By MIKE CORDER THE HAGUE, Netherlands (AP) — Dutch police said Tuesday that they have arrested a suspected member of the ShinyHunters hacker group that has been held responsible for a string of serious data breaches, and accused the man of trying to arrange two murders. Police said they arrested a 24-year-old man from Amsterdam...Read More
A 24-year-old Dutch man arrested as part of an investigation into ShinyHunters is now also suspected of attempting to arrange two murders abroad, according to Dutch authorities. The alleged murder plot is being investigated separately from the cybercrime case. Police said the man was arrested on suspicion of participating in a criminal organization as part...Read More
Merrimack County: Systems contained after cybersecurity incident, investigation continues Merrimack County experienced a network security issue two weeks ago that caused disruptions to its systems, but the county said in a statement Tuesday that “the systems are contained and there is no active threat.” An initial press release was sent on Sept. 14 regarding the...Read More
Roblox to pay Kansas AG’s office $10M as part of online child safety settlement Along with financial agreements, Roblox also agreed to implement or continue safety measures like parental controls, chat restrictions, Robux transfer restrictions, age verification and more. The state of Kansas and the online gaming platform Roblox have reached a settlement over child...Read More
Published 17 Sept., the EU KIDS Act moved from embryo to full-fledged legislative proposal in under a year, underlining how crucial online child safety is in European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen’s second mandate. This new regulation provides for strong age-assurance and safety-by-design obligations for a targeted list of online services, from online social...Read More
INDIANAPOLIS — Eleven men found themselves behind bars after being arrested as part of a central Indiana-wide online chatroom child predator sting. The Hamilton County Internet Crimes Against Children Metro Task Force announced the arrests Tuesday. Task force investigators, along with officers from the Greenwood, Westfield, and Lebanon police departments, took the men into custody...Read More
Hackers have reportedly stolen data from at least a dozen companies following a breach at business monitoring software maker Anodot, leaving its customers exposed to extortion and at risk of having their data published online. Bleeping Computer, among the first to report the Anodot breach, and BBC News both reported that the ShinyHunters hacking group...Read More
Supporters of the Royal National Lifeboat Institution have been warned that their personal information may have been stolen by hackers amid targeting of the charity by far-right agitators. In a letter accompanying the autumn copy of its Lifeboat magazine, the charity warned members that their “name, contact details and records of interactions with the RNLI”...Read More
RAPID CITY, S.D. (KOTA) – Pennington County says all departments are operational again following a ransomware attack that was discovered over the Fourth of July holiday, though some systems and public services still remain limited. County officials said unauthorized activity was detected in portions of the county’s IT network on July 4. Investigators determined hackers...Read More
The FBI announced the arrest of a suspected member of ShinyHunters, the digital hacking group accused of stealing personnel data from the FBI’s jobs site last week, and issued a warning to the cybercriminals. “You know how to find us, and we know how to find you. I suggest you reach out first while the...Read More
