Listen to this article Estimated 2 minutes The audio version of this article is generated by AI-based technology. Mispronunciations can occur. We are working with our partners to continually review and improve the results. The City of St. John’s public transit service says it’s investigating a cybersecurity incident that was discovered earlier this week. In...Read More

article Jaiden Orion Segundo (Maricopa County Sheriff’s Office) BUCKEYE, Ariz. – A registered sex offender is back behind bars after allegedly luring a 17-year-old runaway girl into his truck in Phoenix – trapping her inside – and sexually assaulting her six times at his Buckeye trailer home, according to court documents. What we know: Maricopa...Read More

MONROE — More than a year after he was arrested for the alleged 2024 crimes, an accused child predator from the region is back in court, facing potentially decades in prison for possession of child pornography and child exploitation if a Green County jury finds him guilty. The offenses — some involving videos of prepubescent...Read More

Summary Ransomware activity in Japan increased slightly during the first half of 2026, with The Gentlemen and Qilin emerging as two notable groups. The Gentlemen operated through a Ransomware-as-a-Service model and relied on double-extortion tactics, while Qilin showed signs of using generative AI to create deployment scripts. Small- and medium-sized enterprises across multiple industries were...Read More

With all the talk of automated AI hacking and alignment fears reaching a new level, a number of companies have proposed solutions to some of the booming technologies’ biggest issues. Unsurprisingly, it’s to add more AI to the loop, as TechCrunch reports. A number of startups are using AI defenses to address rogue agents. Apollo...Read More

Summary Settra is a newly identified ransomware variant first observed in June 2026 that gains access through compromised VPNs or stolen credentials. The threat actors deploy MeshAgent RMM for persistence and use Bring Your Own Vulnerable Driver (BYOVD) techniques to evade security controls. After establishing access, they encrypt files, disable recovery options, and clear Windows...Read More

Security researchers warn that a newly discovered ransomware variant called Settra has targeted virtual private network environments or compromised credentials for initial access before deploying remote monitoring and management tools to gain persistent access in targeted environments.  Researchers from Huntress observed two specific attacks in recent months, including a July incident at a consumer services and...Read More

Sept. 18, 2026, 8:19 a.m. ET A former doctor from Farmington Hills convicted of receiving child pornography has been sentenced, officials said. A federal court judge in Detroit gave Lincoln Erickson nine years in prison on Tuesday, according to court records. The 32-year-old must also register as a sex offender as part of his sentence,...Read More

Social media is a regular part of many teenagers’ lives, and new safeguards on Facebook and Instagram are giving parents another reason to think about how their teens use screens. The changes are part of a multi-billion dollar settlement involving Meta, the company that owns both platforms.   While these safeguards can be helpful, they are...Read More

Claude Used to Breach Ars Technica reported that the researchers were paid $6,500 by OpenAI as part of a bug bounty program, and that they had been given access to an Anthropic tool specifically designed for security professionals. Ars Technica El Mundo said the intrusion began on July 23, when Hacktron researchers found a flaw...Read More