U.S. charges Chinese hackers and government officials in broad cybercrime campaign | #cybercrime | #infosec

WASHINGTON — Twelve Chinese nationals — including mercenary hackers, law enforcement officers and employees of a private hacking company — have been charged in connection with global cybercrime campaigns targeting dissidents, news organizations, U.S. agencies and universities, the Justice Department said Wednesday. A set of criminal cases filed in New York and Washington add new […]

DOJ ordered review of ‘gender ideology’ compliance at child safety authority | #childsafety | #kids | #chldern | #parents | #schoolsafey

The National Center for Missing and Exploited Children (NCMEC), the primary U.S. nonprofit fighting child sexual exploitation, said Friday that it is removing all references to transgender people from its public materials. The move is in accordance with an executive order President Trump signed last week, which bars federal funding that goes to “gender ideology” […]

205 arrested in FBI child sex operation, Patel and Bondi announce | #childpredator | #onlinepredator | #sextrafficing

Attorney General Pam Bondi and FBI Director Kash Patel announced Wednesday that 205 alleged child sex predators who preyed on children online have been arrested in the last five days. The arrests are part of a new joint operation by the Justice Department and FBI called “Operation Restore Justice,” which saw 115 children across the […]

60K Bitcoin addresses leaked as LockBit ransomware gang gets hacked | #ransomware | #cybercrime

Almost 60,000 Bitcoin addresses tied to LockBit’s ransomware infrastructure were leaked after hackers breached the group’s dark web affiliate panel.  The leak included a MySQL database dump shared publicly online. It contained crypto-related information that could help blockchain analysts trace the group’s illicit financial flows. Ransomware is a type of malware used by malicious actors. […]

12 Months of Fighting Cybercrime & Defending Enterprises | #cybercrime | #infosec

From the convergence of cybercrime and nation-state espionage to the strategic misuse of trusted platforms like Microsoft Azure and SaaS APIs, the cybersecurity landscape has grown more complex than ever in 2024. SentinelLABS has been at the forefront of these challenges, analyzing trends, uncovering campaigns, and equipping organizations with actionable intelligence. In this post, we […]

Microsoft Unveils AI-Powered Cybersecurity Solutions at GISEC 2025 – News and Statistics | #hacking | #cybersecurity | #infosec | #comptia | #pentest | #ransomware

May 8, 2025 Microsoft is advancing its cybersecurity efforts with the introduction of AI-driven solutions aimed at preemptively tackling cyber threats. Rima Semaan, Data & AI lead at Microsoft UAE, explains how these innovations are transforming the digital security landscape. At the GISEC 2025 event, Microsoft unveiled a groundbreaking AI-powered phishing detection and triage agent, […]

SE Asian businesses face 400 ransomware attacks daily | #hacking | #cybersecurity | #infosec | #comptia | #pentest | #ransomware

This photo taken on Jan 23, 2018 shows servers specialised in cyber security during the 10th International Cybersecurity Forum in Lille, France. (PHOTO / AFP) Organizations across Southeast Asia are facing a concerning rise in ransomware attacks, with businesses in the region experiencing an average of 400 attempted attacks per day in 2024, according to […]

205 arrested in FBI operation targeting child sex predators | #childpredator | #onlinepredator | #sextrafficing

WASHINGTON (TNND) — The FBI and Justice Department announced on Wednesday the arrest of 205 alleged child sex predators in the last week in “Operation Restore Justice.” Attorney General Pamela Bondi and FBI Director Kash Patel praised the “historic, unprecedented national nationwide operation” during a news conference and thanked the 55 FBI field officers who […]

Internal Chats and Data Leaked Online | #ransomware | #cybercrime

The notorious LockBit ransomware group, once considered one of the world’s most prolific cyber extortion rings, has itself become the victim of a major cyberattack. On May 7, attackers breached and defaced the group’s dark web sites, leaking a trove of operational data and internal chats in a stunning turn of events that sent shockwaves […]

Take These Steps Today To Protect Yourself Against AI Cybercrime | #cybercrime | #infosec

As AI-powered cybercrime targets 87% of global businesses, criminals are using deepfakes and smart … More attacks to bypass our traditional defenses at an unprecedented scale. Adobe Stock Suspicious email links, too-good-to-be-true crypto opportunities, and those infamous foreign prince scams promising millions in your inbox. We’ve all encountered these classic cons, and many of us […]