Clipart Korea Open-source artificial intelligence models are being exploited for sex crimes. AI-generated child sexual abuse material, or CSAM, has increased more than 20-fold in a year, driven in part by prices so low that AI hacking tools change hands for 10 cents on the dark web. The tools are cheap and difficult to trace....Read More
The owner of ransomware remediation company MonsterCloud has been charged with allegedly defrauding ransomware victims by secretly paying their attackers for decryptors while claiming to use proprietary technology to recover encrypted data. Zohar Pinhasi, 50, also known as “Zack Silver” and “Zack Green,” was indicted by a federal grand jury in the Eastern District of...Read More
By Staff Writer South Africa remains one of the most targeted countries in the world when it comes to cyberattacks. Interpol’s Africa Cyberthreat Assessment Report of 2025 (4th Edition) identifies South Africa as a particularly significant target, especially in the finance and government sectors. According to recent data published by Kaspersky, it was reported that,...Read More
By Staff Writer South Africa remains one of the most targeted countries in the world when it comes to cyberattacks. Interpol’s Africa Cyberthreat Assessment Report of 2025 (4th Edition) identifies South Africa as a particularly significant target, especially in the finance and government sectors. According to recent data published by Kaspersky, it was reported that,...Read More
EASTHAMPTON, Mass. (WGGB/WSHM) – Easthampton Public Schools’ network remains down after a cybersecurity incident was discovered. Classes are still in session, but the district said it’s working with forensic experts to determine the extent of the incident. After a recent cyberattack shut down Springfield Public Schools, families here are asking: could they have prevented this...Read More
Maine’s whole-of-state cybersecurity strategy is focused on the edge. That means cities, schools and other organizations where users need to be protected online but may not be able to afford top-of-the-line cybersecurity systems. “It’s that first line of defense for any network,” said Maine CISO Charlie Rote at the National Association of State Chief Information...Read More
Democrat Adam Hamilton and Senator Roger Marshall before their debate at the State Fair-photo courtesy KWCH Tall Oaks facility in Linwood demands Marshall remove photo from ad By: Tim CarpenterKansas Reflector TOPEKA — The Tall Oaks Camp and Conference Center demanded Monday that U.S. Sen. Roger Marshall suspend a campaign commercial attacking Democrat Adam Hamilton that...Read More
An undercover operation led to a Florida man’s arrest backstage at Walt Disney World after he sent explicit images to a detective posting as a 13-year-old boy. Man Arrested Backstage at Walt Disney World News 6 reports that Michael Byrne of Lakeland was arrested at 751 Backstage Lane, a backstage address at EPCOT. However, Disney...Read More
Cyberwarfare / Nation-State Attacks , Fraud Management & Cybercrime War Game Pits Taiwan’s Telecom Sector Against China Chris Riotta (@chrisriotta) • October 7, 2026 Image: Shutterstock A concerted Chinese attempt to take over neighboring Taiwan is more likely to involve “cyber-enabled economic warfare” rather than outright invasion, warns a Washington, D.C. national security...Read More
