A ransomware attack on computers in the DuPage County sheriff’s office, circuit clerk’s office and courthouse has forced the systems offline as tech personnel work to “determine the full extent” of the strike, officials said. “The sheriff’s office has indicated there is no impact to the jail,” a joint statement issued Monday night by Chief […]
The petitioner, involved in the manufacture of drones for the services, registered the crime on December 25, 2024, accusing its three former employees – Prabhat Sharma, Anirudh Putsala and Akash Patil – of stealing data and starting their own company, compromising the security of the nation. The accused conspired to steal sensitive proprietary information for […]
UNION COUNTY, N.C. — Detectives with the Union County Sheriff’s Office have arrested four individuals accused of attempting to sexually exploit minors online as part of an ongoing operation. The arrests are the result of proactive online investigations conducted by the Special Victims Unit since February, targeting individuals using chat rooms and social media to […]
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Trend Research has uncovered a sophisticated network of cybercrime operations linked to North Korea, heavily utilizing Russian internet infrastructure. Specifically, IP address ranges in the towns of Khasan and Khabarovsk, Russia, assigned to organizations under TransTelecom (ASN AS20485), are pivotal in these activities. Khasan, just a mile from the North Korea-Russia border and connected via […]
Chris Krebs, the former government cybersecurity leader whom President Donald Trump targeted for investigation for affirming the integrity of the 2020 election, said he was “outraged” Monday at the Trump administration’s gutting of cyber personnel. The comments are the first Krebs has made in public since Trump directed the Justice Department to take action against […]
An examination of thousands of data breaches last year found that ransomware was involved in 44% of incidents, according to researchers at Verizon. The telecom giant published its 2025 Data Breach Investigations Report (DBIR) on Wednesday, featuring an analysis of over 22,000 security incidents and 12,195 confirmed data breaches. Ransomware was featured prominently throughout the […]
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Fired Disney employee gets 3 years in prison for hacking and changing menus CNN Florida former Disney employee sentenced to 3 years for hacking menus, changing allergen info: Officials FOX 35 Orlando Ex-Disney Worker Who Hacked Menus Gets 3 Years in Prison The New York Times Former Disney employee sentenced to 3 years for hacking menus to remove […]
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. — A man will spend a year in prison and register as a sex offender for 10 years after pleading guilty to a charge stemming from an undercover operation. Sean Rhea pleaded guilty to child solicitation by electronic communication. A judge sentenced him to a year in prison, two years sex offender probation, […]
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