Cyber security firm Check Point Software Technologies says cyber criminals are weaponising artificial intelligence. Check Point Software Technologies has launched its inaugural AI Security Report, exposing the rise of AI-powered cyber crime and defences. According to the cyber security firm, the report offers an in-depth exploration of how cyber criminals are weaponising artificial intelligence (AI), alongside...Read More
Artificial intelligence is fundamentally reshaping the cybersecurity landscape, introducing both unprecedented defensive capabilities and alarming new attack vectors. The rapid evolution of generative AI and large language models (LLMs) has created a technological inflection point where digital identity verification mechanisms-including voice recognition, facial analysis, and behavioral biometrics-have become increasingly unreliable against sophisticated AI-driven impersonation attacks....Read More
The recent cyberattack on M&S is not a UK-centric incident, with the DragonForce ransomware group rapidly emerging as one of the most dangerous threats in the cybersecurity domain globally, according to Rick Welsh, CEO of Killara Cyber. Killara Cyber is the cyber insurance program of Canopy Specialty Insurance. It offers a solution for its SME...Read More
PHOENIX — Republican lawmakers are moving to investigate Governor Katie Hobbs after a budget shortfall at Arizona’s child welfare agency. The Department of Child Safety is asking lawmakers to approve a shift of agency dollars to cover a budget hole in funding for group homes serving children in foster care. A spokesperson for Hobbs characterized...Read More
A court in the United Kingdom has sentenced a 26-year-old man to life in prison after being found guilty of 185 charges, including the manslaughter of a girl who took her own life and online child sexual abuse and blackmail. Alexander McCartney posed as a teenage girl to befriend young females around the world on messaging apps before blackmailing...Read More
M&S may have been hacked by a group of notorious cyber-criminals known as Scattered Spider, some of whom are believed to be English-speaking teenagers. For more than a week, the British retailer has been unable to accept contactless payments and customers are also unable to shop online. On Monday, Sky News reported that hundreds of...Read More
A Douglas County Sheriff’s Office deputy played a key role in the arrest of an alleged online child predator. Deputy Mackenzie “Mack” Miller played a key role in the recent arrest of 32-year-old James Martin for coercion and enticement of a child for sexual activity, according to a release from the DCSO. Martin was taken into custody...Read More
A 21-year-old East London resident, Richard Ehiemere, has been sentenced to more than 12 months in prison over crimes involving the possession and distribution of sexual abuse images of minors. According to the UK’s National Crime Agency, Mr Ehiemere first came under the radar of law enforcement agencies in 2021 when he was 17 after...Read More
A Jefferson man recently found himself being videoed in the front yard of his home and questioned about his alleged sexual communications with an 11-year-old girl on social media. “I swear to God, I didn’t know she was 11,” the 38-year-old man can be heard on video as he is questioned by a member of...Read More
Dave Williams | Capitol Beat News Service Cybercrime is on the rise in Georgia and around the country. Georgia ranked 11th in internet-related complaints last year, up from 13th in 2023, according to the FBI’s newly released Internet Crime Report 2024. The potential losses of $420 million represented a 40% increase between 2023 and last...Read More
