OMAHA, Neb. (KMTV) – The FBI is rolling out a new public awareness campaign to protect citizens and businesses from cybersecurity threats. Gene Kowel, the special agent in charge of the FBI’s Omaha Field Office, said Operation Winter Shield began a few weeks ago. The campaign includes 10 steps you can take to protect yourself...Read More
New data from Comparitech shows that of the 18 confirmed ransomware attacks in August, three hit manufacturers, two targeted healthcare companies, and another two struck the food and beverage sector. Overall, worldwide ransomware attacks rose from 473 in July to 506 in August, a 7% increase and the second consecutive month of growth after a...Read More
Sacramento Sheriff Jim Cooper holds victim statements during a news conference on Monday about the early release of David Allen Funston, who was convicted of 16 counts of kidnapping and child molestation in 1999. Hector Amezcua/TNS The release of a serial child molester from state prison after he was granted parole has snowballed into a political...Read More
Got story updates? Submit your updates here. › The WorldLeaks ransomware group has breached the City of Los Angeles, claiming to have stolen 159.9 GB of data. This comes as the group also hit the Metro system in Los Angeles, forcing a shutdown, and carried out attacks in the Bay Area that led to emergency...Read More
Surfshark, a global leader in cybersecurity, announced the launch of HeyPolo, a new kind of location-sharing app designed around choice, respect, and privacy.
HeyPolo moves away from the always-on monitoring and gives people a way to share their location when and how they decide, not by default. Following a privacy-first approach, HeyPolo does...Read More
WEATHERFORD, Texas – A routine compliance check for a registered sex offender ended in a first-degree felony arrest after the man accidentally dropped a thumb drive containing child pornography in the sheriff’s office parking lot, authorities said. William Raymond Catron faces new charges What we know: William Raymond Catron was taken into custody by Parker...Read More
Artificial Intelligence & Machine Learning , Events , Next-Generation Technologies & Secure Development J.P. Morgan’s Brian Essex on Why Valuations Drop as Fundamentals Hold Steady Michael Novinson (MichaelNovinson) • March 23, 2026 Brian Essex, executive director, U.S. software equity research, J.P. Morgan Investor anxiety over artificial intelligence’s long-term impact is dragging down cybersecurity...Read More
TEL AVIV, Israel (AP) — The role of Israel’s hijacking of Iran’s street cameras in the killing of the country’s supreme leader underscores how surveillance systems are increasingly being targeted by adversaries in wartime. Hundreds of millions of cameras have been installed above shops, in homes and on street corners across the world, many connected to the...Read More
Private investigator Gavin Burrows appeared before the High Court on Monday as the final witness in the Duke of Sussex’s privacy lawsuit against Associated Newspapers Limited, publisher of the Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday. The 55-year-old gave evidence via video link from an undisclosed overseas location, citing fears for his personal safety. Mr Burrows’...Read More
Hackers reached out to Cyber Digest with the claim that they breached Sony’s anime streaming service CrunchyRoll. According to the claims shared, 100GB of user data has been exfiltrated from the streaming site. Data was allegedly extracted from CrunchyRoll’s support tools and analytics systems. The compromised data includes: At this time, there has been no confirmation from CrunchyRoll...Read More
