“The Pitt,” the popular HBO medical drama set in a fictional Pennsylvania emergency room, includes some truly outlandish plotlines: a patient’s heart is pumped by hand; another loses a leg in a waterslide collapse. But one element is rooted in something increasingly realistic and threatening. In the last ten years, cyberattacks have become a huge...Read More
DarkSword iPhone hacking tool leaks online: Is your phone safe? A powerful hacking toolkit capable of stealing data from iPhones and iPads has leaked online. This exposes hundreds of millions of Apple products to cyberattacks and security breaches. The tool referred to as DarkSword consists of exploits that can hack devices running iOS 18.4 through...Read More
WESTMINSTER, CA — A 19-year-old man was charged Wednesday with grabbing an 8-year-old boy playing with a friend in Westminster and assaulting another child. Anthony Enrique Gonzalez was charged with forcible lewd act on a child, kidnapping for child molesting and lewd or lascivious acts with a minor younger than 14, all felonies. One of...Read More
When Victoria Kilani appeared in a promotional video for a foreign job programme circulating across various social media platforms, she spoke enthusiastically about a new opportunity abroad. “There are no downsides,” she said, smiling in the video filmed in Russia’s Tatarstan region. “No racism.” For thousands of young Africans struggling with unemployment and economic uncertainty,...Read More
Department of War Chief Information Officer Kirsten Davies told lawmakers the agency is undertaking a broad effort to transform the department’s technology ecosystem and cybersecurity program into a warfighting advantage. DOW CIO Kirsten Davies will be a keynote speaker at the Potomac Officers Club’s 2026 Digital Transformation Summit on April 22. Sign up now to hear her...Read More
When Victoria Kilani appeared in a promotional video for a foreign job programme circulating across various social media platforms, she spoke enthusiastically about a new opportunity abroad. “There are no downsides,” she said, smiling in the video filmed in Russia’s Tatarstan region. “No racism.” For thousands of young Africans struggling with unemployment and economic uncertainty,...Read More
Ripple will use AI to protect the XRP Ledger blockchain. Crypto security experts warn that the threat from AI-armed bad actors is growing. Ripple is turning to artificial intelligence to keep the XRP Ledger safe just as hackers increasingly weaponise the technology to search for vulnerabilities in the code behind blockchains. In a new initiative...Read More
A coordinated undercover operation that spanned multiple counties led to the arrests of 16 men accused of sexually exploiting minors over the internet, according to the Nashville Police Department. A four-day undercover operation that took place in February involved more than 150 officers from 13 law enforcement agencies. The operation was to identify, investigate and...Read More
Russian law enforcement has arrested the suspected administrator of LeakBase, a prominent international hacker forum. The operation, coordinated by the Russian Ministry of Internal Affairs (MVD) alongside the Bureau of Special Technical Measures (BSTM), dismantled a platform that traded in stolen personal data and compromised network access for four years. Authorities apprehended the suspect in...Read More
THUNDER BAY — Thunder Bay Police say a cybercrime investigation that began with a report of an adult allegedly soliciting illicit images from a minor has led to seven Criminal Code charges against a 28-year-old city man. Police say Matthew Stewart was arrested March 12 after officers had earlier searched a north-side home, seizing electronic...Read More
