TOKYO – A record 123 cases of ransomware attacks were reported in the first half of this year, while suspicious access detected at police internet connection points averaged a record 13,687 attempts per IP address per day, the National Police Agency said Thursday. The number of access attempts, often conducted in preparation for cyberattacks, was...Read More
Vijayawada : The Andhra Pradesh Police has stepped up its fight against cybercrime with the inauguration of a dedicated Cyber Crime Coordination Centre (C4) under the NTR Police Commissionerate in Vijayawada. State DGP Harish Kumar Gupta inaugurated the C4 centre at the Krishna Lanka Police Station on Wednesday. The facility has been established to strengthen...Read More
A bipartisan trio of federal lawmakers asked that BellTroX, CyberRoot and Sunkissed Organic Farms (previously Appin) be added to the Entity List. New Delhi: A bipartisan trio of US lawmakers have urged the Trump administration to impose bans on three Indian companies accused of being involved in paid hacking and espionage operations targeting Americans and...Read More
LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (KATV) — Students at the University of Arkansas at Little Rock say they have watched campus life grow as the university begins its second century. “I’ve been here since 2023, and I’ve really seen the dramatic change since I’m a senior now,” said Emilia Berry, a senior at UA Little Rock. “The...Read More
Back-to-school used to mean new stationery, lunchboxes and backpacks. Today, it includes mobile phones, school-issued laptops, tablets, and a dashboard full of educational apps. While these digital tools unlock learning opportunities, they also drop children, some as young as those in pre-school, straight into the digital deep end. Before children log in this term, they...Read More
A new LeadingAge CAST case study highlights LeadingAge member 2Life’s pilot of an app that older adults use to defend against online scams and fraud—a timely initiative as fraud against older adults poses a serious challenge and continues to expand. The Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) recorded a total of $7.7 billion in losses from...Read More
SPOKANE VALLEY, Wash. — Authorities have identified the man shot and killed outside Evergreen Middle School as 20-year-old Joel Malin. According to the sheriff’s office, when a deputy approached Malin, the 6-foot-6 man accosted the officer and presented what appeared to be a firearm. The deputy fired two shots, fatally wounding Malin. The sheriff’s office...Read More
As part of President Trump’s mission to combat cybercrime, fraud, and predatory schemes against American citizens, the United States is sanctioning Xinbi Guarantee-a Chinese-language platform used extensively by transnational criminal organizations and money laundering networks behind cyber scam operations targeting Americans-along with two entities that supported Xinbi Guarantee’s core operations. These sanctions are being implemented...Read More
WASHINGTON, D.C. (CBS 12) — A South Florida man at the center of a $245 million cryptocurrency theft scheme pleaded guilty after prosecutors said the operation fueled a life of luxury. Malone Lam, 22, a Singapore citizen and Miami resident, pleaded guilty Wednesday in a U.S. District Court in Washington, D.C., to one count of...Read More
Mohammed Zayad Khan also suffered multiple other injuries, including the partial amputation of his leg, before being left for dead. Five men and a woman are on trial at Bradford Crown Court. Prosecuting barrister Stephen Wood KC said no one disputed that on May 11 last year Zayad Khan and his nephew Mohammed Usama Khan...Read More
