A 21-year-old from North Carolina who joined and helped establish 764 as an underage teenager and quickly emerged as the leader of the child sextortion group until his arrest last year pleaded guilty in federal court Thursday, the Justice Department said. Prasan Nepal pleaded guilty to conspiracy to commit sexual exploitation of a child as...Read More
(TNS) — An audit conducted by the office of state Comptroller Thomas DiNapoli found that the city of Oneonta did not provide adequate governance to safeguard information technology assets from cybersecurity threats, according to a report issued Oct. 2. As a result, policy violations occurred, including officials not documenting risk assessment activities and employees not...Read More
BATON ROUGE, La. (WAFB) – Students, industry leaders, and government officials gathered at LSU to discuss challenges in the cybersecurity field, including legal barriers that can slow down efforts to respond to hackers. Ronald Gibson III, a senior at LSU studying cybersecurity, has known what he wanted to do since middle school. “Cybersecurity just was...Read More
Ransomware negotiators and firms that specialize in handling ransomware attacks are often seen as saviors by organizations that have fallen victim to cyber-criminals. These firms typically step in when critical business data has been encrypted and access has been blocked, helping victims understand their options, recover their information, and, in some cases, negotiate with the...Read More
Ken Paxton made an eye-popping effort to defend his conduct. MAGA Senate candidate Ken Paxton, the Texas Attorney General, delivered a jaw-dropping defense of the sweetheart deal he once offered a child sex offender. The Trump-endorsed Senate candidate, whose campaign has been marred by controversy, tried to tamp down scrutiny over his soft-pedaling of a...Read More
An interim study at the Oklahoma Capitol explored the need for consistent active shooter training to enhance response times and coordination during emergencies. An interim study at the Oklahoma Capitol on Wednesday focused on improving active shooter response training by emphasizing consistency and prioritizing standardized practices across agencies. Colton Jones, an Army veteran with Black...Read More
While technology offers substantial advantages for older adults, it also brings the threat of scams. A recent Federal Trade Commission (FTC) report, Protecting Older Consumers 2024–2025, notes that older adults’ reported aggregate fraud losses jumped to $2.4 billion in 2024 from approximately $600 million in 2020. Tech support scams disproportionately affect older adults, who are...Read More
The agency noted that the stolen funds were later converted to crypto. It was moved through multiple crypto wallets before reaching accounts allegedly tied to the suspects. As the CBI noted, the money was then routed into the Indian banking system. Thus, the CBI was able to connect the case with a syndicate allegedly operating...Read More
SK Shields Financial Hacking ReportAttacks from the Outside, Not the Key SystemAttackers are estimated to be 26 years old living in Guangdong Province 사진 확대 A bank ATM installed inside a building in downtown Seoul on the 5th amid a recent hacking incident in the financial sector. [Yonhap News] The hacker who recently attacked the...Read More
KEY TAKEAWAYS: Remote and traveling employees face increased cybersecurity risks when using public Wi-Fi, personal devices and unsecured networks, potentially exposing sensitive business data. Zero Trust security frameworks, multifactor authentication and least-privilege access help businesses prevent unauthorized access and limit the damage from compromised accounts. Security Information and Event...Read More
