LEXINGTON COUNTY, S.C. (WACH) — Irmo police have arrested eight men in an undercover chat operation on social media. The Irmo Police Department hosted an undercover chat operation consisting of multiple agencies, including local, state, and federal, to catch suspected online child predators. Investigators posed as either a child or an adult with access to...Read More
A Memorial Day service in Lakeview took a disturbing turn Monday afternoon when a man was arrested for taking inappropriate photographs of children during the community’s annual Amvets parade. Around 12:15 p.m., officers were alerted by concerned bystanders at the Lakeview Amvets Memorial Service about a man photographing children in a manner they believed to...Read More
We stay on top of updates for our phones and laptops. Some of us even make sure our smartwatches and security cameras are running the latest firmware. But routers often get overlooked. If it’s working, we assume it’s fine, but that mindset can be risky. Now, the FBI has issued a warning that cybercriminals are...Read More
ANSONIA — A 36-year-old Naugatuck man asked an online decoy he thought was a 13-year-old girl whether she was willing to lose her virginity to him, one of the conversations that launched a child sex abuse material investigation, according to an arrest warrant released Wednesday. Roger Pratt was arrested May 15 and charged with first-degree possession...Read More
SILVER SPRING, Md. (7News) — A Maryland man pled guilty to two counts of producing child sexual abuse material, commonly known as child pornography, in federal court on Wednesday, officials said. Chase William Mulligan, 28, of Silver Spring, Maryland, pleaded guilty to coercing at least 108 girls to send him sexually explicit photos and videos...Read More
Alphabet just sold 83% of its position in a leading cybersecurity stock. Each quarter, investment firms that manage over $100 million are required to file a form 13F with the Securities and Exchange Commission. Essentially, a 13F breaks down which stocks institutional money managers bought and sold during the last quarter — thus providing some...Read More
Some people notified by Nova Scotia Power that their information was stolen in a cyber breach are becoming frustrated trying to navigate the situation, saying it’s difficult to get through to their banks and the credit monitoring system that’s been recommended. Nova Scotia Power announced the security breach in late April and confirmed last week it was...Read More
MCDOWELL COUNTY, N.C. (WLOS) — A man previously convicted on sexual exploitation charges was sentenced Tuesday to 16 years for the distribution of child sexual abuse material. Justin Matthew Adkins, 40, of Marion, was sentenced to 192 months (16 years) in prison and will also serve a lifetime of supervised release and must register as...Read More
The sudden fall of a ransomware supplier once described as the world’s most harmful cybercrime group has raised questions about Moscow’s role in its development and the fate of its founder. LockBit supplied ransomware to a global network of hackers, who used the services in recent years to attack thousands of targets worldwide and rake...Read More
Adidas is warning customers some of their data was stolen after an “unauthorized” person lifted it from a “third-party customer service provider.” The sportswear giant said the affected data “mainly consists of contact information relating to consumers who had contacted our customer service help desk in the past.” It did not reveal any time frame...Read More
