Two members of the Senate Judiciary Committee are preparing to introduce a bipartisan bill that would mandate tech companies to more swiftly report and remove child sexual abuse material hosted on their platforms, but critics warn it could result in the weakening or elimination of encrypted messaging services that many Americans rely on. The Stop […]
A home daycare in Cape Cod has shuttered its doors after local news revealed a fugitive illegal immigrant from Brazil, who was wanted for child rape in his home country, was living there. U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement’s Enforcement and Removal Operations (ICE ERO) Boston arrested Andre Tiago Lucas, wanted for the rape of a […]
The FBI is warning about a global network of violent criminals preying on teens and adolescents through online platforms like Discord, Roblox and Telegram. Authorities say predators convince their victims to self-harm, create graphic pornography and harm family pets. What is 764? The cybercriminals are part of a group known as “764.” Investigators say that […]
Qilin became the top ransomware group in April amid uncertainty over the status of RansomHub, according to a Cyble blog post published today. RansomHub’s data leak site (DLS) went offline on April 1, and DragonForce claimed it had taken over RansomHub’s infrastructure and appealed to RansomHub affiliates to join it. Instead, it appears that Qilin […]
Uzbekistan will strengthen measures to combat cybercrime, according to a resolution signed by president Shavkat Mirziyoyev on 30 April, press service of the Justice Ministry announced. The Ministry of Internal Affairs has been appointed as the authorized body in the field of countering cyber threats. In order to increase the detection rate of cybercrimes, prosecutorial supervision over compliance with the law in this process will be introduced. According to the document, […]
Events , Next-Generation Technologies & Secure Development , RSAC Conference Munich Re Ventures’ Sidra Ahmed Lefort on Why Seed Funding Dominates Cybersecurity Michael Novinson (MichaelNovinson) • May 6, 2025 Sidra Ahmed Lefort, director, Munich Re Ventures Cybersecurity attracted $13 billion in investments in 2024, a 40% jump in funding compared to 2023, […]
Schools in West Lothian have been the victim of a suspected criminal ransomware cyberattack. A council spokesperson said the attack had affected its education network and contingency plans to keep schools open was under way. Ransomware is a type of malware which prevents someone from accessing a device and the data stored on it, usually […]
The FBI has launched more than 250 investigations into a violent online predator network known as “764,” which federal authorities say is manipulating teenagers into committing acts of self-harm, producing explicit content, and even issuing threats of violence. The group’s tactics, executed through platforms like Discord and Roblox, have triggered alarms across law enforcement agencies […]
Between April 2024 and April 2025, Flashpoint analysts observed the financial sector as a top target of threat actors, with 406 publicly disclosed victims falling prey to ransomware attacks alone—representing seven percent of all ransomware victim listings during that period. However, ransomware is just one piece of the complex threat actor puzzle. The financial sector is […]
[File Photo] Ten trillion dollars was lost to cybercrime worldwide last year. Speaking at Day 2 of the Tourism Superweek, the Director for Digital Security at Mastercard, Samuel Stuart, highlighted that cybercrime is costing companies a significant amount of money in countries all over the world, and the Pacific Islands are not immune to these […]
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