A scene from “Fear Street: Prom Queen.” Netflix/Alan Markfield The new Netflix horror thriller Fear Street: Prom Queen from Goosebumps writer R.L. Stine is scaring away critics. Rated R, Fear Street: Prom Queen debuted on the streaming platform on Friday. The logline for the film reads, “Welcome back to Shadyside. In this next installment of...Read More
The logo of the EU Agency for Criminal Justice Cooperation, Eurojust, is pictured on its headquarters ahead of a news conference on alleged war crimes, amid Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, in The Hague, Netherlands May 31, 2022. REUTERS/Eva Plevier/File Photo European, American, and Canadian authorities have dismantled over 300 servers globally and issued international arrest...Read More
Apple CEO Tim Cook reportedly called Texas Gov. Greg Abbott to make changes to or veto a newly passed law in the state that would require the company to verify the ages of device owners, according to The Wall Street Journal. Abbott has yet to sign the bill. But Apple, alongside Google, has been working...Read More
The United States Department of Justice has unsealed an indictment against several Russian nationals accused of developing, administering and operating the DanaBot malware-as-a-service platform, tracked by CrowdStrike as SCULLY SPIDER. SCULLY SPIDER has been active since 2018 and was initially known for deploying DanaBot as a banking trojan. Over time, DanaBot evolved into a rentable...Read More
The European and North American law enforcement agencies have dismantled what investigators call the “nerve center” of Russian cybercrime. Operation Endgame, led by Germany’s Bundeskriminalamt (BKA), has resulted in arrest warrants for 20 suspects and indictments against 16 others—unmasking the masterminds behind the infamous Qakbot, Danabot, and Conti malware operations. With links to ransomware attacks...Read More
MISSOULA, Mont. – The University of Montana and Blackfoot Communications have teamed up to launch a new cybersecurity program aimed at strengthening cybersecurity in rural areas of Montana. The partnership, through the PISCES program, will provide cybersecurity analysis and training to local governments, schools, and utilities. It will also offer students hands-on experience. Thomas Gallagher,...Read More
Nova Scotia Power has confirmed it is the victim of a ransomware attack and that the hackers who stole data have published it on the dark web. Peter Gregg, the utility’s president and CEO, said Friday it is believed 280,000 customers have had their information stolen — more than half of the customers in the province....Read More
MORRISTOWN, NJ — A Morris County man caught sexually engaging with a minor online was recently sentenced, the Morris County Prosecutor’s Office announced. Brian J. Cariddi, 40, from Hanover Township, was sentenced to three years in prison on April 29 after pleading guilty to one count of endangering the welfare of a child in January....Read More
Twelve Philippine nationals have been convicted and sentenced to one year in prison by a Federal High Court in Lagos for cybercrime-related offences. Justices Chukwujekwu Aneke and Yellim Bogoro delivered the judgment on Friday in Lagos, convicting a total of 18 foreign nationals, including the 12 Filipinos and six others—on charges including cybercrime, fraud, impersonation,...Read More
A previously convicted child predator from Western North Carolina has been sentenced to prison on federal charges. The U.S. Department of Justice says 40 years old Justin Adkins was convicted about 6 months ago for distributing child sex abuse material. He had been convicted of 2nd degree sexual exploitation of a minor and was released...Read More
