Lawmakers in the Massachusetts House are expected to vote this week on legislation that would ban social media use for children under age 14 and implement statewide restrictions on cellphones in schools.”The House will vote on legislation that takes significant steps to protect children in Massachusetts, and to ensure that our students are able to...Read More

The Federal Police in Germany (BKA) has identified two Russian nationals as the leaders of GandCrab and REvil ransomware operations between 2019 and 2021. According to BKA’s disclosure, 31-year-old Daniil Maksimovich Shchukin and 43-year-old Anatoly Sergeevitsch Kravchuk acted as the heads of the two ransomware groups “from at least the beginning of 2019 until at least July 2021.” Shchukin hid behind the...Read More

Also on the same date, President Donald Trump signed Executive Order 14390, “Combating Cybercrime, Fraud, and Predatory Schemes Against American Citizens.” The EO directs federal agencies to immediately review their existing policy to address cyber threats such as ransomware, malware, phishing, financial fraud, extortion and impersonation schemes. It also seeks to combat transnational criminal organizations (TCOs)...Read More