SAN ANTONIO — A growing partnership between the Bexar County Sheriff’s Office and the U.S. Secret Service has led to the arrest of more than a dozen people accused of trying to exploit children online, officials announced Wednesday. Sheriff Javier Salazar and U.S. Secret Service Special Agent in Charge Brian Gibson highlighted the joint effort,...Read More
Apple has released security updates to patch a high-severity flaw affecting the Beats Studio Buds wireless earbuds that could allow attackers in Bluetooth range to spy on users’ conversations. “An attacker within Bluetooth range may be able to listen through the microphone of a device which is not yet paired and actively seeking pair requests,”...Read More
The Thorsby City Council approved nine new policies to finish off the final requirements of a state audit involving cybersecurity at the June 15 council meeting. The policy approvals came as the last step in an audit process that the Thorsby Police Department has been working on since June 1. “They gave me an outline...Read More
ST JOHN’S, Antigua, CMC – The Antigua and Barbuda Parliament has given the green light to legislation allowing for fines as high as one million Eastern Caribbean dollars for anyone or any company convicted of failing to provide electronic information requested by law enforcement during criminal investigations. Attorney General Sir Steadroy Benjamin, who piloted the...Read More
JACKSONVILLE, Fla. – The Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office will announce the results of a long-term operation is it calling ‘Operation Checkmate’. JSO says Operation Checkmate led to the arrest of more than two dozen men. Sheriff T.K. Waters will release more details during a press conference at noon on Thursday. You can watch it live on...Read More
Ravie LakshmananJun 18, 2026Vulnerability / Enterprise Security Cybersecurity researchers have charted the evolution of INC from an nascent ransomware-as-a-service (RaaS) operation to one of the most prolific cybercrime groups in 2026, claiming no less than 830 victims since August 2023. “The disruption of LockBit and the shutdown of BlackCat created opportunities for INC to expand...Read More
The G7 just made North Korea hacking operation a formal geopolitical priority. Leaders from the world’s seven largest advanced economies issued a joint communiqué at the Evian summit just yesterday, explicitly calling out Pyongyang’s cryptocurrency theft machine. They accused the North Korean of draining more than $6.75 billion from the crypto ecosystem since 2017. The...Read More
AI’s expanding role in cybersecurity: Opportunity, risk and the new reality for businesses Artificial intelligence has taken over many conversations about the future of business, but none has grown more urgent than the one now centered on cybersecurity. When Anthropic unveiled Claude Mythos Preview earlier this year, the rollout did not follow the usual path...Read More
More than a week after a cyberattack disrupted operations at Australia’s second-largest sugar producer, the company said it is investigating claims by a ransomware group as it continues to restore its systems. The threat actor known as Gentlemen claimed responsibility for the incident at Mackay Sugar, which disrupted sugar mill operations across one of the...Read More
Apple unveiled a new suite of child safety tools and family experiences at this year’s WWDC, spending significant time highlighting the new features as the tech industry grapples with age verification and online safety. The company’s new Child Accounts features, which are available on iPhone, iPad, and Mac, include parental monitoring tools like Ask to...Read More
