An Iranian national pleaded guilty Tuesday to participating in an international ransomware scheme that resulted in tens of millions of dollars in losses to U.S. cities, corporations, healthcare organizations, and other entities in California, Maryland, New Jersey, New York, North Carolina, and Oregon. Sina Gholinejad, 37, pleaded guilty to one count of computer fraud and abuse […]
The Department of Justice (DoJ) is cracking down on cybercrime infrastructure, announcing on May 22 that it unsealed the charges against 16 individuals linked to the DanaBot malware scheme and indicted the alleged leader of the Qakbot malware conspiracy. Both actions were taken in conjunction with “Operation Endgame,” which is a coordinated effort among international […]
High-profile tragedies often shape public opinion on school safety. However, for educators, law enforcement personnel and others working to keep our schools safe, mental health resources and issues such as crime and bullying are also important components of school safety planning. School Safety Statistics According to the Report on Indicators of School Crime and Safety: […]
Cybersecurity is no longer an IT issue but a board-level priority. You are working on blind spots if you don’t have the correct cybersecurity metrics in place. A gut feeling or a simple dashboard would not work in 2025. The board needs actionable cybersecurity KPIs that tell How real is the risk? How much time […]
An Iranian man pleaded guilty Tuesday to participating in the Robbinhood ransomware scheme, which most notably afflicted the city of Baltimore in a costly 2019 attack. Sina Gholinejad, 37, pleaded guilty to one count of computer fraud and abuse and one count of conspiracy to commit wire fraud. He faces up to 30 years in […]
OWOSSO, Mich. — New car seat laws set to take effect on April 2 in Michigan are designed to improve safety for children, according to local authorities. The updated regulations require children to remain in rear-facing car seats until they are 2 years old or until they exceed the car seat’s weight limits. Owosso Community […]
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 […]
A screenshot of the site of cyber-crime group ‘LockBit’ The sudden fall of a ransomware supplier once described as the world’s most harmful cybercrime group has raised questions about Moscow’s role in its development and the fate of its founder. LockBit supplied ransomware to a global network of hackers, who used the services in recent […]
A RobbinHood Attack Against Baltimore Cost City $19 Million David Perera (@daveperera) • May 27, 2025 The Baltimore skyline in a photo dated April 24, 2025. (Image: Kate Scott/Shutterstock) An Iranian national behind a spate of ransomware attacks against U.S. municipalities including an attack that cost the city of Baltimore $19 million pleaded […]
An Iranian man who used Robbinhood ransomware to extort millions from governments and organisations in the US pleaded guilty on Tuesday in a North Carolina court. According to the US Department of Justice, Sina Gholinejad, 37, pleaded guilty to one count of computer fraud and abuse, and one count of conspiracy to commit wire fraud. […]
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