Bike Week child predator sting leads to Port Orange school employee arrest – WFTV | #childpredator | #onlinepredator | #sextrafficing

PORT ORANGE, Fla. — A Bike Week sting operation led to the arrest of a Port Orange school paraprofessional on allegations of inappropriate interactions with a minor. Sixteen people were arrested during “Operation Full Throttle,” which targeted alleged child predators. Among them was Jeffery Summers, who worked at Horizon Elementary School. Summers, 51, was arrested […]

Nigeria Police, UK in Talks to Deepen Cybercrime Cooperation | #cybercrime | #infosec

The Inspector-General of Police, IGP Kayode Egbetokun, has reaffirmed the Nigeria Police Force’s commitment to tackling transnational crime through sustained inter-agency and international collaboration. Speaking during a courtesy visit by the United Kingdom’s Minister of the Home Office, David George Hanson, at the Force Headquarters in Abuja, the IGP highlighted the importance of ongoing partnerships […]

AG Sunday’s Child Predator Section Again Charges Repeat Sex Offender From Philadelphia — This Time for Sexual Abuse of 15-Year-Old Girl | #childpredator | #onlinepredator | #sextrafficing

HARRISBURG — Attorney General Dave Sunday announced charges against a Philadelphia-based repeat sex offender who was out on bail for child sexual abuse material charges when he allegedly sexually assaulted a 15-year-old girl in recent months. Craig Coleman, 32, was arrested this week and charged with human trafficking, unlawful contact with a minor, statutory sexual […]

Cybercrime wave spills beyond Bengaluru: Rural Karnataka reports 1,600 cases in 2024 | Bengaluru | #cybercrime | #infosec

Cybercrime, long considered an urban issue, is now rapidly gaining ground in rural Karnataka. According to data presented in the Karnataka Legislative Council during the March 2024 session, cybercrime cases reported from rural areas have nearly doubled in two years, from 880 in 2022 to 1,600 in 2024, Deccan Herald reported. The spike in cases […]

Why cyber resilience must be part of every organization’s DNA | #hacking | #cybersecurity | #infosec | #comptia | #pentest | #ransomware

As AI brings about excitement and transformative potential, the report reveals that organizations are forging ahead with innovations despite increased security concerns, according to LevelBlue’s 2025 Futures Report. In fact, just 29% of executives surveyed say they are reluctant to implement AI tools and technologies because of cybersecurity ramifications. AI-powered threats Organizations expect AI-powered attacks, […]

Hitachi Vantara takes down important systems following Akira ransomware attack | #hacking | #cybersecurity | #infosec | #comptia | #pentest | #ransomware

Hitachi Vantara, a subsidiary of Hitachi, confirmed suffering a ransomware attack Working to restore its services, it had to shut down parts of its infrastructure, affecting many clients and services The media say this is the work of the Akira ransomware operation Hitachi Vantara was forced to pull parts of its IT infrastructure offline to […]

Online Predator Case Prompts Bucks County District Attorney To Call For Parental Vigilance | #childpredator | #onlinepredator | #sextrafficing

The Bucks County District Attorney warned of increasing online threats to minors. District Attorney Jennifer Schorn speaking on Tuesday. Credit: Tom Sofield/NewHopeFreePress.com Bucks County District Attorney Jennifer Schorn is calling on parents to closely monitor their children’s online activities following the arrest of a 61-year-old Hulmeville Borough man accused of manufacturing and disseminating child pornography. […]

NetApp boosts storage security with post-quantum encryption – Blocks and Files | #ransomware | #cybercrime

NetApp is announcing stronger encryption and identity-checked access controls at the RSA Conference. The increasing accessibility of AI is enabling malware crooks to automate cyberattacks, and businesses are themselves using AI and ML to automate threat detection. NetApp suggests these crooks could also steal encrypted data today, hoping to decrypt it when quantum computing becomes […]