[ad_1] MONROE COUNTY — Monroe County Sheriff Troy Goodnough announced the arrest of a Newport man following an investigation by the Violent Internet Predator Exploitation Response team. 58-year-old Silvio Berge, a German citizen in the United States on a visa, was arrested after a month-long investigation. During the investigation, VIPER detectives were targeted online, where they were...Read More

[ad_1] In February 2016, hacktivist group Anonymous published a YouTube video with information about 20 different distributed denial of service (DDoS) attack tools that were available to the public. And, thus, DDoS attacks were democratized. Anyone with a grievance and an internet connection could successfully launch an attack without a barrier to entry.  As if the accessibility...Read More

[ad_1] Police say more people are being investigated and further arrests may happen. TURLOCK, Calif. — A dozen arrests were made as part of a multi-agency sting operation led by the Turlock Police Department, targeting suspected online child predators.  The three-day operation, conducted from March 6 to 8 in an online chat room, resulted in...Read More

[ad_1] SAN FRANCISCO — Threat intelligence flowing from private companies to cybersecurity authorities and law enforcement agencies is critical to the disruption of malicious activities and the arrests of cybercriminals, security leaders at Amazon and CrowdStrike said Monday during the RSAC 2025 Conference.  When the private sector and governments interact well, actively participating and sharing...Read More

[ad_1] U.S. Attorney John Sarcone III said he is considering suing online dating apps and cell phone companies for not doing enough to stop sexual predators for preying on children. “If Google could put algorithms in to monitor speech on the internet, to monitor speech on websites, those big companies can do the same,” Sarcone...Read More

[ad_1] When Santa Barbara County sheriff’s deputies arrested Adam Roberto Escarcega of Santa Barbara on Monday afternoon outside the Target Shopping Center in Goleta, it was far from a typical takedown. The root of the allegations — that Escarcega sought to meet up with a minor for lewd acts — started on Feb. 1, when...Read More

[ad_1] Wia dis foto come from, FBI 26 April 2025 Di Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) say dem don arrest 22 cybercrime suspects, wey dey sexually blackmail and extort US minors. FBI ontop dia website tok say di arrest na part of “Operation Artemis,” one international operation wey dem launch for 2023, to fight di...Read More

[ad_1] Federal governments, citizens can’t afford untested cybersecurity solutions To create a truly secure cyber ecosystem for the systems, cybersecurity professionals should implement solutions that are transparent, resilient and validated. Adam Maruyama April 29, 2025 1:38 pm 4 min read It’s undeniable that the stakes for federal and critical infrastructure cybersecurity have increased exponentially, particularly...Read More

[ad_1] Urban One, a U.S. media conglomerate focused on the African American community, has disclosed having its employees’ personal data and other corporate information exfiltrated in a “sophisticated social engineering campaign” in February, which was claimed by the Cactus ransomware operation last month, reports The Record, a news site by cybersecurity firm Recorded Future. [ad_2]...Read More

[ad_1] HANCOCK COUNTY, W.Va. — An organization called Big Country’s Predator Exposure posted a livestream on Facebook that captured the attention of both residents and law enforcement in Hancock County. It included a knock on a door that opened more than just someone’s apartment, it opened the door to an investigation against an alleged child...Read More