Cops in Germany Claim They’ve ID’d the Mysterious Trickbot Ransomware Kingpin | #hacking | #cybersecurity | #infosec | #comptia | #pentest | #ransomware

Several cybersecurity researchers who have tracked Trickbot extensively tell WIRED they were unaware of the announcement. An anonymous account on the social media platform X recently claimed that Kovalev used the Stern handle and published alleged details about him. WIRED messaged multiple accounts that supposedly belong to Kovalev, according to the X account and a […]

Senate passes major online child safety legislation, but future in House uncertain | #childsafety | #kids | #chldern | #parents | #schoolsafey

WASHINGTON (OSV News) — The U.S. Senate passed two major online child safety reforms July 30, but the bills face an uncertain future in the House. The bills — the Children and Teens’ Online Privacy Protection Act and the Kids Online Safety Act, sometimes called COPPA 2.0 and KOSA — were approved by the upper […]

69% of Organizations Breached by Ransomware Over Past Year, | #ransomware | #cybercrime

SAN FRANCISCO, May 28, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Delinea, a pioneering provider of solutions for securing human and machine identities through centralized authorization, has unveiled new research highlighting how ransomware attacks have continued to surge over the past year, despite fewer victims paying. Over two-thirds (69%) of organizations globally have fallen victim to ransomware, with […]

Cybercrime hits record levels in 2024, as AI makes attacks more targeted | Technology | #cybercrime | #infosec

In the time it takes to read the headline of this story, cybercriminals around the world will have attempted more than 3,000 cyberattacks. They will target both famous and anonymous users across various platforms, as well as small businesses from Buenos Aires to Mérida, and major corporations in San Francisco and Hong Kong. Public institutions, […]

Char Dham heli scam: 51 fake websites, 111 numbers blocked | Dehradun News | #cybercrime | #infosec

Dehradun: Amid ongoing efforts to curb the Char Dham heli-booking scam, the state cybercrime unit has blocked a total of 51 fake booking websites and 111 mobile numbers used in related fraudulent activities across the country.The data, shared by the state cybercrime unit on Thursday, also revealed that 56 bank accounts linked to fraudulent transactions […]

Cybersecurity at a Crossroads | #hacking | #cybersecurity | #infosec | #comptia | #pentest | #ransomware

Cybersecurity’s role is evolving rapidly as the nature of federal missions, threats, and technology itself undergo transformation. An Evolving Landscape Cybersecurity’s role is evolving rapidly as the nature of federal missions, threats, and technology itself undergo transformation. After speaking with Andrew Rakicsany, CIO of cybersecurity startup ExoCyber Inc., it seems the sector is now at […]

Do protocols for school safety infringe on disability rights? | #schoolsaftey #kids #parents #children

The isolation of spring 2020 sent Lindsay Richmond’s 13-year-old son AJ into severe depression. Born with a traumatic brain injury, he’d been diagnosed in kindergarten with a serious emotional disability and severe ADHD. Stuck at home during the early months of the pandemic, his mental health declined. That fall he was briefly admitted to a […]

Crims defeat human intelligence with fake AI installers • The Register | #hacking | #cybersecurity | #infosec | #comptia | #pentest | #ransomware

Criminals are using installers for fake AI software to distribute ransomware and other destructive malware. Cisco Talos recently uncovered three of these threats, which use legit-looking websites whose domain names vary the titles of actual AI vendors by just a letter or two. The software installers on the sites are poisoned with malware, including the […]