Deputies Believe More Victims May Exist After Chino Man’s Arrest in Online Predator Sting | #childpredator | #onlinepredator | #sextrafficing

RANCHO CUCAMONGA, Calif. (VVNG.com) — Authorities are asking the public for help identifying possible additional victims after a Chino man was arrested in an undercover sting operation targeting individuals attempting to meet with minors for sexual purposes. On Tuesday, May 6, 2025, investigators with the Rancho Cucamonga Sheriff’s Station arrested 35-year-old Allen Edward Zamrok after he […]

Magistrate rejects cybercrime agency’s request to extend Armaghan’s remand | #cybercrime | #infosec

Police escort Armaghan, prime accused in Mustafa Amir murder case during an appearance before SHC on February 18, 2025. — Reporter A judicial magistrate on Tuesday rejected the National Cyber Crime Investigation Agency’s (NCCIA) request to extend physical remand of Armaghan in an illegal call centre case and sent him to prison on judicial remand. […]

14 arrested in child pornography sweep ‘Operation Predator Alert II’ | #childpredator | #onlinepredator | #sextrafficing

TRENTON, N.J. — Fourteen men have been charged in a second round of arrests in “Operation Predator Alert,” which targeted offenders in New Jersey who used a file-sharing network to download and distribute child pornography, including child rape videos, on the Internet. A total of 28 defendants have been charged in two separate sweeps under […]

Hackers Behind M&S and Co-op Cyberattacks Exploited IT Desks in Sophisticated Scam – Sri Lanka Guardian | #cybercrime | #infosec

Major British retailers Marks & Spencer and the Co-op have fallen victim to a wave of cyberattacks carried out by a group of hackers believed to be linked to the Scattered Spider network. According to cybersecurity sources, the attackers used advanced “social engineering” tactics, tricking IT help desks into resetting employee passwords, effectively opening the […]

Bay Area fugitive added to ICE’s Operation Predator smartphone app to locate at-large child sex predators | #childpredator | #onlinepredator | #sextrafficing

SAN JOSE, Calif. — A Sunnyvale man who absconded following his indictment on federal child pornography charges is the latest fugitive to be profiled on the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) smartphone app, seeking public tips on at-large and unknown child predator suspects. Jose Alberto Centurion-Cruz, aka Jose Alberto Cruz, 30, was indicted by […]

OCR Announces Settlement with Neurology Practice Following Ransomware Attack | #ransomware | #cybercrime

In April 2025, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services’ Office for Civil Rights (OCR) announced a HIPAA enforcement settlement with Comprehensive Neurology, PC, a New York-based neurology practice, in connection with a ransomware incident that compromised the electronic protected health information (“ePHI”) of approximately 6,800 individuals. This case marks OCR’s 12th ransomware-related enforcement […]

MixMode Releases 2025 State of AI in Cybersecurity Report | #hacking | #cybersecurity | #infosec | #comptia | #pentest | #ransomware

Christian Wiens Director of Marketing Christian Wiens is Director of Marketing at MixMode. He has 10+ years of experience as a cybersecurity professional. He has his BA from The University of California, Berkeley and resides in Austin, TX. Independent Ponemon Institute study of 685 IT and security professionals highlights surge in AI adoption, rise of […]

Mamona ransomware lowers the bar with offline encryption | #hacking | #cybersecurity | #infosec | #comptia | #pentest | #ransomware

Mamona ransomware is a simple “commodity” ransomware strain that works completely offline, lowering the bar for entry for less sophisticated attackers, threat intelligence analyst Mauro Eldritch reported in an analysis of the strain published on the ANY.RUN blog Tuesday.In contrast to ransomware-as-a-service (RaaS) schemes, where the ransomware developer works with affiliates and takes a cut […]

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