OLMSTED TOWNSHIP, Ohio — Beginning with a new website nearly two years ago, officials remain focused on updating the township’s technology. “We’ve continued to try to modernize throughout the years, but what we really kicked this into high gear is when Tom Cole came on as a trustee this past year,” Olmsted Township Trustee Riley...Read More
Global ransomware trends and numbers With the International Anti-Ransomware Day just around the corner on May 12, Kaspersky explores the ever-changing ransomware threat landscape and its implications for cybersecurity. According to Kaspersky Security Network data, the number of ransomware detections decreased by 18% from 2023 to 2024 – from 5,715,892 to 4,668,229. At the same...Read More
The Davao City Police Office files a cybercrime compliant against a Davao City-based male vlogger on Tuesday, 6 May 2025. Photo from DCPO Facebook page DAVAO CITY (MindaNews / 7 May) – The Davao City Police Office (DCPO) filed a cybercrime complaint against a male vlogger based here for allegedly spreading false information about a...Read More
Updated, Jan. 27 When a broad group of parents, educators and activists met in late October at a government office building in Arlington, Virginia, they gathered around a shared goal: Make America’s schools safer. There, three parents whose children were killed in mass school shootings sought to bolster student mental health and crisis intervention services....Read More
The United Nations has launched a programme in Uzbekistan aimed at strengthening youth resilience to cybercrime and digital violence. The move highlights growing concerns over the risks posed by the rapid digitalisation of society. The initiative, a collaboration between the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) and the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP),...Read More
Faridabad, May 7 — In a rare move pointing to systemic negligence, three police personnel from the Cyber Crime Police Station in NIT, Faridabad, have been suspended for their failure to diligently investigate a cyber fraud case involving ₹1.38 crore. The suspension was ordered after DCP Central Usha submitted a report to DCP Headquarters Abhishek...Read More
The opening day of GISEC 2025 concluded with a compelling session titled ‘Strengthening National Cybersecurity Governance: Enhancing Coordination and Managing Complexities.’ This high-level panel brought together cybersecurity leaders from five nations, with Adel Darwish, Regional Director for the Arab States at the International Telecommunication Union (ITU) serving as the moderator, to discuss strategies for building...Read More
German brewery Oettinger has allegedly become the target of a cyber attack in a move that has put confidential documents at stake. According to analysis from Cybernews, the ransomware crew calling itself Ransom House has claimed it has hit Oettinger which sees its Bavarian beers exported to many markets. The gang has also alleged that...Read More
The vigilante group had accused Albany police of being “pedophile protectors” when police did not immediately arrest a man accused of child sex crimes back in March. PORTLAND, Ore. — A civilian vigilante group in Albany helped lead to the arrest of a man accused of child sex crimes, though police had warned against the...Read More
A senator on Thursday questioned whether the president’s pick to lead the FBI might harm cybercrime investigations with his plans for the bureau. At a nomination hearing of the Senate Judiciary Committee, Amy Klobuchar, D-Minn., asked Kash Patel about comments he made in September. “I’d shut down the FBI Hoover building on day one and...Read More
