Gaming hacker’s waterfront mansion and Mercedes Benz seized in major cybercrime probe | #cybercrime | #infosec

By CHARLOTTE MCINTYRE FOR DAILY MAIL AUSTRALIA Published: 04:41 EDT, 18 May 2025 | Updated: 04:41 EDT, 18 May 2025 Luxury assets linked to a previously convicted hacker worth more than $4.5million, including a beachfront mansion, have been seized by Australian Federal Police. Shane Stephen Duffy, 32, from Queensland had millions of dollars worth of assets […]

OT cybersecurity budgets shift toward strategy and resilience to meet rising threats, compliance demands | #hacking | #cybersecurity | #infosec | #comptia | #pentest | #ransomware

Cybersecurity budgets across operational technology (OT) infrastructure are firmly moving toward long-term strategy, resilience, and regulatory readiness rather than merely patching legacy systems and purchasing tools. CISOs and boards are readjusting their spending priorities to support sustainable protection across complex OT environments as ransomware and nation-state actors pose an increasing threat to critical infrastructure and […]

CBI cracks down on PoS generating ‘Ghost SIM’ for cybercriminals, ET Telecom | #cybercrime | #infosec

Representative Image. New Delhi: In a major crackdown on digital arrest scams, the CBI has booked 39 point-of-sales (PoS) operators who sold 1,100 “ghost SIM cards” to cyber criminals operating from Southeast Asian countries to trap gullible individuals here, officials said Saturday. The PoS operators came under the scrutiny of the country’s anti-cybercrime unit under […]

US reportedly releases Russian cybercrime figure Alexander Vinnik in prisoner swap | #cybercrime | #infosec

Alexander Vinnik, the Russian operator of the now-defunct BTC-e cryptocurrency exchange, has reportedly been released from U.S. custody in a prisoner swap for American school teacher Marc Fogel, according to media reports citing anonymous U.S. officials. Vinnik’s French lawyer, Frederic Belot, confirmed his client’s release to the Russian state news agency TASS on Wednesday. Vinnik’s […]

Roblox adds more parental controls to its revamped child safety procedures | #childsafety | #kids | #chldern | #parents | #schoolsafey

New child safety protocols have come to Roblox, and parents now have greater insight into what their kids are doing on the creation platform. As part of the new reforms, parents can access parental control features from their own devices, rather than needing their child’s to do it. They can now link their accounts to […]

Should You Change Your Password After the Steam Leak? This Cybersecurity Expert Says Yes | #hacking | #cybersecurity | #infosec | #comptia | #pentest | #ransomware

If your phone number was one of the 89 million exposed in the recent data breach that affected Steam, the company says your info is safe. In a statement shared with CNET, Steam has denied that a reported data breach endangered its users’ personal information.  “Old text messages cannot be used to breach the security of […]

Top 10 Daily Cybercrime Brief by FCRF [18.05.2025]: Click here to Know More | #cybercrime | #infosec

Important global cybercrime news has been curated by FutureCrime Researchers to keep you informed about various types of digital fraud occurring worldwide and to provide insights into the best mitigation strategies. Read below to learn more in detail. 1. CBI flags 64,000 phone numbers linked to cybercrime in Southeast Asia The CBI has identified 64,000 […]

New Indiana Law Requires All Porn Viewers To Register As Sex Offenders | #childpredator | #kidsaftey | #childsaftey

NDIANAPOLIS—In an effort to curb unauthorized traffic to adult websites within the state, Indiana lawmakers passed new legislation Thursday requiring all potential viewers of online pornography to register as sex offenders before they could access sexually explicit material.  “This law will ensure that no resident of Indiana encounters harmful, X-rated content on the internet without […]

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