The Latest IC3 Report on Cybercrime is out from the FBI. (Photo by Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images) Getty Images Cybercrimes and crypto scams are becoming more common. I’ll never forget the call from my friend’s uncle. He’s the type who keeps meticulous spreadsheets for everything—grocery lists, travel budgets, even holiday gifts. So when he told me […]
Canton, Pa. — A man convicted of child pornography had two more cases filed against him for the same crimes this week. Robert Lester Pillot, 50, of Canton was charged with 30 counts of child pornography after authorities searched two cellphones seized on April 10. According to police, one of phones contained a video of […]
The UK’s data protection overlord is not going to pursue any further investigation into the British Library’s 2023 ransomware attack. The Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) said it doesn’t think its resources would be best spent on UK’s national library, even though it was such a disaster due to MFA not being applied on an admin […]
(TNS) — Organized groups of Nigerian cybercriminals are contacting American kids via social media and gaming, befriending them, and exchanging nude photos with them. When they have the American child’s likeness, they blackmail them, demanding money. That was just one of the disturbing revelations during a hearing on cybersecurity in Northampton Monday, convened by Bucks […]
In accordance with Chapter 775 the Palm Beach County Sheriff’s Office is advising the public about a declared Sexual Predator, Terrence Scott Date ofBirth: 4/17/1970, who is now residing at Transient SW 16th Street & MLK Blvd, Belle Glade, FL 33430 and Transient 210 US Hwy 27 & NW First Street, South Bay, FL 33493 . Please see the attached […]
New Jersey on Thursday became the first state to sue gaming platform Discord, alleging the company failed to protect children from online predators despite marketing itself as a “fun and safe space for teens.” The civil suit, filed by New Jersey Attorney General Matthew Platkin, alleges that Discord violated the state’s Consumer Fraud Act by […]
Morphisec recently investigated an incident involving a new variant of one of the most aggressive ransomware families: Mimic version 7.5. First observed in 2022, Mimic remains relatively underreported in the public domain, aside from a detailed analysis of Mimic version 6.3 that was previously published by Cyfirma and Kaspersky. Target Audience: This threat analysis […]
NEW On the move? Let us read it for you. LISTEN NOW Your browser does not support the audio element. MEMPHIS — A cybercrime expert with the Tennessee Bureau of Investigation testified Wednesday that a former Memphis police officer charged in the fatal beating of Tyre Nichols took a cellphone photo of Nichols as he […]
Growing concerns about the cyber risks posed by developments in quantum computing will be major focus at the upcoming Infosecurity Europe 2025 conference. The quantum discussion will begin with an opening keynote by world renowned physicist Brian Cox on Tuesday June 3 at 10.10 BST, in a talk titled ‘Quantum Computers Might Change Everything, Eventually […]
The Interlock ransomware gang has claimed the cyberattack on DaVita kidney dialysis firm and leaked data allegedly stolen from the organization. DaVita is a Fortune 500 kidney care provider with more than 2,600 U.S. dialysis centers, 76,000 employees in 12 countries, and an annual revenue exceeding $12.8 billion. The healthcare company disclosed to the U.S. […]
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