A survey of more than 10,000 Australians online found nearly half have been victims of cybercrimes, including scammers hacking data and stealing money. A report from the Australian Institute of Criminology found identity theft accounted for more than one-in-five victims (22 per cent), while fraudsters and scammers duped almost one-in-10 (9.5 per cent). Some of...Read More
LIVINGSTON — For the second time this year, Livingston Parish Sheriff Jason Ard’s Internet Crimes Against Children Task Force has teamed up with TV journalist Chris Hansen to take suspected online predators off the streets. The latest effort, dubbed “Operation Waterfront”, ran through June and July 2025 and led to 15 arrests. Earlier this year,...Read More
Visakhapatnam: Elderly citizens in Visakhapatnam, Vijayawada, Tirupati, Kurnool and a few other cities and towns in Andhra Pradesh are turning targets for cybercrooks. Police observed that senior citizens are vulnerable to cybercrooks due to their trusting nature, lack of much digital awareness, loneliness, financial stability and lack of immediate support.The police said the senior citizens...Read More
School Resource Officers (SROs) across the state—including deputies with the Oklahoma County Sheriff’s Office—are returning to campuses this year with a sharpened focus on prevention, partnership, and rapid response. “The SRO role is more than a gun and a badge,” Sheriff Tommie Johnson said. “We’re part of that school community.” Renewing their commitment to student...Read More
ISO 9001 and ISO 27001 Certified “Attacker-Oriented” Boutique Launches in the U.S., UK, Canada, Australia, New Zealand, and Ireland with Advanced Manual Penetration Testing and Defense Services. Verona, Italy – ISGroup SRL, an Italian boutique cybersecurity firm specializing in high-depth Ethical Hacking and manual Penetration Testing, announces its expansion into the U.S., UK, Canada, Australia,...Read More
Trusted Editorial content, reviewed by leading industry experts and seasoned editors. Ad Disclosure Federal and international law enforcement officers moved in late July to disrupt the BlackSuit ransomware gang, seizing servers, domain names and roughly a million dollars in cryptocurrency tied to its operations. According to the Justice Department, the action included an unsealed warrant...Read More
YouTuber JiDion was in Indianapolis on July 22 to confront an adult youth volleyball coach who was allegedly communicating with a 14-year-old decoy. INDIANAPOLIS — It’s becoming a much more common sight both online and in the community: citizen-led vigilante groups posing as underage kids, working to expose child predators online. A video from a...Read More
A major new report by the Australian Institute of Criminology, released this morning, has found nearly half of Australians online were victims of cybercrime in the past 12 months. Online abuse, identity theft, malware, and scams were among the most common issues. Guest: Alastair MacGibbon, Chief Strategy Officer at CyberCX and former head of the...Read More
Key events Show key events only Please turn on JavaScript to use this feature Almost half of Australians experience cyber crime, study finds Josh Butler Nearly half of Australians experienced some form of cyber crime last year, with the federal government urging people not to reuse online passwords and make sure they have multi-factor authentication...Read More
Coveware by Veeam®,the leading authority in ransomware response and cyber extortion trends, today unveiled its Q2 2025 ransomware report, spotlighting a dramatic escalation in targeted social engineering attacks and a surge in ransom payments driven by sophisticated data exfiltration tactics. “The second quarter of 2025 marks a turning point in ransomware, as targeted social engineering...Read More
