HUNTINGTON, W.Va. (WCHS) — Mountwest Community & Technical College hosted a cybersecurity expo on Friday in Huntington. The event featured speakers and panels for those perusing careers and networking with area companies. Featured speakers reviewed a recent cyber attack in Huntington. Comment with Bubbles BE THE FIRST TO COMMENT About 60 people attended the event....Read More

Suspected former Black Basta ransomware affiliates are ramping up targeting of senior-level executives with social-engineering attacks designed to deploy remote monitoring and management (RMM) software, ReliaQuest reported Tuesday.Black Basta, a previously notorious Russia-linked ransomware-as-a-service (RaaS), became defunct last year following leaked chats exposing its infrastructure and techniques. However, attacks leveraging the group’s distinct tactics, techniques...Read More

Vivek Ramaswamy’s Campaign Desperately Tries to Cover Up Endorsements From Lawmakers Accused of Being Sexual Predators  April 15, 2026 Columbus, Ohio- Late last week, reporting revealed how Vivek Ramaswamy’s campaign was actively touting an endorsement from one Republican lawmaker under investigation for being a sexual predator and another who spoke extensively about talking to “young...Read More

Turkish authorities detained 12 suspects in a coordinated operation across nine provinces targeting a cybercrime network accused of infiltrating public institutions’ digital systems and exploiting citizens’ personal data, officials said. The operation, led by the National Intelligence Organization (MIT), was carried out in cooperation with the Cyber Security Directorate, the Gendarmerie General Command and the...Read More

A data breach at Standard Bank could result in more than a terabyte of customer data being leaked online, after the bank said it was subject to “unauthorised” third-party access to its data. A hacker group has claimed to have stolen 1.2 terabytes of Standard Bank’s data, which the bank has said is being leaked...Read More

Today’s teenagers may find themselves at a crossroads: They’re more connected via social media than previous generations, but some find themselves feeling lonelier and more depressed than ever. Social media use has been linked to depression, suicide, self-harm and eating disorders — which is a lot for a generation that is estimated to spend, in...Read More

Agents are evolving from question-and-answer systems into long-running autonomous assistants that read files, call APIs, and drive multi-step workflows. However, deploying an agent to execute code and use tools without proper isolation raises real risks—especially when using third-party cloud infrastructure due to data privacy and control. NVIDIA NemoClaw is an open-source reference stack that orchestrates...Read More

Apr 18, 2026 According to a recent report from Yahoo Finance, a shift in investor focus away from technology stocks earlier this year led to declining share prices for cybersecurity firms. This market movement has created a situation where stocks in the sector may now be available at more attractive valuations. Industry growth projections support...Read More

A relatively unknown ransomware group called Payouts King has emerged as a serious cybersecurity threat, carrying the torch of the now-defunct BlackBasta operation. Since its appearance in April 2025, the group has quietly carried out targeted attacks while remaining largely under the radar, combining aggressive data theft with selective file encryption. BlackBasta was one of...Read More

Submit your letter to the editor via this form. Read more Letters to the Editor. It’s time to protect kids from social media Re: “New Mexico jury says Meta harms children’s mental health and safety, violating state law” (March 24). Social media has become something deeply embedded in our daily lives, but it has an...Read More