When I say Dark Web, what comes to mind? A hacker in a hoodie? Digital drug deals and hitmen for hire? Usually what our imagination cooks up is a lot more dramatic than reality. But when it comes to the Dark Web, not so much. I fired up the Tor browser and went digging into...Read More
Scams targeting the elderly in San Diego County resulted in losses of more than $130 million over the course of a single year, San Diego County’s multi-agency Elder Justice Task Force announced Wednesday. Officials released the statistics Tuesday as part of an ongoing outreach campaign regarding increasingly sophisticated internet and phone scams that are leading...Read More
How resilience helps societies adapt and respond to threats was the focus of the OSCE Forum for Security Co-operation (FSC) meeting chaired by Finland on 15 October. How resilience helps societies adapt and respond to threats was the focus of the OSCE Forum for Security Co-operation (FSC) meeting chaired by Finland on 15 October. “Resilience...Read More
(InvestigateTV) — Reports of suspected child sex trafficking to a national tipline have increased nearly 1,000 percent following implementation of a federal law requiring online platforms to report suspected crimes, according to lawmakers and child safety advocates. The bipartisan REPORT Act requires certain online platforms to report suspected child sex trafficking and online enticement to...Read More
Got story updates? Submit your updates here. › As Microsoft expands its AI capabilities, the need for proactive security audits and compliance validation becomes paramount to mitigate the risks of data breaches and system vulnerabilities.San Francisco Today Microsoft has released three new foundational AI models under its MAI Superintelligence banner, promising ‘limitless creativity.’ However, the...Read More
A bug in a popular line of video conferencing software is being exploited by hackers, prompting the U.S. government to order all agencies to patch the vulnerability within two weeks. The Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) gave federal agencies until April 16 to patch CVE-2026-3502, a vulnerability in the video conferencing tool TrueConf. The...Read More
The European research and innovation project Enhanced Cooperation for Cybersecurity (Enforcers) kicked off on Feb. 10-11 at Wibu-Systems AG in Karlsruhe, Germany. The project brings together a consortium of industrial manufacturers, cybersecurity providers, and applied research organizations to address one of Europe’s most pressing challenges—ensuring resilient, trustworthy software throughout the lifecycle of industrial automation systems....Read More
SAN FRANCISCO–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Ripple, a provider of blockchain-based enterprise solutions across traditional and digital finance, today announced a series of strategic collaborations that expand the capabilities of Ripple Custody, reinforcing its position as one of the most institution-ready digital asset custody solutions on the market. Through new partnerships with Securosys and Figment, following recently announced integration...Read More
The Qilin ransomware group has deployed a highly sophisticated, multi-stage infection chain that can disable more than 300 endpoint detection and response (EDR) solutions, effectively blinding security tools before ransomware is executed. Discovered and analyzed by Cisco Talos Intelligence, the attack weaponizes a malicious DLL file to execute its payload entirely in memory, leaving minimal...Read More
BOISE, Idaho (CBS2) — Idaho foster children will have new legal protections after Gov. Brad Little signed two bills into law on Wednesday, measures supporters say are aimed at strengthening safety standards and clarifying when courts can step in to protect kids from abuse. One of the new laws, nicknamed Isaiah’s Law, gives courts guidance...Read More
