Gardner also asked why Apple never removed Grok, which still hosted sexualized deepfakes of celebrities as recently as June, from its App Store. “When someone points out that these apps are deepfaking teenagers or creating child sexual abuse materials, they sort of quietly remove them from the App Store without making any announcement about it,...Read More
VOLUSIA COUNTY, Fla. — Seven men have been arrested after investigators say they traveled to Volusia County to meet with a minor as part of an undercover operation targeting people who use the internet and mobile apps to target children. The Volusia County Sheriff’s Office said Operation Tor/Pedo was conducted July 9 through July 11...Read More
The Spanish Police dismantled a cybercrime and money-laundering organization that made €140 million ($160 million) from investment fraud and business email compromise (BEC) attacks. As part of the law enforcement operation, four people were arrested in Spain, Portugal, and Panama. The police describe the operation as an industrial-level scheme as it involved at least 800...Read More
U.S. Treasury Sanctions VPN Provider and Cryptor Seller Behind Billions in Ransomware Losses Pierluigi Paganini July 14, 2026 U.S. sanctions hit VPN provider 1VPNS and a cryptor seller for enabling ransomware gangs behind billions in losses to critical infrastructure. The U.S. Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control sanctioned two individuals and one entity on July...Read More
By AJ Vicens July 14 (Reuters) – U.S. authorities on Tuesday unsealed charges and offered a $10 million reward for information on three Russians accused of providing computer infrastructure related to ransomware attacks and other malicious cyber activities against U.S. critical infrastructure. According to the U.S. government statement: • Alexander Volosovik, Kirill Zatolokin, and Yulia...Read More
President Trump’s bold vision to secure and accelerate American artificial intelligence (AI) innovation is being actioned through the creation of “GOLD EAGLE,” a clearinghouse that enables unprecedented cybersecurity vulnerability coordination. Open-source software partners and American critical infrastructure companies built a coordinated system to receive and patch cyber vulnerabilities at a speed and scale never seen...Read More
Apple introduces new child safety features in iOS 27 Apple is updating its child safety features in iOS 27.The tech giant’s announcement at WWDC 2026 represents one of the most substantial overhauls to its parental control architecture in years. Tim cook’s company is introducing changes to the safety tools built into its iPhone operating system...Read More
A former Chicago area Mormon church figure who was excommunicated in the 1990s over allegations of child sexual abuse — and quickly reinstated by the faith group, and allowed to serve as a member and leader in an Ohio congregation — pleaded guilty Thursday in a criminal case that accused him of molesting two other...Read More
Federal prosecutors on Tuesday unsealed an indictment against three Russians associated with a bulletproof hosting provider sanctioned by the U.S. and two allies in November. The U.S. government also posted a reward of up to $10 million for information in the case. The Russians face multiple charges for allegedly providing cybercriminals with infrastructure and tech...Read More
Summary On July 13, 2026, the ransomware group known as SpaceBears claimed responsibility for a cyberattack on Turbosoft (turbosoft.cm), a prominent IT systems company based in Cameroon. The attackers have threatened to release sensitive data, including personal information of employees and clients, unless their demands are met. Incident Report Field Details Target Turbosoft Domain turbosoft.cm...Read More
