[ad_1] Madurai district police have cracked three cybercrime cases by arresting four persons, including a woman, from Uttar Pradesh and Delhi. A statement identified the accused as V. Ishu Sharma, 27, of Uttar Pradesh, D. Ajaib Singh, 57, Mamta Rani, 37, and her husband P. Pardeep, 27, from Delhi. The police said that while pursuing...Read More

[ad_1] Approximately half of public K-12 schools have an armed police officer, commonly known as a School Resource Officer (SRO), stationed on campus. But evidence shows that school-based police do not reduce gun-related or other violence and instead fuel suspensions, expulsions, and arrests, and increase potential involvement with the criminal legal system. This school-to-prison pipeline...Read More

[ad_1] Michael Peter Sherman, 26, a preschool teacher at Rockville’s Bender Jewish Community Center of Greater Washington, was arrested April 25 by authorities in Loudoun County, Virginia, and charged with “using communications systems to facilitate offenses involving children.” Sherman has since been fired by Bender JCC, which said in a statement that the arrest has...Read More

[ad_1] Hacks today come in all shapes and sizes. From social engineering to password cracking, bad actors are doing more with less post-pandemic thanks to new technologies and artificial intelligence (AI). To make matters worse, they’re scaling these operations and targeting enterprises with low- or no-cost tools. Conversely, the admins behind enterprise ecosystems are under-resourced...Read More

[ad_1] TYLER Buchanan is understood to be one of the ringleaders of a shadowy gang of cybercriminals known as the Scattered Spider gang. Thought to be made up of around 1,000 UK and US teens and young men, the group has become infamous for a slew of attacks on major brands including Marks & Spencer....Read More

[ad_1] The United Nations’ Cybercrime Treaty can do more to protect women.  Cybercrime has increased as technology and its applications have grown. On December 24, 2024, the United Nations General Assembly adopted a treaty entitled “Countering the use of information and communications technologies for criminal purposes.” The treaty is also known as the Cybercrime Convention....Read More

[ad_1] Technologies such as AI and machine learning may be able to help detect and respond to cybersecurity threats. (Image: Antony Weerut/AdobeStock) As we close out this season with a deep dive into cybersecurity, this episode will focus on AI and machine learning in medical device cybersecurity. DJ Fang, Cofounder and COO of Pure Global,...Read More

[ad_1] COWETA COUNTY, Ga. – The Coweta County School System said its systems were hacked in a ransomware attack Friday. A spokesperson with the school system said no student or employee information was part of the breach, and no school financial information was hacked.  What they’re saying: According to Coweta County, the school district experienced...Read More

[ad_1] Taylor Swift performs during “The Eras Tour” on Dec. 6, 2024, in Vancouver, British Columbia. Lindsey Wasson/AP hide caption toggle caption Lindsey Wasson/AP NEW YORK — A cybercrime crew stole then resold more than 900 digital tickets to Taylor Swift concerts and other pricey events on StubHub, according to prosecutors in New York. The...Read More

[ad_1] Artem Stryzhak, a Ukrainian national, has been extradited from Spain to the United States to face charges related to a global ransomware operation that used the notorious Nefilim ransomware strain. The 2025 extradition is an important step in a years-long investigation into a cyber-extortion campaign that targeted multinational corporations and caused millions of dollars...Read More