An international cybercrime operation was traced back to an unlikely source: a warlord controlling a remote part of Myanmar.The U.S. Department of Treasury said it believed Saw Chit Thu and his sons Saw Htoo Eh Moo and Saw Chit Chi were using their control over the Karen region of Myanmar bordering Thailand to operate a hub for...Read More
By: Art Nichols The cloud. Artificial intelligence. Cutting-edge software. We’re witnessing a democratization of technology whereby enterprise-grade solutions like these that were once reserved for large companies are now affordable for and accessible to smaller and mid-sized businesses (SMBs). That’s certainly the case with network communications infrastructure, where the emergence of a new class of...Read More
In April 2025, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services’ Office for Civil Rights (OCR) announced a HIPAA enforcement settlement with Comprehensive Neurology, PC, a New York-based neurology practice, in connection with a ransomware incident that compromised the electronic protected health information (“ePHI”) of approximately 6,800 individuals. This case marks OCR’s 12th ransomware-related enforcement action and...Read More
RANCHO CUCAMONGA, Calif. (VVNG.com) — Authorities are asking the public for help identifying possible additional victims after a Chino man was arrested in an undercover sting operation targeting individuals attempting to meet with minors for sexual purposes. On Tuesday, May 6, 2025, investigators with the Rancho Cucamonga Sheriff’s Station arrested 35-year-old Allen Edward Zamrok after he...Read More
Police escort Armaghan, prime accused in Mustafa Amir murder case during an appearance before SHC on February 18, 2025. — Reporter A judicial magistrate on Tuesday rejected the National Cyber Crime Investigation Agency’s (NCCIA) request to extend physical remand of Armaghan in an illegal call centre case and sent him to prison on judicial remand....Read More
TRENTON, N.J. — Fourteen men have been charged in a second round of arrests in “Operation Predator Alert,” which targeted offenders in New Jersey who used a file-sharing network to download and distribute child pornography, including child rape videos, on the Internet. A total of 28 defendants have been charged in two separate sweeps under...Read More
Major British retailers Marks & Spencer and the Co-op have fallen victim to a wave of cyberattacks carried out by a group of hackers believed to be linked to the Scattered Spider network. According to cybersecurity sources, the attackers used advanced “social engineering” tactics, tricking IT help desks into resetting employee passwords, effectively opening the...Read More
SAN JOSE, Calif. — A Sunnyvale man who absconded following his indictment on federal child pornography charges is the latest fugitive to be profiled on the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) smartphone app, seeking public tips on at-large and unknown child predator suspects. Jose Alberto Centurion-Cruz, aka Jose Alberto Cruz, 30, was indicted by...Read More
Christian Wiens Director of Marketing Christian Wiens is Director of Marketing at MixMode. He has 10+ years of experience as a cybersecurity professional. He has his BA from The University of California, Berkeley and resides in Austin, TX. Independent Ponemon Institute study of 685 IT and security professionals highlights surge in AI adoption, rise of...Read More
Mamona ransomware is a simple “commodity” ransomware strain that works completely offline, lowering the bar for entry for less sophisticated attackers, threat intelligence analyst Mauro Eldritch reported in an analysis of the strain published on the ANY.RUN blog Tuesday.In contrast to ransomware-as-a-service (RaaS) schemes, where the ransomware developer works with affiliates and takes a cut...Read More
