Sign up for Chalkbeat Detroit’s free newsletter to keep up with the city’s public school system and Michigan education policy. Gov. Gretchen Whitmer has signed legislation on school safety that was introduced after a deadly shooting that killed four students at Oxford High School but took lawmakers more than three years to approve. The bills...Read More
The FBI’s Internet Crime Complaint Center (IC3) report found BEC scams resulted in losses of $2.9 billion in 2023. Industries across the nation’s economic sector are just as reliant on digital devices and online services as the rest of us and are attracting the unwanted attention of cybercriminals — this includes the real estate sector. ...Read More
A China-aligned APT threat actor named “TheWizards” abuses an IPv6 networking feature to launch adversary-in-the-middle (AitM) attacks that hijack software updates to install Windows malware. According to ESET, the group has been active since at least 2022, targeting entities in the Philippines, Cambodia, the United Arab Emirates, China, and Hong Kong. Victims include individuals, gambling companies,...Read More
Check Point Research has released its first AI Security Report at RSA Conference 2025, revealing how cybercriminals are leveraging artificial intelligence for attacks. The report identifies four major AI-driven cyber threats: AI-enhanced impersonation, LLM data poisoning, AI-created malware, and weaponization of AI models. Key findings show that...Read More
The United States Attorney’s Office for the Eastern District of Texas (USAO/TXE) is committed to the protection of our children. Advances in technology over the past two decades have brought about new obstacles for parents, educators, and law enforcement. No longer are children safe in their own homes. No longer can teachers and parents let...Read More
Jason Citron, CEO of Discord in Washington, DC, on January 31, 2024. Andrew Caballero-Reynolds | AFP | Getty Images The New Jersey attorney general sued Discord on Thursday, alleging that the company misled consumers about child safety features on the gaming-centric social messaging app. The lawsuit, filed in the New Jersey Superior Court by Attorney...Read More
In a powerful stand for justice, a Montgomery County jury conveyed life in prison to Darrell Ray Vaughn for the sexual assault of a young woman. Vaughn, a convicted child predator who had previously served brief stints in prison following Harris County convictions for Sexual Assault of a Child and Failure to Comply with Sex...Read More
Check Point finds that threat actors are following the evolution of AI closely, and adapting models to their needs Cybercriminals are increasingly adapting large language models for criminal purposes, including writing malicious code, social engineering and fraud. They take commercially available models such as ChatGPT, Gemini and Claude, and remove the safeguards designed to prevent...Read More
Investigators from Spain’s cybersecurity agency and the CNI intelligence service will seek information from the country’s grid operator, REE, and private energy companies as part of a probe into the causes of massive blackouts across Spain and Portugal, Reuters has reported. Two sources told Reuters that the investigation would happen in full collaboration with the...Read More
