Children as young as eight are watching online pornography, a UK regulator has warned as pressure mounts on adult websites to tighten age verification measures. In their latest report, online regulator Ofcom has unveiled that an average of eight per cent of eight to fourteen-year-olds in the UK have visited a pornographic content service within...Read More
The Federal High Court in Ikoyi, Lagos, has sentenced Damelda Damilola Sodiq and Samuel Paul Osayande to one year imprisonment each for cybercrime. The duo were arrested by operatives of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) in the Ipaja Command area of Lagos in May and subsequently arraigned on June 27. During investigations, it...Read More
Local first responders and emergency personnel met with Katy ISD and school principals for the 2025 Annual First Responder Forum that emphasizes collaboration throughout the area to best protect students and staff. As Katy ISD gears up for a new school year, safety is always a focus. Last week, local first responders and emergency personnel...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
By Ernest Bako WUBONTO With growing concerns about cyber fraud, online exploitation and bullying, the Cyber Security Authority (CSA) has launched a sensitisation campaign to create awareness and educate the public. The initiative, dubbed the ‘Safer Digital Ghana (SDG)’ campaign 2025, aims to foster responsible digital citizens, combat cybercrime, digital threats and empower Ghanaians to...Read More
We snapped the remorseless paedophile mingling with unsuspecting tourists at ‘The Portal’ off O’Connell street on Tuesday We snapped the remorseless paedophile mingling with unsuspecting tourists at ‘The Portal’ off O’Connell street on Tuesday – four days after he was taken by car out of Mountjoy prison. Cooke (62) was released from Mountjoy Prison on...Read More
STAFFORD, CT — A private resident whom state police said learned how to “catch a predator” by watching videos online has apparently caught a potential predator, state police said. According to a warrant issued on April 15, 48-year-old Stafford resident Eric Vendette has been charged with attempt at enticing a minor younger than 18 and...Read More
Kevin Mitnick, who was widely known as the world’s most famous hacker, passed away on Jul. 16, 2023. The cybersecurity legend is gone but he’ll never be forgotten. In a new Cybercrime Magazine Podcast episode released Jul. 16, 2025, the two-year anniversary of Mitnick’s passing, host Paul John Spaulding interviews Scott Schober, cybersecurity expert, inventor,...Read More
The question of whether SentinelOne (S) could replicate Palantir Technologies (PLTR)‘s explosive 2020–2021 breakout is not just a speculative exercise—it’s a case study in how AI-driven innovation and valuation logic collide in high-growth tech sectors. Both companies are redefining their industries with data-centric platforms, but their paths diverge in critical ways. For investors, the stakes...Read More
Trustwave SpiderLabs has played a crucial role in monitoring new ransomware variants in the incredibly unstable ransomware threat landscape of 2025, where dozens of new groups have emerged and caused extensive disruptions across multiple sectors. Among these, the KAWA4096 ransomware has been identified as a notable newcomer, first detected in June 2025. This strain has...Read More
