Brussels – For two weeks, 71 people – including 39 professionals and 32 students – have tested the security of various public IT infrastructures in Belgium, identifying and reporting vulnerabilities under the Coordinated Vulnerability Disclosure (CVD) framework. And now they will be rewarded for their “ethical” hacking. In this edition of #HackTheGovernment, the targets were far-reaching: Belgian...Read More
SooToday has heard from customers with Your Neighbourhood Credit Union who say their accounts were hacked and money was stolen. In a response to someone on social media, YNCU said the issue has been with the credit union’s Visa Debit cards. “This was a Visa Debit card fraud attempt primarily affecting members in Sault Ste....Read More
SAN DIEGO (KGTV) — The FBI is sounding the alarm after seniors in San Diego County reported losing at least $108 million in elder fraud scams in 2024. “Just in the last two weeks, I’ve had two victims, both of them reported over $2 million stolen from them,” said Michael Rod, a supervisory special agent...Read More
What first looked like a single strange crypto post is now turning into a bigger situation, as another WWE-related account appears to have posted the same kind of message. Former WWE head writer Brian Gewirtz already raised concern after a crypto-style post showed up on his account claiming big profits and a luxury purchase. Now,...Read More
A growing number of teenage boys are chasing dramatic body transformations online — building massive muscles, shedding fat and documenting it all for millions to see. But behind some of the viral physiques lies a troubling trend: the use of a powerful drug never approved for humans. A rapid transformation — and a risky choice...Read More
Microsoft, RSA Make Identity Security Push in the Age of AI Two of the bigger authentication announcements to come out of the recent RSA Conference both point in the same direction: Organizations need a more flexible, unified approach to identity security, especially as AI agents start acting alongside human workers. Microsoft used the occasion to push...Read More
The European Union Agency for Cybersecurity (ENISA) has launched a public consultation on a draft cybersecurity certification scheme for European Digital Identity (EUDI) Wallets and electronic identities. The publication covers certification of the cybersecurity of cloud services in accordance with the EU’s Cybersecurity Act. It is designed to ensure that digital ID wallets operate securely and...Read More
In this article The financially motivated cybercriminal actor tracked by Microsoft Threat Intelligence as Storm-1175 operates high-velocity ransomware campaigns that weaponize N-days, targeting vulnerable, web-facing systems during the window between vulnerability disclosure and widespread patch adoption. Following successful exploitation, Storm-1175 rapidly moves from initial access to data exfiltration and deployment of Medusa ransomware, often within...Read More
LIVINGSTON PARISH, La. (WAFB) – A man arrested during a child predator sting in Livingston Parish last year has pleaded guilty. United States Attorney Kurt Wall announced Monday, April 6, that William Alexander Ruiz-Ponce, 28, pleaded guilty to attempted coercion and enticement of a minor. According to the Louisiana Department of Justice (DOJ), as part...Read More
Microsoft says that Storm-1175, a China-based financially motivated cybercriminal group known for deploying Medusa ransomware payloads, has been deploying n-day and zero-day exploits in high-velocity attacks. This cybercrime gang quickly shifts to targeting new security vulnerabilities to gain access to its victims’ networks, weaponizing some of them within a day and, in some cases, exploiting...Read More
