Lapses in identity cause 79% of ransomware attacks, according to an annual study by security vendor Sophos.Sophos researchers said many of these attacks aim to secure credentials for abuse or exploit credentials that had already been secured, underscoring the importance of identity in a holistic security posture.The report found that 67% of ransomware victims said...Read More
Microsoft has restored a hacked account to its original owner, returning thousands of dollars’ worth of games and priceless family pictures that were stored on the OneDrive. But content creator Joshua Khane has said that the entire process felt “a little bit shady.” Khane reported that his Microsoft account had been deleted on July 14...Read More
AI is finding vulnerabilities faster, whether the industry is ready for it or not. Mitigation is the only way for defenders to regain control. Doug Britton July 17, 2026 4:17 pm 3 min read The cybersecurity industry is betting heavily on artificial intelligence. The idea is that if we can use AI to find vulnerabilities...Read More
Lawmakers pressed European Commission officials on Wednesday on why existing rules protecting children online are not being enforced, even as the bloc moves toward new legislation setting a minimum age for social media. The European Parliament’s Internal Market and Consumer Protection Committee held a two-panel hearing that brought together representatives from Meta, BEUC (the European...Read More
Kolkata: Police have started lodging zero FIRs in cyber fraud cases to allow quick freezing of the money trail.In a case where a Cossipore resident filed a complaint, Baguiati police filed Zero FIR under relevant sections of BNS. The victim said he befriended the accused, identified as Kallol Chakraborty, on social media, and was persuaded...Read More
NOBLESVILLE, Ind. (WISH) — The Noblesville Police Department arrested four people Thursday for child sex crimes. These arrests were made as part of an undercover operation. Monday through Thursday, detectives posed as minors living in Noblesville between the ages of 13 and 15, according to a press release by the Noblesville Police Department. This was...Read More
FLAGLER COUNTY, Fla. — A registered sexual predator arrested less than 12 hours after being released from state prison has been sentenced to another 10 years behind bars. Flagler County deputies arrested Gabriel Pardo, 45, on June 19 for violating his probation, according to the sheriff’s office. Pardo was released from prison around 10:17 p.m....Read More
Ransomware has shut down every US production facility belonging to Fairlife, the Coca-Cola subsidiary that generates nearly $4 billion in annual sales, with investigators still unable to answer the one question that determines how serious this attack really was: did the malware reach the plant floor itself, or did production stop as a precaution when...Read More
Fairlife, the dairy subsidiary of The Coca-Cola Company, has temporarily suspended its U.S. production operations following a major cyberattack, the company announced. The ransomware event resulted in unauthorized access to portions of Fairlife’s IT systems, including elements of its production processes. The company, which posted $4 billion in sales in 2024, said it has launched...Read More
Frontier Airlines was hacked in May and June, according to two lawsuits. Tomas Del Coro at Flickr Frontier Airlines got hacked, and now it’s getting smacked with two separate lawsuits. Both an employee and a customer filed lawsuits against the Denver-based airline on July 15, alleging that the company failed to meet the Federal Trade...Read More
