Lisa-Michelle Kucharz ’90 knew what happened to her was awful. For several years, a stranger flooded her inbox and Facebook Messenger with cruel messages. She was subject to defamatory blog posts accusing her of criminal activity, threats of violence, antisemitism, humiliation and multiple impersonation accounts on social media. But instead of retreating from public life...Read More
HARRISBURG — Attorney General Dave Sunday announced charges against a Philadelphia man who was disseminating and possessing child sexual abuse material — as well as a 170-page “guide” on how to have sexual “relationships” with children. Abdiel Mendoza, 31, is charged with numerous felonies after Office of Attorney General agents served a search warrant last week. Mendoza was...Read More
Vitalik Buterin said the potential for AI advances to pose a threat to Bitcoin security is low. He said the chances of Bitcoin’s hash functions and proof-of-work (PoW) system being rendered ineffective are “extremely low.” He said he does not agree with projections that AI could weaken Bitcoin’s security architecture and cause the Bitcoin price...Read More
Listen to the article 4 min This audio is auto-generated. Please let us know if you have feedback. The FBI and the Department of Justice have seized domains linked to a yearslong effort by China-nexus hackers to target U.S. critical infrastructure providers and government agencies for espionage and other activity. Authorities said a state-backed group...Read More
Business SRQ DAILY MONDAY BUSINESS EDITION MONDAY SEP 7, 2026 | BY MALLORY EVANS Pictured: Students pursuing an Associate of Science degree in Cybersecurity Operations at SCF, Manatee-Sarasota can choose between full-time and part-time schedules. Photo courtesy of State College of Florida, Manatee-Sarasota. This fall, students at State College of Florida (SCF), Manatee-Sarasota now have...Read More
SEOUL – Some students and parents in South Korea are opting to avoid school-related group chats altogether as concerns grow over cyberbullying and its consequences. They are increasingly being warned that simply staying silent in group chats could expose them to school violence accusations. Advice circulating on social media has urged students to avoid participating...Read More
K-pop fandoms are on high alert after Hybe’s global fan platform, Weverse, confirmed a massive personal information breach affecting 422,584 accounts on the night of September 6th. Weverse, a crucial platform for Hybe where global K-pop stars like BTS interact with their fans, has seen user anxiety surge following this incident. Weverse Company, under the...Read More
It’s true a bank cannot be held responsible for every fraudulent transaction passing through its systems. Cybercriminals are constantly evolving their methods and financial institutions process millions of transactions every day. But repeated use of the same accounts for suspected criminal activity, particularly where there are obvious inconsistencies in account activity, should invite scrutiny. Delhi...Read More
The Department of Justice–Office of Cybercrime (DOJ-OOC) and the Cybercrime Investigation and Coordinating Center (CICC) are developing a common framework for classifying and reporting cybercrime cases across government agencies. The proposed system is intended to standardize how agencies record, analyze, refer, investigate, and report cybercrime complaints. The initiative builds on work involving the Philippine Crime...Read More
SEOUL, Sept. 7 (Yonhap) — North Korea-linked hacking group Kimsuky was found to have leveraged artificial intelligence (AI) coding agents to create decoys for malicious codes, a local security firm said Monday. Such findings were detected after an analysis of 13 malicious files collected last month, Genians Inc. said in its latest cybersecurity threat intelligence...Read More
