Luxury real estate firm New Zealand Sotheby’s International Realty is investigating a cyber security incident involving unauthorised access to data held within a third-party software platform. The affected third-party software was a Customer Relationship Management (CRM) system containing limited contact information for marketing and operational purposes. In a statement, Sotheby’s said data which may have...Read More
A mother took to TikTok to share the story of how her child got in contact with an online predator through a private messaging app and how she and her husband found out by tracking the kid’s phone. Originally posted by TikTok user @williams_partyof_7d, the post highlights cybersecurity protocols parents need to follow, the lasting...Read More
AUGUSTA, Ga. (WJBF) – Augusta University is taking another step forward in the fight against cybercrime. Officials cut the ribbon and officially dedicated the Cyber Resiliency Center at the Georgia Cyber Center downtown on Wednesday, Aug. 26. It’s an AU affiliated, nonprofit organization and statewide initiative of the Georgia Cyber Innovation & Training Center that...Read More
Security Beijing’s botnets busted. The FBI on Wednesday said it disrupted a botnet and seized two platforms that Chinese-government cyberoperatives used to hack NASA, the US Senate, the Department of Energy, and several other government agencies and critical networks. The Federal Reserve, Department of Justice, Department of Health and Human Services, and the National Institutes...Read More
Shares of CrowdStrike jumped 10% after the company delivered another beat-and-raise quarter, cementing our thesis that cybersecurity has become one of the most critical investment priorities for companies in a post-Mythos world. Revenue in CrowdStrike’s fiscal 2027 second quarter increased 26% year over year to $1.47 billion, exceeding the $1.44 billion consensus estimate, according to...Read More
Brazil has taken Discord to court. The government announced Wednesday it’s suing the chat platform for about $97 million, claiming Discord hasn’t met Brazilian requirements for protecting children and teenagers, Reuters reports. In a civil lawsuit filed in federal court, authorities say the company must bring its safety tools, age checks, parental controls, content...Read More
The parent company of Facebook and Instagram will pay hundreds of millions of dollars to Colorado, part of an $18 billion multistate deal, in which the company also agreed to adopt extensive child-safety changes to its operations. The settlement ended a trial over teen social media addiction and settled claims filed by nearly every state....Read More
EVANSVILLE, Ind. (WFIE) – An Evansville man accused of drugging and molesting a child has been sentenced. Court records show a trial was supposed to start Monday for 57-year-old Randall Ryan. However, he reached a plea deal in the case last week. Randall Ryan II(Vanderburgh County Jail) Records show Ryan pleaded guilty to two of...Read More
New Delhi: Delhi govt has approved the establishment of Delhi Cyber Crime Coordination Centre (D4C) as a composite nodal agency of Delhi police to prevent, detect and investigate cybercrimes across the National Capital Territory.D4C will function as the apex cybercrime institution, supporting districts and specialised units in tackling cyber threats. Its activities will be aligned...Read More
At its Aug. 25 meeting, the Bedford County Board of Supervisors approved a $353,808 grant application to the Office on Violence Against Women, a component of the U.S. Department of Justice, to support local cybercrime investigations. The funding would be used to purchase a special-purpose computer, Magnet AXIOM and GrayKey forensic software, and a multipurpose...Read More
