A convicted California child molester who vanished before sentencing and remained a fugitive for nearly 10 months has finally been captured, reigniting criticism of a justice system that allowed him to stay free after a jury found him guilty. Carl Cacconie, 52, was arrested Saturday in Scottsdale, Arizona, after authorities tracked him down following a...Read More
Police launched the raid at the former Galaxy World Casino in Phum 4 Village, Sangkat 4, after gathering intelligence that the site was being used for online fraud activities. Photo from Ministry of Information Cybercrime is a leading global issue, replacing traditional crime, as it offers lower risks for criminals and a high level...Read More
Ravie LakshmananJun 11, 2026Hacking News / Cybersecurity News It’s been one of those weeks. You expect the usual noise: recycled malware, sloppy attacks, another easy target getting hit. Instead, there’s a supply chain attack kit in a public repo, a $5,000-a-month RAT that clones browsers, and research showing AI agents can be tricked into leaking...Read More
The above video is our WITN+ livestream and may not reflect the content in this story. ONSLOW COUNTY, N.C. (WITN) – A cybersecurity crime is under investigation for Onslow County Schools. According to officials, security of Onslow County Schools’ technology systems was compromised after an IT staff detected a cybersecurity incident affecting the network. Officials...Read More
The mother of a British Columbia teen who died by suicide after being relentlessly tormented by a cyberbully says proposed federal legislation tackling online safety would have helped her daughter and will help save lives. Carol Todd’s daughter Amanda died in 2012 after being sexually exploited by an online predator. Todd said in an interview...Read More
Black Youth Are Being Harmed by Social Media. Minnesota Passed a Law to Help. Now a Federal Bill Could Undo It. Contributing writer Anya Armentrout reports on how social media harms Black youth disproportionately, Minnesota’s new Stop the Harms from Addictive Social Media Act signed in May and the fight over the federal KIDS Act,...Read More
Google sued a Chinese cybercrime operation called the Outsider Enterprise for using Gemini AI to send 2.5 million phishing texts to Android users over two weeks in May 2026. The case is one of the first major lawsuits targeting criminal misuse of a frontier AI model, but it raises hard questions about whether platform liability...Read More
WASHINGTON — An Iran-linked hacking group is claiming it breached FBI-operated drones and has issued threats tied to the FIFA World Cup, according to CBS News. The group, known as Handala, said it had access for months to data collected by first-person view (FPV) drones used by the FBI, including images and information gathered during...Read More
AUGUSTA, Ga. (WRDW/WAGT) – A coding camp in Augusta is getting local kids excited about cybersecurity. Kids in grades 4 through 8 are learning about the industry and getting hands-on experience. A professor from Augusta University’s School of Computer and Cyber Sciences is one of their teachers. He says they learn computational thinking, ciphers, encryption...Read More
HARRISBURG — Attorney General Dave Sunday announced charges against an 81-year-old Columbia County man regarding dozens of child sexual abuse material files found on devices at the man’s home. Brent Vogelbacher is charged with 85 felonies, and was arraigned this week when bail was set at $50,000 cash. The Office of Attorney General’s Child Predator...Read More
