It’s been a pretty divisive few months in US politics. The Trump administration has made sweeping changes in almost all areas of policy, ranging from international relations to domestic regulations and everything in between. However, some areas of American politics aren’t so contentious; in fact, a few cybersecurity policies have received bipartisan support. The Cyber Conspiracy...Read More
A Rockville preschool teacher was arrested April 25 as part of a child predator sting conducted by the Loudoun County Sheriff’s Office (LCSO) in Virginia. Michael Peter Sherman, 26, who worked at the Bender Jewish Community Center of Greater Washington (Bender JCC) in Rockville, was taken into custody following an internet chat operation carried out...Read More
A bipartisan pair of senators is taking another shot at their bill to expand the U.S. Secret Service’s investigative powers for financial cybercrime probes. The Combatting Money Laundering in Cyber Crime Act from Sens. Catherine Cortez Masto, D-Nev., and Chuck Grassley, R-Iowa, would update federal law to strengthen the Secret Service’s authority, enabling the agency...Read More
The men face a total of 25 felony charges. By Maggie Roth February 12, 2025 at 11:36 am Share The Fairfax County Police Department’s Child Exploitation Unit has arrested seven men who sought out sexual encounters with minors. One of the men was a teacher at Fairfax County Public Schools. FCPD led a multi-day,...Read More
Saudi Gazette report RIYADH — The General Directorate of Public Security organized three exhibitions to raise awareness about the risks of cybercrime and financial fraud and ways to prevent them. These exhibitions were held at Al-Hamra Mall in Riyadh, Nakheel Plaza in Qassim, and Rashid Mall in Asir. The exhibitions, which concluded on Saturday, showcased...Read More
COLUMBUS, Ohio — State officials have announced a new initiative meant to strengthen schools’ cybersecurity, the implementation of a platform known as TechGuard, according to a press release. What You Need To Know Schools in Ohio will now have access to TechGuard, a platform that offers cybersecurity training Schools are vulnerable targets for cybercriminals State...Read More
First surfacing in August 2023, DragonForce originated from Malaysia as a Pro-Palestinian hacktivist group. Over time, it has evolved into a hybrid threat actor, blending political targeting with financial extortion. Now, DragonForce runs a sophisticated ransomware-as-a-service (RaaS) model, complete with affiliate panels, payload customization tools, and its own RansomBay leak platform. Recent DragonForce victims span...Read More
A group of experts involved in drafting a newly adopted United Nations treaty on cybercrime gathered for a March 25 panel discussion at the Law School to share their insights on how the treaty developed and its implications for international cooperation. The event, “The U.N. Cybercrime Convention — Hearing from the Drafters,” was sponsored by...Read More
Small businesses are a prime target for cybercrime, as we highlighted in our last annual report. Many of the criminal threats we covered in that report remained a major menace in 2024, including ransomware–which remains a primary existential cyber threat to small and midsized organizations. Ransomware cases accounted for 70 percent of Sophos Incident Response...Read More
Too Little, Too Late? These new announcements come just months after TikTok announced plans to block beauty filters for teenage users. The company has launched a crackdown too on underage users, announcing that children under 13 years old will be booted off the platform. In Europe, it has teamed up with telecoms giant, Telefónica, for...Read More
