Editor’s note: This story was updated to reflect revised arrest numbers provided by authorities. Five people were arrested, not seven. The San Francisco Sheriff’s Office and District Attorney’s Office announced the arrests of five men following a three-day undercover operation targeting suspected child predators. The operation, conducted with the help of 10 other law enforcement...Read More
Editor’s note: This story was updated to reflect revised arrest numbers provided by authorities. Five people were arrested, not seven. The San Francisco Sheriff’s Office and District Attorney’s Office announced the arrests of five men following a three-day undercover operation targeting suspected child predators. The operation, conducted with the help of 10 other law enforcement...Read More
Sri Lanka is confronting a growing organised crime threat after the murder of an alleged Chinese mafia figure. Firstpost brings you the details of how police uncovered the presence of international cybercrime syndicates operating on the island. Investigators say criminal networks exploited tourist, business and long-stay visas to run scam operations and evade scrutiny. The...Read More
Interpol’s African Cyberthreat Assessment Report 2026. In June, Interpol’s African Cyberthreat Assessment Report 2026 found that AI is enabling up to 55% of cybercrime in Africa. Losses from these crimes have more than doubled since 2024, and are now at USD$484 million. Scam centres operate in 72% of surveyed countries, with AI-generated deepfakes and synthetic...Read More
INC Ransomware is Calling Victims – Pressure Tactics Post SonicWall Zero-Day Exploit Pierluigi Paganini August 04, 2026 INC Ransomware exploits SonicWall SMA 1000 flaws, using calls and emails to pressure victims during extortion campaigns targeting global organizations. Resecurity disclosed that INC Ransomware has emerged as the dominant threat actor exploiting the recently disclosed SonicWall Secure...Read More
Editor’s note: This story was updated to reflect revised arrest numbers provided by authorities. Five people were arrested, not seven. The San Francisco Sheriff’s Office and District Attorney’s Office announced the arrests of five men following a three-day undercover operation targeting suspected child predators. The operation, conducted with the help of 10 other law enforcement...Read More
ATLANTA — A class action lawsuit was filed against the Atlanta-based Coca-Cola Company in response to a recent data breach at the company’s dairy company, Fairlife. A group of current and former Coca-Cola and Fairlife employees are suing over the ransomware attack, saying their personal information was not secured properly or safely. Channel 2 Action...Read More
Descrease article font size Increase article font size A Kitchener, Ont., man has pleaded guilty to charges related to a hacking attack on a U.S.-based cloud services company that compromised more than 165 organizations, the U.S. Department of Justice said Wednesday. The department said in news release that the 26-year-old conspired with other hackers and...Read More
LAS VEGAS — OpenAI models’ autonomous attacks on other companies represent an urgent warning to the AI industry about the need for stronger model development safeguards, employees from the frontier label said on Wednesday. “This is a pivotal moment both for our company as well as the AI industry as a whole,” Michael Dalton, a member...Read More
An undercover sting operation by the San Francisco Sheriff’s Office targeting online child predators resulted in the arrests of seven Bay Area suspects, authorities said. Sheriff Paul Miyamoto and San Francisco District Attorney Brooke Jenkins announced the arrests and charges against five of the suspects at a press conference on Wednesday. The three-day operation began...Read More
