After a national search, the Georgia Institute of Technology has selected Joseph “Joe” Lewis as its new associate vice president of Information Technology and chief information security officer (CISO). He will begin the role on July 28. Lewis brings more than two decades of cybersecurity leadership experience across federal, defense, and private-sector organizations. He most...Read More

Ransomware, considered by British authorities to be the UK’s greatest cybercrime threat, costing the nation billions of pounds and with the capbility to bring essential services to a standstill, is in the gunsights of government. The Home Office has confirmed that it is seeking to legally ban public bodies from paying ransom demands to cybercriminals....Read More

At Meta, we work to protect young people from both direct and indirect harm. Our efforts range from Teen Accounts, which are designed to give teens age-appropriate experiences and prevent unwanted contact, to our sophisticated technology that finds and removes exploitative content. Today, we’re announcing a range of updates to bolster these efforts, and we’re...Read More

KERRVILLE, Texas – 18 people have been arrested after a months-long undercover mission, during which multiple people were accused of sex crimes against minors. The Kerr County Sheriff’s Office executed a months-long undercover mission where investigators talked with many people online who believed they were speaking with children. A total of 18 people were taken...Read More

The suspected administrator of xss.is, one of the world’s most influential Russian-speaking cybercrime forums, was arrested in Kyiv, Ukraine, on 22 July. The takedown followed a long-running investigation led by the French Police and Paris Prosecutor, in close cooperation with Ukrainian authorities and Europol. With over 50,000 registered users, xss.is functioned as a major marketplace...Read More

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WTVF May 20, 2024: Meet Millersville’s conspiracy cop. He imagines sinister plots involving some of the country’s most prominent political figures. Taylor recently landed in Millersville as assistant police chief, promising to root out the corruption he sees there. You can continue reading at this hyperlink. May 22, 2024: The controversy over Millersville’s conspiracy cop...Read More

The suspected administrator of the notorious Russian-language cybercriminal forum XSS.is has been arrested in Ukraine on July 22. The arrest follows a years-long investigation led by the Paris Public Prosecutor’s Office and carried out in close coordination with Ukrainian law enforcement agencies and Europol. The takedown is the result of a meticulously coordinated judicial operation...Read More

Eric Vendette, 49, of Stafford, was charged with risk of injury to a minor and using a computer to entice a minor under 18, Connecticut State Police announced. According to investigators, the citizen sleuth contacted Vendette online and asked if he was “into younger men.” From there, the conversations escalated. Vendette, police said, claimed he...Read More

Ukrainian authorities, with help from French police and Europol, have arrested a person suspected of running one of the largest Russian-language cybercrime hubs out there, XSS.is. It all started with a long-running investigation that began in mid‑2021 in France. Prosecutors gradually traced encrypted logs and hacker chatter back to an individual living in Ukraine, culminating...Read More