For years, ransomware attacks followed a familiar script. Threat actors gained entry through a vulnerable server, a phishing email, or malicious software on an endpoint. Once inside, they moved laterally through the network, then encrypted systems and demanded payment. That playbook has changed. Today’s ransomware operators increasingly target identity infrastructure as their first objective. Active...Read More
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (WCTV/Gray Florida Capital Bureau) – A bill that would restrict where convicted sex offenders can live in Florida is awaiting Gov. Ron DeSantis’ signature. The legislation would require sex offenders to live more than 1,000 feet away from schools, parks, playgrounds and public swimming pools. An offender who moves within that zone could...Read More
The Federal Aviation Administration is gathering information from potential private-sector partners to inform the buildout of its defenses against cyber and quantum threats, according to documents published this month. The cybersecurity-focused market survey and quantum-related request for information are targeting the systems at the core of the Department of Transportation component’s multiyear, multibillion dollar modernization...Read More
A China-linked threat actor known as Lotus Blossom has been attributed with medium confidence to the recently discovered compromise of the infrastructure hosting Notepad++. The attack enabled the state-sponsored hacking group to deliver a previously undocumented backdoor codenamed Chrysalis to users of the open-source editor, according to new findings from Rapid7. The development comes shortly...Read More
Look, I know everyone’s been gushing about Resident Evil Requiem the past month, but me? I’ve been far more intrigued about Pragmata. Hot mid-50s Leon is one thing, but how about a game that’s all new and strange? Having spent a couple hours with the game, I think I’m right to be excited. To say...Read More
Editor’s note: This story contains graphic descriptions of crimes against children and self-harm. GALLATIN, Tenn. (WSMV) – A Portland man received the longest prison sentence Sumner County has seen for abuse-related crimes, according to a lead prosecutor. District Attorney General Thomas Dean announced Friday that Walter Lucian Lewis, 32, was sentenced to three consecutive life...Read More
A hacker group from China posing as a cybersecurity firm has allegedly stolen 7 million dollars via wallet supply‑chain attacks, targeting Trust Wallet and other clients before an internal dispute triggered a whistleblower leak. Summary Operating under Wuhan Anshun Technology, the group presented itself as a security outfit while allegedly using Electron apps, browser plugins,...Read More
John Magee Gavin, 35, a Brookline resident and former Boston science teacher, has been sentenced to 10 years in federal prison for an online child exploitation scheme that stretched across state and national borders. On Thursday, March 12, 2026, in federal court in Boston, he was ordered to serve the decade-long term followed by five...Read More
A lot of making goes on in this community these days, but sometimes you’ve just gotta do some old fashioned hacking. You might have grabbed an old Speak and Spell that you want to repurpose as an interface for a horrifyingly rude chatbot, or you’ve got a calculator that is going to become the passcode keypad...Read More
On 16 January 2023, the NIS2 Directive came into force. Member States are now in the process of transposing this important piece of cybersecurity legislation into their national law. This task must be completed by 17 October 2024 and, from 18 October 2024, the current NIS Directive will be repealed and Member States will apply...Read More
