post, they’re still looking for more victims. If you or you know someone that was abused by 28-year-old, Robert Vasquez, you’re urged to contact 775-334-COPS. Vasquez is convicted of three counts of sexual assault on a child under...Read More
Aura, a US provider of identity protection services, has suffered a breach involving a hacker stealing 900,000 records about the company’s users. On Tuesday night, the breach notification service Have I Been Pwned first flagged the incident, a couple days after the notorious hacking group ShinyHunters claimed responsibility. The breach is ironic considering Aura —which has...Read More
Google and cybersecurity companies Lookout and iVerify have detailed a new hacking technique that potentially puts a significant portion of iPhone users in danger, just by visiting the wrong web page. The hack is called “DarkSword” and since it specifically targets several different versions of iOS 18, it could affect “close to a quarter of...Read More
Introduction This week Pakistan’s National Cyber Emergency Response Team (NCERT) has issued an advisory to 39 key ministries and institutions and warned them of a “severe risk” posed by the ongoing ‘Blue Locker’ malware attacks, an NCERT spokesperson said on Sunday, confirming that a few Pakistani organizations had been affected by the ransomware. In a rare alert,...Read More
Google Threat Intelligence and security companies iVerify and Lookout have unearthed an advanced suite of hacking tools for iPhones running the iOS 18 operating system called ‘Darksword’ originating from Russia, according to a blog post from Google on Wednesday. The tools were deployed in Ukraine and have the capacity to steal personal data as well possibly steal cryptocurrency and...Read More
Belhaven University officials said there is no evidence that indicates personal information was compromised during a cybersecurity incident earlier this month.The university suspended access to portions of the school’s internal network when the incident was identified on March 6. “We immediately took impacted systems offline and engaged nationally recognized cybersecurity specialists to assist with the...Read More
Marquis, a Plano, Texas fintech vendor used by hundreds of banks to analyze customer data, says cybercriminals stole personal and financial information belonging to at least 672,075 individuals in a ransomware attack. State filings show more than half of those affected reside in Texas, underscoring the regional concentration of Marquis’s client base and the widespread...Read More
A newly-discovered attack called “DarkSword” has been found spreading malware to iPhones still on iOS 18.4 to 18.7. On Wednesday, security researchers from Google, Lookout and iVerify warned about the attack, which uses a chain of multiple software vulnerabilities to remotely compromise vulnerable iPhones. Google also says “multiple commercial surveillance vendors and suspected state-sponsored actors”...Read More
In recent weeks, Goldman Sachs has been highly active in debt markets, issuing a series of fixed and floating-rate notes across maturities extending into the 2040s, while also facing governance changes as long‑time director Lakshmi Mittal prepares to retire at the 2026 annual meeting. At the same time, the firm is deepening its role in...Read More
