The Washoe County District Attorney announced that a child predator has been convicted. Authorities say, in an online post, they’re still looking for more victims. If you or you know someone that was abused by 28-year-old, Robert Vasquez, you’re urged to contact 775-334-COPS.  Vasquez is convicted of three counts of sexual assault on a child under...Read More

Aura, a US provider of identity protection services, has suffered a breach involving a hacker stealing 900,000 records about the company’s users.  On Tuesday night, the breach notification service Have I Been Pwned first flagged the incident, a couple days after the notorious hacking group ShinyHunters claimed responsibility.  The breach is ironic considering Aura —which has...Read More

Google and cybersecurity companies Lookout and iVerify have detailed a new hacking technique that potentially puts a significant portion of iPhone users in danger, just by visiting the wrong web page. The hack is called “DarkSword” and since it specifically targets several different versions of iOS 18, it could affect “close to a quarter of...Read More

Google Threat Intelligence and security companies iVerify and Lookout have unearthed an advanced suite of hacking tools for iPhones running the iOS 18 operating system called ‘Darksword’ originating from Russia, according to a blog post from Google on Wednesday. The tools were deployed in Ukraine and have the capacity to steal personal data as well possibly steal cryptocurrency and...Read More

Belhaven University officials said there is no evidence that indicates personal information was compromised during a cybersecurity incident earlier this month.The university suspended access to portions of the school’s internal network when the incident was identified on March 6. “We immediately took impacted systems offline and engaged nationally recognized cybersecurity specialists to assist with the...Read More

A newly-discovered attack called “DarkSword” has been found spreading malware to iPhones still on iOS 18.4 to 18.7. On Wednesday, security researchers from Google, Lookout and iVerify warned about the attack, which uses a chain of multiple software vulnerabilities to remotely compromise vulnerable iPhones.  Google also says “multiple commercial surveillance vendors and suspected state-sponsored actors”...Read More

In recent weeks, Goldman Sachs has been highly active in debt markets, issuing a series of fixed and floating-rate notes across maturities extending into the 2040s, while also facing governance changes as long‑time director Lakshmi Mittal prepares to retire at the 2026 annual meeting. At the same time, the firm is deepening its role in...Read More

The Placer County District Attorney’s Office say the charges on David Allen Funston stemmed from a sexual assault of a young child in Roseville in 1996. ROSEVILLE, Calif. — The Placer County District Attorney Office announced its filed charges against convicted serial child molester David Allen Funston, who was recently granted parole. Funston, 64, is...Read More

The decentralized finance sector is well accustomed to lightning-fast exploits, with hackers making off with millions in the blink of an eye. However, a recent attack on Venus Protocol was neither quick, nor profitable. Indeed, the months-long exploit ended with the attacker down $4.7 million… on-chain, at least. The latest analysis of Sunday’s hack from...Read More

A likely Russia-linked threat actor deployed a sophisticated iPhone hacking tool to target Ukrainian users and steal sensitive data, according to research published on Wednesday. The malware, dubbed DarkSword, allows attackers to break into iPhones with little to no user interaction, extract sensitive data within minutes, and then erase traces of the intrusion, researchers at...Read More