4 arrested after sex offender caught working near children at South Carolina church and school PAWLEYS ISLAND, S.C. — Four people have been arrested in the investigation into how a registered sex offender was allowed to work in close proximity to children at a South Carolina church and school. At a Monday press conference, Georgetown...Read More

Hunter Barrett, 21, arrested for child luring after sting by Predator Poachers leader Alex Rosen (right, in Brattleboro Saturday) By Guy Page A Houston-based civilian group that unmasks child predators and leads them to police was active recently in Brattleboro, according to a video by Brattleboro News producer Hank Poitras. The Brattleboro News video depicts...Read More

Dealerships installed alarms in millions of vehicles—and left them in even if the buyer didn’t want them. Now security researchers from UC San Diego warn they can be hacked to unlock, track, and disable cars. Car owners who already have the KARR Security smartphone app installed should receive an alert about the firmware update,...Read More

Under the agreement, CrowdStrike will use Cerebras’ AI inference technology to power Falcon AI Detection and Response (AIDR). In return, Cerebras will standardize on the CrowdStrike Falcon platform to secure its own business. The companies said the partnership combines high-speed AI inference with AI-native cybersecurity for enterprises deploying AI at scale. AI Speed Drives Real-Time...Read More

The Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI) has sounded the alarm over an emerging cyber fraud known as the ‘Boss Scam’, under which the fraudsters impersonate CEOs, managing directors and other senior executives to trick finance teams into transferring money. SEBI has issued a cautionary advisory to all regulated entities and listed companies after...Read More

FBI Director Kash Patel held talks with Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Manet on Wednesday on joint efforts to combat international online scam operations that cheat victims out of billions of dollars each year. A report issued Tuesday by the United Nations Office of Drugs and Crime estimated that scams caused estimated losses in the Asia-Pacific region alone of as much as $114 billion...Read More

A U.S. Department of Education crackdown on sexual predators in K-12 schools focuses on 20 districts across the country, including one in South Carolina. C Michael Bergen mbergen@thestate.com COLUMBIA, S.C. The U.S. Department of Education has launched an investigation into a South Carolina school district suspected of mishandling staff-on-student sexual misconduct as part of a...Read More

As the new school year approaches, many parents are signing their children up for after-school programs, sports leagues, and other activities. While convenience and fun often top the list, safety experts say there are a few important questions every parent should ask before trusting a program with their child. Personal injury attorney Kate Henderson of...Read More

The emergence of agentic ransomware has sparked concerns about how artificial intelligence (AI) could reshape cyberattacks.  Unlike traditional ransomware that relies on predefined scripts or human operators, agentic ransomware can make decisions, adapt to obstacles, and execute attacks with minimal human intervention.  To better understand what this means for security leaders, I recently spoke with...Read More

A threat group called Anubis claimed credit for the ransomware attack against Fairlife, the dairy products unit of Coca-Cola.  The group says it locked the servers at Fairlife and obtained 1TB of data from the attack, according to researchers at Arctic Wolf. Anubis is threatening to leak information if its demands are not met within...Read More