Kettering Health reported an apparent ransomware attack May 20 that caused a systemwide outage in its western Ohio facilities. The hospital system canceled elective inpatient and outpatient procedures, and instead focused on acute care.Although Kettering did not specify ransomware in its news update, it admitted to experiencing a “cybersecurity incident” caused by unauthorized access to...Read More
Visakhapatnam: In a major midnight crackdown on cyber fraudstersin Andhra Pradesh, Anakapalli police on Wednesday detained more than 100 people, including women, suspected of running organised cyber fraud operations from half a dozen buildings.Most of those arrested are from north and north-eastern states.Anakapalli police officials took the accused to an undisclosed location and questioned them...Read More
HUNTSVILLE, Ala. (WAFF) – Nine men face nearly 40 charges after a two-day joint operation targeting online child predators in Huntsville, police announced on Saturday. According to the Huntsville Police Department, on Thursday and Friday, HPD along with the Madison County District Attorney’s Office, Morgan County Sheriff’s Office and Covenant Rescue Group, aimed to identify,...Read More
International cops working with Microsoft have shut down infrastructure and seized web domains used to run a distribution service for info-stealing malware Lumma. Criminals paid $250 to $1,000 a month to get access to the infostealer. Lumma is a popular malware variant first noticed in 2022. It’s been used by Scattered Spider, a slew of...Read More
LIVINGSTON PARISH, LA (KPEL) — The Livingston Parish Sheriff’s Office’s special task force focused on internet crimes against children, ICAC, has been working alongside multiple law enforcement agencies to investigate suspects participating in inappropriate behavior online with underage children. Collaborative Effort Leads to 9 Arrests According to Sheriff Jason Ard with LPSO, ICAC, the Louisiana Bureau of...Read More
Coinbase says the data of nearly 70,000 customers was handed over by overseas support staff who were bribed by criminals to give up the goods. The crypto giant confirmed 69,461 users would be receiving direct communications from the company about the attack in a notification filed with Maine’s Attorney General on Tuesday. According to the...Read More
The UK’s digital and comms regulator has announced a new code of practice for tech firms to ensure they meet their child safety obligations under the Online Safety Act. Published today, the Protection of Children Codes and Guidance was written after a length consultation process that included interviews with tens of thousands of parents and...Read More
A groundbreaking study has uncovered approximately 150,000 industrial control systems (ICS) exposed to the public internet across the globe, raising significant cybersecurity concerns for critical infrastructure worldwide. This extensive research, published in 2024, reveals that these vulnerable systems span 175 countries, with varying concentrations and protocol distributions, highlighting a widespread security issue affecting industrial operations...Read More
Getty Images Cyber criminals have stolen “personal or sensitive” data during a ransomware attack on West Lothian Council’s education network, the local authority has confirmed. The council is contacting parents or carers at every school as well as education staff to inform them of the theft and provide advice. It said most of the stolen...Read More
Disruption from the ‘highly sophisticated and targeted cyber attack’, first reported around Easter weekend, continues. British retailer Marks & Spencer estimates that a cyberattack that stopped it from processing online orders and left store shelves empty will cost it about 300 million pounds ($403m). The company said in a business update (PDF) on Wednesday that disruption from...Read More
