COWETA, Okla. — A ransomware attack targeted Coweta on August 5th. The city got the contracted IT provider and additional cybersecurity professionals to work securing systems, preventing further intrusion, and starting the recovery process. The attack affected: City computers, files, and computer-based services, except the city website and third-party online billing portal. City computer systems...Read More
COWETA, Okla. — The City of Coweta says they are currently responding to a ransomware attack. According to officials, on Werdnesday, August 5, the City experienced at system-wide attack and immediately contacted their contracted IT provider and additional cycbersecurity professionals to secure their systems to prevent any further intrusion and to begin a recovery process....Read More
His first victim was attacked was on a busy Tube in central London. Levy boarded and positioned himself directly in front of the woman, before leaning his elbow on her. She moved away. A few minutes later, she felt something touch her, over her clothes, on her vagina. Such was the force Levy used, that...Read More
Governments cannot defend national digital infrastructure alone as AI accelerates attacks, cybercrime becomes industrialised and private companies control much of the technology on which states depend, warns Steve Durbin, Chief Executive of the Information Security Forum (ISF) Cybersecurity is a contest between attackers and defenders. For far too long, governments have been defending their turf...Read More
Ransom-seeking hackers targeted dozens of prominent US financial institutions and other major businesses over the past month, according to a report. Google disclosed the ongoing cyberattacks earlier this week, with Reuters reporting that the targeted firms included Blackstone, Bridgewater Associates, Apollo Global Management, Bain Capital, KKR, TPG, CME Group, Clearlake Capital and Moody’s. The cybercriminals...Read More
New analysis of Bitcoin theft reports reveals that stolen funds overwhelmingly came from long-dormant wallets, with victims reporting a median loss of over one coin. Data posted on X from Galaxy Research’s Alex Thorn looked at 250 victim reports and found the typical stolen coin had sat untouched for 3.5 years, and a striking 88%...Read More
As banks and investment firms move more operations into cloud-based identity platforms, collaboration suites and SaaS ecosystems, attackers are no longer trying to breach the network. They’re logging in. A campaign update shared Thursday (Aug. 6) by Google’s Threat Intelligence Group showed attackers from the threat actor group UNC6671 had initiated a cyber infiltration campaign...Read More
RESTON, Va., Aug. 07, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Carahsoft Technology Corp., The Trusted Government IT Solutions Provider®, will be joined by more than 110 of its technology partners at the Department of War Intelligence Information System (DoDIIS) Worldwide 2026, the premier Intelligence Community and Department of War conference. Hosted by the Defense Intelligence Agency (DIA),...Read More
Incidents of fraud have exploded, with older adults suffering the greatest financial impact from fraud last year, according to the FBI’s 2025 IC3 Annual Report. Americans age 60 and older reported losses of $7.7 billion — about a 60 percent increase from 2024. But because so many victims don’t report these crimes, these figures don’t...Read More
Why the Meta child safety ruling matters A US court has ordered Meta to pay $567 million (€492 million) into a teen mental health fund and overhaul how Facebook and Instagram work for young users. A Meta child safety ruling that could ripple out to the Dublin-headquartered giant’s wider operations. Judge Bryan Biedscheid in Santa...Read More
