(The Center Square) — The California Family Council joins law enforcement in revealing a new LGBTQ+ suicide hotline bill that could expose children to online predators. Assembly Bill 727 would require the Trevor Project, an LGBTQ+ suicide hotline, be printed on all public school student ID cards for grades 7 through college. The online website connected...Read More
FTI Consulting (NYSE:FCN) has strengthened its Australian Cybersecurity practice with the appointment of Natasha Passley as Senior Managing Director in the Forensic and Litigation Consulting segment. Based in Sydney, Passley brings over 20 years of experience in security, risk, and technology. Previously serving as National Financial Services Cyber Partner at...Read More
The United Nations Convention against Cybercrime was adopted on 24 December 2024 by the United Nations (UN) General Assembly. It will enter into force once forty States which are members of the UN have become Parties to the Convention. It covers a range of cybercrime-related topics, providing a comprehensive global legal framework on cybercrime and...Read More
Ingram Micro, a tech and electronics distribution giant, said it has been hit by a ransomware cyberattack. The Irvine-based company (NYSE: INGM) on July 5 first reported the attack, which knocked out much of its network. The company said it was “working diligently to restore the affected systems.” “The outage is reportedly affecting software licensing,...Read More
Police in Brazil have arrested an employee of a prominent software company after more than $100 million was stolen through an instant payment system called PIX. Local news outlets and the Associated Press reported on Friday that João Roque, an employee of C&M Software, was nabbed by police and told them he sold his login...Read More
PACOIMA, LOS ANGELES (KABC) — The FBI has busted a Pacoima man for targeting children as part of the sexual exploitation and self-harm network known around the world as “764.” Federal agents arrested 28-year-old Jose Henry Ayala Casamiro in early April, charging him with possession of child pornography. Ayala is accused of causing minors to...Read More
By National Children’s Commissioner Anne Hollonds Published in the Canberra Times and Newcastle Herald on 5/7/25 Australians have rightly been outraged and dismayed this week following shocking revelations about babies and toddlers allegedly being sexually abused in childcare centres in Melbourne. In response, we have heard ministers in the Australian and Victorian governments commit to...Read More
A cybercrime expert has warned of a “worrying pattern” after government agencies were found to have implemented less than a third of basic cybersecurity protections in New South Wales. State government agencies only met 31 per cent of mandatory requirements to protect public data, according to a report released by the Audit Office of NSW...Read More
What it is and what parents can do to help prevent and stop it Not long ago, making prank calls was the worst trouble a group of teens could get into with a telephone. But today, predators use phones to stalk and blackmail teens on social media and dating apps. Sextortion — the act of...Read More
Dr. Bernard James. Cameron Daniel/Courtesy photo Dr. Bernard James, a school safety law professor at Pepperdine University, is slated to speak about school safety, student First Amendment rights, and school safety law and liability on Friday at the Aspen District Theater. James is a frequent keynote speaker at National Association of School Resource Officers (NASRO)...Read More
