[ad_1] When the world’s cardinals met in Rome last Monday for the first of their crucial pre-conclave discussions, they raised ‘the issue of clerical abuse’, according to a Vatican spokesman.  The cardinals are forbidden to reveal anything that was said.  But behind closed doors, the preparations for the conclave – which starts on Wednesday –...Read More

[ad_1] The FBI Internet Crime Complaint Center (IC3) on Wednesday said it had received nearly 860,000 complaints in the last year and recorded a “staggering” $16.6 billion in losses to businesses and individuals, the highest for both figures since the hub’s establishment in 2000. Fraud represented the bulk of reported losses in 2024 while ransomware...Read More

[ad_1] COLUMBUS, Ohio — State officials have announced a new initiative meant to strengthen schools’ cybersecurity, the implementation of a platform known as TechGuard, according to a press release. What You Need To Know Schools in Ohio will now have access to TechGuard, a platform that offers cybersecurity training Schools are vulnerable targets for cybercriminals...Read More

[ad_1] Ransomware is a type of malicious software that continues to be lucrative for attackers, with the average ransomware payment reaching nearly $480,000 in the third quarter of 2024, according to cyber extortion incident response vendor Coveware. Whether caused by phishing or other social engineering attacks, software vulnerabilities or privileged access attacks, ransomware encrypts files,...Read More

[ad_1] On Monday, July 22, 2024, Montgomery County District Attorney’s Office prosecutors Brittney Aaron and Shanna Redwine selected a jury and began testimony in the State of Texas vs. Darrell Wayne Lang for the charge of Continuous Sexual Abuse of a Child. Prosecutors presented evidence that in September 2021, an undercover Detective with the Internet...Read More

[ad_1] CHARLESTON, W.Va. (WSAZ) – West Virginia lawmakers are taking a united stand for school safety this week as both chambers, with no opposition, voted to spend $1 million to enhance security. Lawmakers were told it involves securing buildings. Officials say that includes potentially more mantraps and new technology to make sure the wrong person...Read More

[ad_1] It’s been a pretty divisive few months in US politics. The Trump administration has made sweeping changes in almost all areas of policy, ranging from international relations to domestic regulations and everything in between. However, some areas of American politics aren’t so contentious; in fact, a few cybersecurity policies have received bipartisan support.  The Cyber...Read More

[ad_1] A Rockville preschool teacher was arrested April 25 as part of a child predator sting conducted by the Loudoun County Sheriff’s Office (LCSO) in Virginia. Michael Peter Sherman, 26, who worked at the Bender Jewish Community Center of Greater Washington (Bender JCC) in Rockville, was taken into custody following an internet chat operation carried...Read More

[ad_1] A bipartisan pair of senators is taking another shot at their bill to expand the U.S. Secret Service’s investigative powers for financial cybercrime probes. The Combatting Money Laundering in Cyber Crime Act from Sens. Catherine Cortez Masto, D-Nev., and Chuck Grassley, R-Iowa, would update federal law to strengthen the Secret Service’s authority, enabling the...Read More

[ad_1] The men face a total of 25 felony charges. By Maggie Roth February 12, 2025 at 11:36 am Share The Fairfax County Police Department’s Child Exploitation Unit has arrested seven men who sought out sexual encounters with minors. One of the men was a teacher at Fairfax County Public Schools.   FCPD led a...Read More