Cybersecurity threats evolve with AI-driven tactics | #cybercrime | #infosec

Cybersecurity threats are entering a new era as artificial intelligence tools such as FraudGPT and WormGPT fuel the rapid rise of cybercrime-as-a-service. No longer reliant on brute-force tactics, attackers now use AI to automate reconnaissance, craft highly targeted phishing campaigns and execute complex, multilayered attacks with precision. In response, defenders are turning to agentic automation, […]

California’s online child safety law blocked by judge – again | #childsafety | #kids | #chldern | #parents | #schoolsafey

A federal judge has once again blocked California’s landmark online child safety law from taking effect. In a ruling on Thursday, US District Court Judge Beth Labson Freeman granted a preliminary injunction in favor of NetChoice, saying the technology trade group’s claims that the law violates the First Amendment would likely succeed. The law, called […]

Brandon D Perkins Convicted in Child Predator Sting Case | #childpredator | #onlinepredator | #sextrafficing

HILLSBORO, Ore- On August 22, 2024, Brandon D Perkins, age 41, pleaded guilty to online sexual corruption of a child in the first degree and luring a minor. Judge Erik Buchér then sentenced the defendant to three years in prison. Deputy District Attorney Bryce Bissinger prosecuted this case. On October 17, 2019, the Washington County […]

Police Seize Dark Web Shop Pygmalion, Access User Data from 7K Orders | #cybercrime | #infosec

German police seized the dark web shop Pygmalion, gaining access to customer data linked to over 7,000 drug orders in a major investigation. A major dark web drug operation and marketplace operating under the name “Pygmalion” has been disrupted by German law enforcement, with its infrastructure dismantled and several individuals arrested following a months-long investigation. […]

FERC, NERC Confront Security Risks of Unprotected Process Sensors | #hacking | #cybersecurity | #infosec | #comptia | #pentest | #ransomware

  Process sensors are devices that respond to physical stimuli such as temperature, light, sound, pressure, magnetism, voltage, current, motion, time, etc. The physical stimuli are electronically converted to physical measurements such as temperature, volts, amps, pressure, level, flow, chemistry, etc., and provide trusted input to control systems, controllers, motors, protective relays, operational technology (OT) […]

Infostealer Threat Opens Your Business To Ransomware Attack — Stop It Now | #hacking | #cybersecurity | #infosec | #comptia | #pentest | #ransomware

Your business is in danger as infostealer malware surges. getty As high-street retailers in the U.K. are the latest to fall victim to devastating cyberattacks, with ransomware high on the criminal agenda, now is the time to start taking one oft-undervalued attack type very seriously indeed. Infostealer malware is responsible for the theft of billions […]

Online predator who targeted 10-year-old on Roblox pleads guilty in Butte County | #childpredator | #onlinepredator | #sextrafficing

CHICO, Calif. — On Wednesday, a Fairfield man pleaded guilty to two charges stemming from his online actions involving a then 10-year-old girl from Butte County back in 2022. The Butte County District Attorney Mike Ramsey said that 21-year-old Ethan James Alfonso pleaded guilty on Wednesday toone count of child molestation for his remotely directing […]