RICHMOND, Va. — Fox Elementary will reopen this school year for the first time since a devastating fire tore through the school in February 2022. In the days, weeks, and months following that disaster, the CBS 6 Investigative Team uncovered a myriad of safety failures leading up to the fire. The investigation revealed the school...Read More
Lester Sharpe, 46, of no fixed address, was handed the sentence at Southwark Crown Court today (August 7). He pleaded guilty in June to the charge of arranging the commission of child sex offences and was remanded in custody. Over April and May 2025, Sharpe believed he was speaking to a person who would facilitate an...Read More
By Ernest Bako WUBONTO The Cyber Security Authority (CSA) and Criminal Investigation Department (CID) of the Ghana Police Service (GPS) have intensified efforts to crack down on the increasing incidents of cybercrime in the country, targetting crime networks and human trafficking. The two-state institutions, in a joint operation between May and July 2025, arrested a...Read More
Success in cybersecurity is when nothing happens, plus other standout themes from two of the event’s keynotes 07 Aug 2025 • , 3 min. read The 2025 edition of the Black Hat USA conference kicked off with an address from founder Jeff Moss that featured several thought-provoking comments. Among other things, he remarked that technology...Read More
In a report published by security company GuidePoint Security, they’ve issued a warning that hackers can effectively bypass Microsoft Defender to install and deploy Akira ransomware. This is done by exploiting a vulnerable driver called rwdrv.sys, which is a legitimate driver used by an Intel CPU tuning tool called ThrottleStop. By exploiting this driver, a...Read More
The Punjab and Haryana High Court has made it clear that partial return of defrauded money by an accused or the complainant turning hostile cannot, by itself, be a ground to grant bail in cybercrime cases involving threats, digital coercion, and inducement. Calling such matters “crimes against society at large”, Justice Manisha Batra observed: “Irrespective...Read More
At some point or another, something will happen to you as a parent that will turn you — no doubt a once normal, fun-loving person — into an obsessive lunatic. In my case, it happened when my son was just six months old and I learned that the supposedly “organic” baby food pouches that he...Read More
A new report out today from compliance automation platform provider Secureframe Inc. details the most dangerous cyberthreats of 2025 so far, with artificial intelligence-enhanced attacks, zero-day exploits and organized cybercrime syndicates emerging as top risks. The report identifies eight major threat vectors affecting organizations today. Ransomware, phishing, insider threats and credential compromise continue to cause widespread...Read More
An Indian-origin associate professor at the University of California San Diego has come under scrutiny after a viral video showed him being confronted in an alleged online child predator sting. In the footage, Nisarg Shah is accused of attempting to meet someone he believed to be a 14-year-old boy for alleged sexual activity. San Diego...Read More
India has witnessed a sharp surge in cybercrime complaints in recent years, underscoring the need for stronger digital security measures. According to official data, the number of cybercrime complaints registered on the National Cyber Crime Reporting Platform (NCRP) has risen dramatically – from 10.29 lakh in 2022 to 22.68 lakh in 2024, marking an alarming...Read More
