TruStage announces systems are down following cybersecurity incident | #hacking | #cybersecurity | #infosec | #comptia | #pentest | #ransomware

MADISON, Wis. (WMTV) – TruStage announced Wednesday that their systems were down following a cybersecurity incident. According to a TruStage press release, the company found a cybersecurity incident affecting its environment and immediately activated its incident response and recovery protocols. “Protecting the trust of the organizations and individuals TruStage serves is a core priority,” TruStage […]

Tip from child safety task force leads to arrest of Aurora man for possession of child sexual abuse materials – Shaw Local | #childsafety | #kids | #chldern | #parents | #schoolsafey

An Aurora man faces six felony counts related to alleged possession of child sexual abuse materials. Dustin J. Rumple, 28, was taken into custody of Kane County jail June 23 and remained in custody pending a court hearing on July 8, authorities said. His arrest comes after a months-long investigation by the Aurora Police Department. […]

teiss – News – Ransomware group claims breach of chip design firm Synopsys, alleges access to Bosch data | #hacking | #cybersecurity | #infosec | #comptia | #pentest | #ransomware

Synopsys says it has found no evidence of unauthorized access after a hacking group claimed to have exploited a website vulnerability to obtain a corporate client database and downstream data belonging to Bosch. A ransomware group calling itself D1R has claimed to have breached Synopsys, a U.S. company that supplies electronic design automation software and […]

Charges against ‘sexting’ teenagers highlight legal gaps | #childpredator | #kidsaftey | #childsaftey

In the latest sign of the disconnect between the legal system and an increasingly sexualized adolescent cyberculture, two 13-year-old Pennsylvania girls are threatened with child pornography charges for sending seminude photos of themselves via cellphone to their friends. A third girl, 16, who sent a picture of herself wrapped in a towel at her waist […]

Six Everyday Online Habits That Could Violate UAE Cybercrime Laws | #cybercrime | #infosec

Leaving a one-star review. Forwarding a screenshot. Sharing a WhatsApp message. Under the UAE cybercrime laws, these everyday online habits can carry legal consequences that surprise even longtime residents. The country’s cybercrime legislation stretches far beyond hacking and online fraud, covering everything from privacy violations and digital defamation to misinformation and the redistribution of private […]

A Russian “Bulletproof Hosting” Network Kept Ransomware and Phishing Schemes Online, Prosecutors Say | #ransomware | #cybercrime

Three Russian nationals are accused of running an internet hosting network that helped cybercriminals keep ransomware, phishing, malware, and data-theft operations online. Federal prosecutors say the case involves more than $62 million in losses to victims in 21 U.S. states and several other countries. The alleged victims included banks, schools, hospitals, government entities, media companies, […]

Turlock police arrest 13 in online predator operation | #childpredator | #onlinepredator | #sextrafficing

A multi‑agency online predator operation led by the Turlock Police Department resulted in the arrest of 13 people accused of attempting to engage in illicit activity with children, authorities announced this week. The operation was coordinated with the Sacramento County Hi‑Tech Crimes Task Force and focused on individuals using online platforms to exploit minors. Twelve […]

Pixley Irrigation District ‘hacking’ incident still under investigation – SJV Water | #hacking | #cybersecurity | #infosec | #comptia | #pentest | #hacker

Investigators are still trying to determine who hacked into the controls for Pixley Irrigation District’s main turnout off of Deer Creek last month.  A gate got stuck in “manual” mode when it should have operated remotely in automatic mode.  Pixley’s water resources superintendent Kirk Masters called the incident a “hiccup” that was discovered on June […]

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