The massive FortiBleed credential theft campaign has been linked to the INC and Lynx ransomware operations, suggesting the stolen Fortinet credentials were intended to fuel future network intrusions. Earlier this month, a server containing credentials stolen from more than 73,000 Fortinet devices was discovered exposed on the internet. Researchers found the server contained downloaded FortiGate...Read More
KENNER, La. — A 75-year-old New Orleans man who legally changed his name to Santa Claus was among 11 people arrested during an undercover child exploitation operation over the weekend, according to the Kenner Police Department. Investigators say Claus allegedly contacted an undercover detective through a dating app, believing he was communicating with a 15-year-old...Read More
The law used to arrest former UDP Deputy Chairman Alberto August, hold him in a cell for 28 hours, and seize his phones may be unconstitutional. Prime Minister John Briceño told reporters this morning that the Attorney General has already recommended amendments to the Cybercrime Act. “I asked the attorney general to take a look...Read More
NEW ORLEANS (WVUE/Gray News) – A man named Santa Claus was among 11 people arrested in an undercover sting targeting alleged child predators. The Kenner Police Department announced the arrest of 75-year-old Claus on Monday. The department said 11 suspects were arrested and 10 others remain wanted on child-exploitation accusations. A man named Santa Claus...Read More
Kubota North America Corporation disclosed that hackers had access to some of its network systems for more than a month earlier this year. Following an investigation into the incident, the company determined that between March 16 and April 20 the threat actor accessed files with personal information for employees and their dependents. Kubota is a...Read More
Student interns at two of the Maricopa Community Colleges are not watching more experienced cybersecurity professionals work at regional security operations centers on campus. They are diving in, identifying, determining the severity of and eliminating ransomware and other online threats through a partnership between the colleges and the Arizona Department of Homeland Security. Glendale Community...Read More
Photo courtesy of Anseong City Anseong Mayor Kim Bo-ra took part in a child traffic safety campaign as her first official event of the ninth popularly elected term, declaring that citizen safety would be the top priority of her administration. She presented the construction of a smart safety city using artificial intelligence (AI) and big...Read More
PHOENIX (KVOA) – Arizona Superintendent of Public Instruction Tom Horne is directing approximately $53 million in School Safety Program carryover dollars to fund all first position requests for armed school officers and mental health professionals for the upcoming fiscal year. A school makes a first position request based on their preference for an officer or...Read More
Scammers are creative, you have to give them that. They come up with ways to steal from us that we’ve never thought about. One new alleged scam involves a task we do frequently: pump gas into our car. This scam has the thief inserting a tiny screw into the cradle where the nozzle rests on...Read More
You can’t ask most models to help you make “ransomware” directly, but many will be more than willing if you give them the right prompt. DeepSeek and other LLMs with fewer safety and security controls make theoretical cyberthreats – like browser-only ransomware – much more likely to be used in real-world infections, according to Check...Read More
