It couldn’t have been more obvious that Jessica Walker was a vulnerable 13-year-old. The anorexic teen was a religious follower of the unfathomably thin YouTuber Eugenia Cooney and regularly posted on Discord servers dedicated to her fandom. That’s where the Strasburg, Virginia, teen was contacted by a 29-year-old man, who she now realizes worked out...Read More
Gen Protects Millions of People as Breached Personal Information, Phishing Reports, Fake Browser Update Scams, and Scam-Yourself Attacks Are on the Rise TEMPE, Ariz. and PRAGUE, May 28, 2025 /PRNewswire/ — Gen (NASDAQ: GEN), a global leader powering Digital Freedom with a family of trusted brands including Norton, Avast, LifeLock, MoneyLion and more, today released...Read More
Healthcare , Industry Specific , Information Sharing Phil Englert of Health ISAC, Murad Dikeidek of UI Health on Conquering Challenges Marianne Kolbasuk McGee (HealthInfoSec) • May 28, 2025
Phil Englert, vice president, medical device security, Health-ISAC, and Murad Dikeidek, head, info security, University of Illinois Hospital and Health Sciences System
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Law enforcement and judicial officials, working together with Europol and Eurojust, have dealt a devastating blow to the worldwide ransomware ecosystem in a historic international operation. From May 19 to 22, 2025, Operation Endgame targeted the critical infrastructure behind ransomware attacks, dismantling approximately 300 servers and neutralizing 650 malicious domains worldwide. This operation not only...Read More
The changes come after the service faced a number of negative headlines in recent years as it exploded in popularity. Roblox features a vast number of colorful and anarchic games and “experiences,” many of which are made by users themselves and often involves real-time messaging between players. But anyone younger than 13 will by default...Read More
LexisNexis Risk Solutions (LNRS) is the latest big-name organization to disclose a serious cyberattack leading to data theft, with the number of affected individuals pegged at 364,333. A notification letter being dispatched to affected individuals says that an “unauthorized party” gained access to a third-party software development platform on December 25, 2024, and made off...Read More
Published: May 28, 2025 Photo from Ron Lach via Pexels By Gavin Boyle A police officer shared a sickening story he recently encountered which reveals how online predators exploit kids even when parents do everything right. “My daughter was/is the victim of an online predator. She’s officially considered an exploited child. Let me just tell...Read More
Authorities in Pakistan have arrested 21 individuals accused of operating “Heartsender,” a once popular spam and malware dissemination service that operated for more than a decade. The main clientele for HeartSender were organized crime groups that tried to trick victim companies into making payments to a third party, and its alleged proprietors were publicly identified...Read More
A sprawling network of fake AI, VPN, and crypto software download sites is being used by the “Dark Partner” threat actors to conduct a crypto theft attacks worldwide. Masquerading as popular apps, these cloned sites deliver the Poseiden (macOS) and Lumma (Windows) infostealers and malware loaders like Payday. This malware is used to steal cryptocurrency...Read More
In a wide-ranging government briefing held unusually on Wednesday, Chief of the Prime Minister’s Office Gergely Gulyás addressed a number of pressing national issues including surging cyber fraud, extended price control measures, and financial support for regions hit by drought. Gulyás revealed that recent months have seen a spike in bank fraud cases, which have...Read More
