MITCHELL — The city of Mitchell’s recent cybersecurity incident remains unresolved, leaving city staff without computer access and the city’s public committee meetings in limbo. On Thursday, Aug. 6, an email directed to Davison County employees stated for county employees to not open emails from the city of Mitchell. However, Mitchell Mayor Jordan Hanson stated...Read More
India has blocked 3,718 mobile applications, including fake loan apps, as part of a nationwide crackdown on cybercrime, the Ministry of Home Affairs said in Lok Sabha. The action was taken through the Indian Cyber Crime Coordination Centre (I4C) in coordination with various government agencies and technology platforms. Minister of State for Home Affairs Bandi...Read More
TRENTON, N.J. (WPVI) — Officials in New Jersey and Pennsylvania announced separate actions Tuesday aimed at addressing what they describe as the harmful effects of social media on children. New Jersey Gov. Mikie Sherrill signed three bills into law designed to increase protections for minors using social media platforms, including TikTok. Among them is the...Read More
AnMed says claims in ransom messages posted on Facebook by suspected hackers have not been verified AnMed, the major health system based in Anderson, says it has made significant progress in restoring its systems and communications following the cyberattack identified on July 26. AnMed said Tuesday evening that care teams now have full read/write access...Read More
Hackers associated with the Russian threat group Sandworm have been targeting system administrators and IT professionals through fake job offers since at least May. A report from the Ukrainian Computer Emergency Response Team (CERT) details a social engineering campaign attributed to UAC-0145, which is believed to be a sub-cluster of Sandworm (APT44). In the campaign,...Read More
(Photo from Shutterstock) The Mississippi Senate select committee will examine what other states, including Utah, Florida, and Georgia, have done to address cybersecurity threats. Lieutenant Governor Hosemann (R) announced the creation of the Senate Select Committee on Cybersecurity last week. The committee will now hold hearings and recommend legislation for the 2027 legislative session. Hosemann...Read More
Global internet, power plants and US computer systems will be at risk if America continues to attack Iran, an Iranian official said on Monday. Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps spokesman Hossein Mohebbi was speaking with Iranian broadcaster Irib, amid stalled negotiations and threats from the US that more strikes could be imminent. “If a threat against...Read More
CHICO, Calif. — The Butte County Superior Court (BCSC) announced that a registered sex offender appeared in court on Monday on child molestation and gun charges stemming from a Chico Police Department arrest in early August. Christopher Carter, 58, was arrested by the CPD detectives following an investigation into allegations that Carter had sexually abused...Read More
AKRON, Ohio (WOIO) – On Tuesday, Summit County Prosecutor Elliot Kolkovich announced a prison sentence for a child predator. Gregory Demoss, 45-year-old man from Akron, was sentenced to 14 to 17.5 years in prison for pandering child sexual abuse material, according to a press release from the Summit County Prosecutor office. In May, Demoss pled...Read More
