LevelBlue has published research showing that data theft overtook encryption as the main form of leverage in cyber intrusions during the third quarter. Exfiltration featured in 83 per cent of the cases it investigated. The findings suggest a shift in attacker tactics, with greater reliance on stolen information and threats to publish it rather than...Read More

Authorities seized the domain of Virtualine, a bulletproof hosting provider that cybercriminals used to commit a large-scale sextortion scheme, ransomware, data theft, malware hosting and money laundering, the Justice Department said Tuesday.  Virtualine facilitated prolific criminal activity, including the distribution of child sexual abuse material (CSAM), the Justice Department said. The Russian-speaking bulletproof hosting provider...Read More

A hacker stole a trove of personal information from the Department of Homeland Security (DHS). The breach exposes the names, job titles, phone numbers, email addresses, and office locations of more than 41,000 employees, including those in US Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) and Customs and Border Protection (CBP), according to TechCrunch and Wired. The...Read More

OpinionParents need more than star ratings. They need an honest picture of a daycare center’s safety record.A Quality Rated sign can help parents compare childcare centers, but it may not tell the full story about a facility’s safety record. (Arvin Temkar/AJC 2022)15 hours agoAn urgent call from a parent and friend who formerly worked as...Read More

Adolescents involved in school violence are more likely to report physically attacking a parent, and that link becomes substantially stronger among teenagers who have also witnessed violence between their parents, according to a new cross-sectional study of more than 5,000 Swedish adolescents published in BMC Public Health. Child-to-parent violence, in which a child uses physical...Read More

A Bucks County man, Edward Eisenhard, is facing multiple charges for alleged sexual assaults, including an incident at a popular Halloween attraction. According to the Bucks County District Attorney’s Office, Eisenhard is accused of being a “serial sexual predator” and is currently being held without bail after a recent court appearance. Eisenhard, 38, of Springfield...Read More

Listen to this articleEstimated 3 minutesThe 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.Police in Vancouver are investigating two similar incidents of seniors being scammed out of thousands of dollars by being told their sons could be...Read More

For states and counties alike, election cybersecurity is a year-round responsibility.In Multnomah County, Ore., a network outage could disrupt voter services and affect the high-speed mail sorters that are a key part of the vote-by-mail system — if it happened.But the county, which had 592,000 registered voters as of Oct. 23, hasn’t had an election-related...Read More

Cybercriminals are increasingly exploiting Microsoft Teams to impersonate IT support personnel, trick employees and deploy malware or ransomware. Security researchers warn that this recurring social engineering technique has surfaced across hundreds of incidents, exposing weaknesses in enterprise collaboration security. Attackers exploit Microsoft Teams’ external chat functionality to initiate conversations with unsuspecting employees. By posing as...Read More

The Supreme Court refused to consolidate cybercrime cases pending against two people across several states, calling such offences “digital dacoity”. The bench stressed victims’ rights and ongoing investigations after hearing allegations involving a mule account and a senior citizen Published Date – 28 October 2026, 06:37 PM New Delhi: Terming cybercrime “digital...Read More