Ross Lazer Unleashes the World’s First AI Social Engineer | #cybercrime | #infosec

“Instead of being the weak link, humans can become the most crucial line of defense.” — Ross Lazer, Co-Founder and CEO of Mirage Security. Post this “Over the past decade, cybercrime has shifted from exploiting technical vulnerabilities to targeting individuals directly,” explains Lazer. “Attackers use AI to mimic voices and create hyperrealistic phishing content, making […]

Roblox is adopting some new child safety features | #childsafety | #kids | #chldern | #parents | #schoolsafey

It’s no secret that kids love Roblox, which has led to tons of parental concerns about child safety over the years. Now, the company behind the game is doing something about it. Bloomberg reported that Roblox is adding enhanced child safety features sometime next month. These include new accounts for parents that allow them to […]

Sexual predator Richard John Dyke left trail of young victims across southern Saskatchewan | #childpredator | #kidsaftey | #childsaftey

Warning: This story contains distressing details of sexual offences against minors. For almost three decades, Richard John Dyke preyed indiscriminately on children who strayed into his dark orbit. The 48-year-old husband of a small-town home daycare operator pleaded guilty to 10 counts of sexual interference, child pornography and voyeurism charges on May 12 in Moose Jaw, Sask., […]

Police acknowledge sentencing of online predator | #childpredator | #onlinepredator | #sextrafficing

NZ Police has acknowledged the sentence handed down to Donald James Sarratt in the Wellington District Court yesterday, for his role as a facilitator of a website which hosted computer-generated child sexual abuse material. Mr Sarratt, 35, was sentenced to five-and-a-half years’ imprisonment after being found guilty of possessing objectionable material relating to children and […]

Scattered Spider is focus of NCA inquiry into cyber-attacks against UK retailers | Hacking | #cybercrime | #infosec

A hacker community known as Scattered Spider is a key suspect in a criminal inquiry into cyber-attacks against UK retailers including Marks & Spencer, detectives have said. Scattered Spider, a loose collective of native English-speaking cybercriminals, has been strongly linked with a trio of hacks against M&S, the Co-op and Harrods. M&S said on Wednesday […]

Tennessee Gov. Bill Lee signs $230M school safety bill | #schoolsaftey #kids #parents #children

The legislation is aimed at boosting security and offering new safety resources to both public and private schools. The bill does not address access to firearms. Thousands link arms from Vanderbilt to Capitol to push for gun reform Thousands gathered and linked arms Tuesday, April 18, 2023 along a route from Monroe Carrel Jr. Children’s […]

​Cambodia rejects accusations of cybercrime collusion, calls it political plot | #cybercrime | #infosec

Interior ministry spokesperson Touch Sokhak argued that the report was an attempt to ‘scapegoat’ Cambodia. Supplied The Cambodian government has dismissed a recent international report alleging that the Kingdom is a global epicentre for transnational cybercrime, calling it politically motivated and lacking in scientific credibility. The report, “Policies and Patterns: State-Abetted Transnational Crime in Cambodia […]