LAS VEGAS (KLAS) — A Sparks resident who the FBI described as a child predator was sentenced on Monday to 23 years in prison in a sexual abuse case. Four Native American children on the Reno-Sparks Indian Colony were among his victims. Angel Fernandez pleaded guilty to two counts of sexual abuse of a minor...Read More
Hacker sentenced after enabling ransomware attacks against United States organizations. A Russian hacker has been sentenced in a United States federal court for helping cybercrime groups carry out ransomware attacks that targeted companies and organizations across the country. Federal officials announced that 26-year-old Aleksei Volkov received a prison sentence of 81 months after pleading guilty...Read More
A newly-proposed cybercrime service is promising to turn stolen data from ransomware attacks into a more profitable commodity, raising fresh concerns about whether hackers could begin systematically exploiting at scale the enormous volume of personal information they have hoarded. Advertisements for Leak Bazaar are appearing across multiple criminal forums on the dark web, with the...Read More
NAB has emerged as one of five “design partners” of a new security information and event management (SIEM) platform being built by Databricks. The bank’s involvement in co-developing the platform – which also represents Databricks’ first foray into the security market – was revealed late last week. Called Lakewatch, it is still in “private preview”....Read More
The National Privacy Commission (NPC) said on Monday, Oct. 27, that it has launched an investigation into a massive alleged data breach involving G-Xchange, operator of GCash, after a large cache of user data reportedly appeared for sale on a dark Web forum over the weekend. According to cybersecurity monitoring group Deep Web Konek, the...Read More
Topline Air France and KLM Royal Dutch Airlines—the flagship carriers of France and the Netherlands—were the latest in a string of global carriers to be hacked since mid-June. Five global airlines—WestJet in Canada, Hawaiian Airlines in the US, Qantas in Australia, Air France in France and KLM in the Netherlands—have been hacked in the past...Read More
Savvy Senior Older adults face financial fraud risks in 2024, with $81.5 billion lost nationwide Dear Savvy Senior, My adult kids keep warning me about scams, but it’s hard to know which calls and messages are dangerous. What scams are most commonly aimed at seniors right now? Almost 80 Dear Almost, Your kids’ concerns are...Read More
As countries across the region accelerate efforts to balance food security with environmental sustainability, Oman is stepping up initiatives to modernise its agricultural sector while reducing its carbon footprint. In line with these goals, the Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries, and Water Resources has introduced a new programme aimed at integrating renewable energy into farming practices....Read More
They say a picture is worth a thousand words, and that certainly has proved true for a group of teenagers in Tirana, Albania. Pictures, or specifically photos, have given these youths the means to tell their peers about the dangers of child trafficking. I met three of those teens — Adelajda, Mariglen, and Rodolf —...Read More
NEW YORK, March 31, 2026 /PRNewswire/ — DoControl, a leader in SaaS data security, today announced new capabilities that provide visibility, monitoring, and automated control for Google Gemini Gems – a newly introduced feature within Google Gemini that enables teams to create customizable AI GPTs. With this launch, DoControl is the first platform to provide...Read More
