By Annie WillsLake Okeechobee News OKEECHOBEE — On Thursday, March 12, convicted sexual predator Kevin Douglas Blackmon, 49, was sentenced to 42.2 years in prison for 21 counts of failure to register as a sex offender. Blackmon was adjudicated guilty for the charge of sexual battery on a person 12 years of age or older...Read More
UNODC and Scitum TELMEX formalize intelligence-sharing to strengthen cyber resilience in Mexico amid rising ransomware and attack volumes. The agreement aligns public and private capabilities, impacting critical infrastructure, SMEs, and regulated sectors, while reinforcing compliance, operational standards, and preparedness ahead of 2026 FIFA World Cup. The United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC)...Read More
CrowdStrike CEO George Kurtz speaks at the Wall Street Journal Tech Live conference in Laguna Beach, California, on Oct. 21, 2019. Martina Albertazzi | Bloomberg | Getty Images Cybersecurity stocks dropped for a second day on Monday as investors fretted over new artificial intelligence security tools that threaten to displace the sector’s longstanding business models....Read More
A hacker collective called Scattered Lapsus$ Hunters released the stolen records from more than 40 companies worldwide, including Qantas, on Saturday after their deadline for ransom payment passed. Here’s what you need to know about the data breach. What Qantas data has been leaked? Customer names, email addresses, and frequent flyer numbers for over 5...Read More
Lunchbox’s Robinhood account where he bought stocks to invest with Bobby and Amy, but now just Amy, has been hacked. Bobby and Amy had contributed money to it over the course of the last few years. Bobby eventually felt uneasy about the arrangement and asked for his money back. After taking some time, Bobby did...Read More
Common Senior Scams in the US Scams that target elderly people are far more common than you might expect. Thousands of seniors fall victim to financial fraud, government impersonation, romance scams, and tech support scams each year. Age-related changes, such as memory problems, and social factors, such as loneliness, may make seniors more vulnerable to...Read More
LOXAHATCHEE, Fla. (CBS12) — An attorney for a nurse who was attacked by a patient at HCA Florida Palms West Hospital says a lawsuit has been filed against the hospital today. The nurse who was attacked, Leela Lal, is suing HCA Florida Palms West Hospital and Allied Universal Security. “Almost every bone in her face...Read More
Elisa M. Trucco, Florida International University and Julie Cristello, Florida International University Viral social media trends started innocently enough. In the early 2010s there was planking, the “Harlem Shake” dance and lip syncing to Carly Rae Jepsen’s summer anthem “Call Me Maybe.” Then came the ice bucket challenge, which raised an estimated US$115 million for...Read More
At this year’s RSA Conference 2026, cybersecurity companies across the board took the opportunity to announce new partnerships and capabilities. Unsurprisingly, AI was a central theme across vendors. Whether focused on AI-powered defense, addressing shadow AI, or embedding AI into security operations, the technology is now more than ever a cornerstone of how cybersecurity companies...Read More
The European Commission was hit by a cyberattack that may have resulted in the theft of internal data, months after another incident potentially exposed some staff details. The European Union’s executive arm experienced a breach on March 24, a spokesman said. The attack struck the commission’s Amazon Web Services account before being detected and blocked....Read More
