SAN PABLO — A 37-year-old man has been sentenced to 31 years and four months in state prison for using a machete to hack a woman to death and then setting her body on fire, court records show. William Stanley Ramirez, of San Pablo, pleaded no contest to manslaughter and arson in the July 2, 2024...Read More
U.S President Donald Trump has issued a policy directive outlining how the federal government should approach Artificial Intelligence, emphasizing reduced regulation, closer work with industry, and expanded cybersecurity defences across federal systems. The order titled ‘Promoting Advanced Artificial Intelligence Innovation and Security’ argues that the U.S. maintains leadership in AI due to private-sector innovation and...Read More
The National Motor Freight Traffic Association has launched a free online Threat Report Portal that allows transportation companies to anonymously report freight fraud, cargo theft and cybersecurity incidents. The initiative is designed to improve industry-wide threat intelligence sharing as cyber-enabled cargo crime and fraud schemes continue to increase across the supply chain. The portal can...Read More
Some security hacks require someone to have physical access to your computer. In many cases, that’s easy to mitigate. Other attack vectors can put you at risk from anywhere via the network. That’s what firewalls are for. But there is an in-between risk where an attacker just has to be “around” your computer. [Rasmus Moorats]...Read More
AVALON – The borough is joining a program that will significantly enhance its cybersecurity at a price less than what the borough pays currently. The program, offered to small municipalities, provides subsidized CrowdStrike licenses and 24/7 managed detection and response services, both from CrowdStrike and the state cybersecurity division. Council member Gregory “Chet” Johnson said...Read More
A new ransomware group known as Payouts King has quietly been building a reputation since it first appeared in April 2025. While it spent most of last year flying under the radar, early 2026 brought a noticeable spike in activity tied to former affiliates of the now-defunct BlackBasta operation. The group targets organizations through well-worn...Read More
It’s an ordinary day at Melbourne Airport when an email offering half price flights lands in the inboxes of all staff. An employee is quick to click on the link in the email to claim the offer, before realising their mistake – the offer wasn’t legitimate, it was instead a phishing attack. A hacker named...Read More
Sound of eBay (Teletext) UBERMORGEN, 2008 Teletext Simulation / Website Screenshot http://www.sound-of-ebay.com Courtesy UBERMORGEN & Private Collection UBERMORGEN has spent more than three decades probing the infrastructures that organize contemporary life. Founded in 1995 by Liz Haas (lizvlx) and Luzius Bernhard, the Swiss-Austrian collective emerged from the early internet at a moment when digital networks...Read More
These challenges underscore the need for cryptographic agility and rapid re-programmability of modernized algorithms and protocols to ensure resilience. David Schmolke June 4, 2026 5:44 pm 4 min read The number of space assets put on orbit in the last decade reaches into the thousands, with an estimated 10 more satellites per day being added...Read More
BENGALURU: Investigation by the Directorate of Enforcement (ED) disclosed that crypto trader Robin Khandelwal is the main conduit used by hacker Srikrishna aka Sriki, for laundering proceeds of crime since 2016-17 onwards for the cut, and has operated multiple crypto accounts, including trading platforms outside India, and made several cross-border payments. The ED also found...Read More
