LAS VEGAS—People do strange things in the middle of a house robbery, like make a sandwich or take selfies. Is it all that odd, then, that an infostealer malware cyberattack might leave some selfies behind? It’s true: Many malware campaigns leave screenshots behind that the attackers use to sell the data they’ve stolen. But a...Read More
Artificial intelligence is the greatest investment opportunity of our lifetime. The time to invest in groundbreaking AI is now, and this stock is a steal! AI is eating the world—and the machines behind it are ravenous. Each ChatGPT query, each model update, each robotic breakthrough consumes massive amounts of energy. In fact, AI is already...Read More
Cybercriminals are living off the land, and it is costing organizations a lot of money. This is the stark reality facing many enterprises today as they confront the persistent threat of ransomware attacks and the need to pay exorbitant sums of money to recover valuable data. Martin Zugec, director at Bitdefender, spoke with theCUBE about...Read More
LAS VEGAS—If you’re the proud owner of an all-electric vehicle, you likely invested in a home charger. However, since modern cars are well-defended against hacking, criminals have turned to hacking the chargers. At last year’s Black Hat, we learned that hackers could meddle with your charging schedule, choke down the charging speed, or tweak the...Read More
Basketball Australia has launched new child safety resources, reinforcing its commitment to safeguarding the well-being of children and young people across the national basketball community. Developed in partnership with eTrainu, the initiative aligns with national child safeguarding principles and best-practice approaches. The resources aim to educate and empower players, coaches, officials, parents, and administrators to...Read More
Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh Director General of Police Rajeev Krishna on Friday chaired a state-wide review meeting through video conferencing with senior police officials, focusing on the handling of public grievances, cybercrime, and the quality of police training. UP DGP holds review meet on grievances, cybercrime, training; stresses accountability According to a statement, the DGP began...Read More
Washington, D.C., August 8, 2025—Qatari authorities should reconsider the implications of an amendment to the country’s cybercrime law, which could be used to prosecute journalists, photojournalists, and bloggers for doing their jobs, the Committee to Protect Journalists said Friday. On August 4, Qatar’s Emir, Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al-Thani approved an amendment to a 2014 cybercrime law that adds a new provision that criminalizes publishing...Read More
LAS VEGAS (KLAS) — Students will be back in the classroom at the Clark County School District on Monday. The district’s superintendent, Jhone Ebert, was made available for one-on-one interviews. Below is that conversation where Ebert discussed a range of things, including boosting student performance, extending the school day, pushing back school start times, and...Read More
Marrakech – During talks in Nairobi on Thursday with Morocco’s Ambassador to Kenya and South Sudan, Abderrazzak Laassel, Kenya’s Attorney General Renson Ingonga spoke emphatically of the East African country’s desire to benefit from Morocco’s expertise in fighting cybercrime. Ingonga praised Morocco’s major advances in digital forensics, describing it as a priority cooperation area for...Read More
Fifteen years ago on August 10, 2010, I wrote the blog, “Malicious vs unintentional cyber incidents – why it is necessary to include unintentional incidents”. This blog was written weeks before Stuxnet and its impact on control systems and centrifuge damage were made public. As I mentioned in my July 24 blog on the July...Read More