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Krispy Kreme finally revealed the number of people affected by its November cyberattack, and it’s easy to see why analyzing the incident took the well-resourced company several months. According to a filing with Maine’s Attorney General, cybercriminals compromised data belonging to 161,676 people, and what a haul they had access to. As ever with data...Read More
MANDEVILLE — Covington Police Chief Michael Ferrell recently announced the arrests of five individuals charged with crimes related to the sexual exploitation of children. These arrests were the result of a coordinated effort by the Northshore Internet Crimes Against Children Task Force, which proactively targeted individuals using online platforms to solicit minors for sexual activity...Read More
Hackers with suspected links to Israel have stolen over $90 million from Nobitex, Iran’s largest cryptocurrency exchange, in a high-profile cyberattack that analysts believe was politically driven, rather than financial.The group behind the breach, known as Gonjeshke Darande or “Predatory Sparrow”, leaked what it claimed was Nobitex’s complete source code and declared on Telegram, “ASSETS...Read More
The cybercrime group known as Scattered Spider is at it again, according to Google’s Threat Intelligence Group. This criminal group is known to focus its cyber attacks on one sector at a time. Last spring, it was the retail industry; more recently, the insurance industry has been hit. Members of Scattered Spider typically impersonate a...Read More
The UK’s Legal Aid Agency is among the latest high profile examples of a cyber-attack resulting in a significant data breach. The incident is all the more worrying because of the sensitive nature of the data accessed in the attack. The Ministry of Justice reported in May 2025 that a “significant amount of personal data”...Read More
True crime squirmed under the spotlight of two documentaries at Sundance 2025, earlier this year. Charlie Shackleton’s Zodiac Killer Project opened up the genre playbook to dismantle the codified conventions that go into choreographing an investigative spectacle for the screen. David Osit’s Predators charged the stakeholders of a booming industry on multiple counts: for the...Read More
WestJet says it has made “significant progress” in securing its digital systems following a cybersecurity incident first identified on June 13. WestJet first acknowledged the issue on June 13, noting that the incident involved internal systems and limited access to the WestJet app. According to the airline, while access to its website and mobile app...Read More
Ukrainian authorities said a suspected member of the Ryuk ransomware gang has been extradited to the U.S., where he faces charges over cyberattacks that extorted more than $100 million from victims worldwide. The 33-year-old foreign national was arrested in Kyiv in April at the request of U.S. law enforcement and handed over to American authorities...Read More
10 Mercer County Prosecutor Janetta D. Marbrey reported that two individuals have been charged in connection with a sophisticated business email compromise scheme that resulted in the theft of $150,000 from a local small business owner. A 69-year-old from Marietta NY and a 64-year-old from Granbury Texas were each issued a summons complaint charging them...Read More
