GEORGETOWN, Ky. (WKYT) – Scams are on the rise in the Commonwealth, according to the Attorney General’s office. Now, Georgetown police are opening their doors to the public with a free educational session on fighting identity theft, online scams and digital fraud. “Kentuckians lost $70 million in fraudulent activity last year,” said Lt. Mitchell Lair...Read More
Panasonic has announced a full-scale cybersecurity monitoring trial for a grid-scale BESS facility in Japan. The trial, which is performed by Panasonic’s holding company and its subsidiary, Panasonic Solution Technologies (PSTC), and in collaboration with ITOCHU, one of Japan’s largest general trading and investment companies, will take place under mostly simulated conditions. The companies note...Read More
Published: 20 Mar. 2026, 12:29 A police officer stands on guard at Gwanghwamun Square in central Seoul on March 18. [NEWS1] The government has set up an emergency communication hotline with HYBE, the entertainment agency of global K-pop sensation BTS, ahead of the group’s comeback concert this week to boost cybersecurity readiness, according...Read More
Taking a serious view of the sharp rise in cybercrime across the country, a parliamentary committee has recommended the creation of a new central police force on the lines of the CBI and NIA. The panel believes that digital crimes are no longer limited to financial fraud but have evolved into a major national security...Read More
In a significant international operation, the U.S. Justice Department, in collaboration with Germany and Canada, successfully dismantled infrastructure linked to four major botnets. These malicious networks, identified as Aisuru, KimWolf, JackSkid, and Mossad, collectively compromised more than 3 million devices worldwide, targeting thousands in the United States. The botnets were primarily used for launching...Read More
In a significant international operation, the U.S. Justice Department, in collaboration with Germany and Canada, successfully dismantled infrastructure linked to four major botnets. These malicious networks, identified as Aisuru, KimWolf, JackSkid, and Mossad, collectively compromised more than 3 million devices worldwide, targeting thousands in the United States. The botnets were primarily used for launching...Read More
A hacker group claimed to breach a platform used for submitting tips about criminal events, asserting more than 8 million confidential tips have been compromised. According to the hackers, going by the name Internet Yiff Machine, this sensitive data totals 93 gigabytes and was taken from P3 Global Intel (P3), a tip intelligence platform and...Read More
The U.S. Justice Department said that it seized four websites that were connected to the Iranian regime’s Intelligence and Security Ministry and its “attempted psychological operations targeting adversaries of the regime by claiming credit for hacking activity, posting sensitive data stolen during such hacks and calling for the killing of journalists, regime dissidents and Israeli...Read More
In May, the FBI put out an urgent warning about a satanic online network called “764.” One of their main hunting grounds? A video game that millions of American children log into daily: Roblox. Roblox is the number one platform in the global gaming sector. Accessible on any phone, computer or gaming console, the platform...Read More
WEBSTER COUNTY, Mo. (KY3) – A new lawsuit from a Webster County family claims a popular video game platform makes children easy prey for online predators. The lawsuit, filed in federal court, claims Roblox lures parents into believing its app is an appropriate place for children to play. Attorneys are suing the gaming company as...Read More
