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Key Insights: Crypto theft accounts for about one-third of reported cybercrime losses in the U.S. Trump’s order expands cyber operations against foreign criminal organizations. Private companies can support government-led efforts to disrupt cybercrime networks. Crypto theft accounts for about a third of cybercrime losses reported by Americans, according to White House official Patrick Witt. Witt...Read More

Aug 14, 2026 10:39:00 President Donald Trump has signed a memorandum of understanding authorizing the government to hire private companies to combat cybercrime. This will allow private companies to carry out government-sanctioned operations, including cyberattacks. Expanding Capabilities to Combat Transnational Cyber-Enabled Crime – The White House https://www.whitehouse.gov/presidential-actions/2026/08/expanding-capabilities-to-combat-transnational-cyber-enabled-crime/ White House taps security firms for offensive hack-back...Read More

Ransomware victim numbers stayed broadly flat in the second quarter, while the number of active groups reached a record high, according to Check Point. Leaked material from The Gentlemen offered a rare look at how a small team built a leading operation. Data leak sites recorded 2,139 ransomware victims in the quarter, little changed from...Read More

Suisun.com A city of roughly 30,000 residents in Northern California — staffed by a two-person IT department — is now in its seventh day of a ransomware shutdown that has taken down City Hall, knocked out ten municipal departments, and forced its elected council to meet in emergency closed session over a criminal extortion demand...Read More

Akira ransomware has added a new way to weaken Windows security before it tries to lock files. In a recent intrusion, an affiliate rebooted a compromised system into Safe Mode with Networking, leaving the device connected while most third-party protections stayed offline. The operation began with a credential-spraying attack against an exposed SonicWall SSL VPN...Read More

HUNTINGTON, W.Va. (WSAZ) – A new building rising along 4th Avenue near Marshall University will house the Institute for Cyber Security, and university officials say it will include cutting-edge technology and training once completed. Each floor of the building will have a distinct, defense-driven focus with learning labs, a space for private industry partners and...Read More

SHASTA COUNTY, Calif. – A Sacramento man was arrested by the Shasta County Sheriff’s Office on Thursday as part of an child predator operation. According to the Shasta County Sheriff’s Office, 43-year-old Trevor Adam Diercks of Sacramento began communicating online with an undercover detective from the Major Crimes Unit on July 24. Authorities say that...Read More

President Donald Trump signed a national security presidential memorandum Wednesday authorizing vetted private companies to carry out hacking operations against foreign criminal groups. The memorandum, “Expanding Capabilities to Combat Transnational Cyber-Enabled Crime,” tells the Homeland Security Task Force’s National Coordination Center to build the program. Executive directors from the Justice Department and Homeland Security will...Read More

Knott’s Berry Farm has pulled the plug on a theme-park dining hack that let savvy locals turn an annual pass into a year-round meal ticket. The 2027 overhaul means guests who want to keep eating at the park all year will now have to fork over $499 for the unlimited dining plan. That is a...Read More