The Hacker News disclosed that Spanish police have arrested a 16-year-old suspected of leading the KillSec ransomware group, which is accused of stealing data and threatening to publish it unless ransoms were paid. The arrest was part of a coordinated international operation that also saw the takedown of the group’s leak site. The operation, led...Read More

A Russian national believed to be a core member of the ransomware group “Qilin,” which has repeatedly targeted corporations and public institutions worldwide, was detained in Japan and extradited to German authorities on October 2. The extradition, carried out under Japan’s Extradition Act, stems from extortion charges related to Bitcoin allegedly coerced from a German...Read More

South Korean financial authorities have identified 19 internet protocol (IP) addresses believed to have been used in the recent wave of cyberattacks targeting the country’s financial sector. The IPs were distributed across 12 countries, including the United States, Japan, and Hong Kong, revealing that the attackers routed their intrusions through servers in multiple countries to...Read More

The attacks, targeting decentralised finance (DeFi) platforms, have already resulted in billions of dollars in losses, according to research co-authored by Professor Tim Hall of the University of Winchester. The study, published in the Journal of Financial Crime, identified 254 successful attacks on the DeFi ecosystem between February 2020 and July 2024, totalling $6.568 billion...Read More

October is Cybersecurity Awareness Month, which makes it the perfect time to brush up on the digital habits that can help keep your personal information safe. Hispanolistic / iStock Hispanolistic/iStock October is Cybersecurity Awareness Month, which makes it the perfect time to brush up on the digital habits that can help keep your personal information...Read More

Sen. Josh Hawley (R-Mo.) and Sen. Richard Blumenthal (D-Conn.) speak before a Senate Judiciary Subcommittee hearing on artificial intelligence at the US Capitol, in Washington, D.C., on Tuesday, July 25, 2023. The two senators are among those sponsoring the GUARD Act. (Graeme Sloan/Sipa via AP Images) “Who is talking to your child?” For thirty years,...Read More

European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen speaks during a report on children’s safety online at EU headquarters in Brussels, Monday, July 13, 2026. (AP Photo/Marius Burgelman) The European Commission is the latest political institution to tackle the growing global trend of lawmakers looking to put in place bans or restrictions on access to online...Read More

It is no secret that, as humans, we crave the thrill of seeing justice served. For three years in the early 2000s, Chris Hansen gave viewers this adrenaline rush with the TV series “To Catch a Predator” on Dateline NBC.  He conducted televised sting operations to catch child predators and turn them over to law...Read More

Spending more time on social media is making Canadian teenagers — especially girls — feel anxious, depressed and disconnected, according to a study co-led by University of Alberta researchers.  Using a sampling of thousands of teens, the research looked at how the daily amount of time spent on social media affects their mental health over...Read More

CHICAGO — Former Bears Super Bowl-champion linebacker Otis Wilson was involved in an altercation with a female and male security officer at Soldier Field on Sunday after a dispute about elevator usage at the conclusion of Chicago’s game against the Jets. In response to a question from ESPN about the incident with Wilson, Monterrey Security,...Read More