Sarah Pearce joined K&L Gates as a partner in its corporate practice in London, the firm announced Monday. Pearce is a cyber, privacy, and data security lawyer focused on regulatory compliance, incident response, and AI governance. She advises multinational organizations on global data privacy regimes, cyber security risks and incident response, regulatory investigations, and data...Read More
We all know that the damage done by ransomware doesn’t just end at downtime. Recovery can be a lengthy process, driving up costly bills that organisations are left to foot. In just the last year alone, ransomware attacks cost organizations globally an estimated $57 billion, a figure that’s expected to not just double, or triple,...Read More
Cybercrime continues to grow in both volume and complexity, challenging agencies of every size. As more departments consider dedicated cyber capabilities, veteran Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department Sgt. Peter Hish argues that success depends less on technology and more on three foundational leadership decisions made before the unit opens its doors. By Sergeant Peter Hish...Read More
Published June 15, 2026 9:37pm Add GMA on Google Make this your preferred source to get more updates from this publisher on Google. The National Bureau of Investigation (NBI) has identified the persons behind the hacking of several government websites, Director Melvin Matibag said Monday. “We have identified the person involved, no, but we will...Read More
Eight months after the Multi-State Information Sharing and Analysis Center lost its federal funding, the cybersecurity threat intelligence sharing group for state and local governments has lost dozens of states and more than ten thousand local jurisdictions that can no longer afford its vital cybersecurity services, even as the hacking threats they face have grown...Read More
15 Jun Cybercrime is Accelerating: Preparing the Next Wave of Cybersecurity Experts Posted at 09:14h in Blogs by Taylor Fox This week in cybersecurity from the editors at Cybercrime Magazine Sausalito, Calif. – Jun. 15, 2026 – Read the full story from CMBlog By harnessing AI, cybercriminals are developing increasingly sophisticated techniques to commit their...Read More
A Ukrainian national pleaded guilty to conspiracy to commit wire fraud in connection with the deployment of Conti ransomware, which targeted more than 1,000 victims worldwide. According to the U.S. Department of Justice, 44-year-old Oleksii Oleksiyovych Lytvynenko joined the Conti conspiracy in or around September 2021 and possessed data stolen from eight U.S. victims and...Read More
The Iran-linked hacking group Handala has struck again, this time targeting the California Water Service (Cal Water). The group, which security researchers have been tracking closely throughout 2026, claims this move is retaliation for US actions in Iran. Cal Water is a major utility serving two million people across 100 communities in California, making this...Read More
Anthropic disabled two of its most advanced, cybersecurity-focused AI models on Friday, saying it was responding to an export control directive issued by the U.S. government barring any foreign national from accessing them. The directive covered foreign nationals inside the United States as well as abroad, including Anthropic’s own employees. In a statement, Anthropic said...Read More
According to Travelers’ cyber threat report for Q1 2026, 84 individual criminal groups posted more than 2,400 victim companies on ransomware leak sites on the dark web. During the first quarter, the three most active ransomware groups accounted for 34% of all leak site postings. Processing Content Overall activity in the first quarter was the...Read More
