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 […]

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, […]

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 […]

The White House has officially activated Gold Eagle, a new AI-powered cybersecurity initiative designed to detect and patch software vulnerabilities across critical infrastructure and supply chains. The program went live on July 14-15, managed by the Treasury Department and backed by a constellation of federal agencies including CISA, DHS, and the Department of Defense. What […]