Wilmington (North Carolina), Ma 27 (AP) An Iranian national pleaded guilty on Tuesday in the North Carolina federal court for his role in a ransomware and extortion operation that prosecutors say targeted computer networks for Baltimore and other US cities, a scheme that led to work disruptions and financial losses. Sina Gholinejad, 37, pleaded guilty […]
LEXINGTON COUNTY, S.C. (WACH) — Irmo police have arrested eight men in an undercover chat operation on social media. The Irmo Police Department hosted an undercover chat operation consisting of multiple agencies, including local, state, and federal, to catch suspected online child predators. Investigators posed as either a child or an adult with access to […]
Exclusive: Qld law firm investigating breach by SafePay ransomware Threat actors have claimed a cyber attack on a Queensland law firm, claiming to have exfiltrated company data, court documents and more. SafePay ransomware listed Ruddy Tomlins and Baxter (RTB Legal) on its dark web leak site, allegedly having stolen 200 gigabytes of data. Established in […]
A Memorial Day service in Lakeview took a disturbing turn Monday afternoon when a man was arrested for taking inappropriate photographs of children during the community’s annual Amvets parade. Around 12:15 p.m., officers were alerted by concerned bystanders at the Lakeview Amvets Memorial Service about a man photographing children in a manner they believed to […]
We stay on top of updates for our phones and laptops. Some of us even make sure our smartwatches and security cameras are running the latest firmware. But routers often get overlooked. If it’s working, we assume it’s fine, but that mindset can be risky. Now, the FBI has issued a warning that cybercriminals are […]
ANSONIA — A 36-year-old Naugatuck man asked an online decoy he thought was a 13-year-old girl whether she was willing to lose her virginity to him, one of the conversations that launched a child sex abuse material investigation, according to an arrest warrant released Wednesday. Roger Pratt was arrested May 15 and charged with first-degree possession […]
The DragonForce ransomware operation successfully breached a managed service provider and used its SimpleHelp remote monitoring and management (RMM) platform to steal data and deploy encryptors on downstream customers’ systems. Sophos was brought in to investigate the attack and believe the threat actors exploited a chain of older SimpleHelp vulnerabilities tracked as CVE-2024-57727, CVE-2024-57728, and CVE-2024-57726 to […]
SILVER SPRING, Md. (7News) — A Maryland man pled guilty to two counts of producing child sexual abuse material, commonly known as child pornography, in federal court on Wednesday, officials said. Chase William Mulligan, 28, of Silver Spring, Maryland, pleaded guilty to coercing at least 108 girls to send him sexually explicit photos and videos […]
Man pleads guilty in 2019 ransomware attacks that targeted Greenville, other cities The Daily Reflector Source link …………………….
Alphabet just sold 83% of its position in a leading cybersecurity stock. Each quarter, investment firms that manage over $100 million are required to file a form 13F with the Securities and Exchange Commission. Essentially, a 13F breaks down which stocks institutional money managers bought and sold during the last quarter — thus providing some […]
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