A new annual report from the FBI ranks Texas #2 nationally for internet crime complaints. Not good. The 2024 Internet Crime Report shows that nearly 900,000 complaints were filed nationwide, with losses exceeding $16 billion — a sharp 33% increase over the losses reported in 2023. According to the report, $1.6 billion of those losses […]
AURORA, CO — An airline pilot, with ties to Phoenix, was arrested in Aurora, Colorado following a multi-agency online child predator operation that began last month. Ralph Edward Bledsoe, 68, of Florissant was arrested, the Aurora Police Department said. ABC15 Bledsoe, an airline pilot, was arrested on Tuesday, April 8, after he arrived at an […]
View Transcript 00:00:01:01 – 00:00:26:02Tom HaederleWelcome to Advancing Health. Cybersecurity is a risk. And because of that, a priority for all hospitals and health systems. In this Leadership Dialogue, Tina Freese Decker, chair of the American Hospital Association, and John Riggi, AHA’s national advisor for Cybersecurity and Risk, discuss planning for cyber attacks, putting protections […]
A major ransomware group is rebranding as a “cartel” and expanding its business model. It’s part of a relatively new development in the world of cybersecurity known as RaaS, or ransomware-as-a-service. According to cybersecurity firm Secureworks, which obtained screenshots of the March 19 announcement from an underground forum, DragonForce is shifting to a distributed model, […]
DragonForce is selling its ransomware as a service that can be rebranded The group will handle malware development, leak sites, and more RaaS democratizes malware – as if AI hadn’t done enough damage Inspired by drug gangs, ransomware group DragonForce is bringing a new business model to the ransomware scene, and it involves cooperating with […]
EXCELSIOR SPRINGS, Mo – A Corpus Christi, Texas woman was scheduled to appear for a motion hearing in Clay County Court this morning (Mon.) for alleged cybercrimes against the Excelsior Springs School District. According to a probable cause statement, the Excelsior Springs Police Department began an investigation in February 2022 regarding an e-mail scam that led […]
A Race Against Time Season 1 Episode 2 of 3 Police re-arrest Alexander McCartney after discovering thousands of images of child abuse on his electronic devices and a multi-agency international investigation begins when the US Department of Homeland Security learn of two more catfishing victims. With McCartney due in court to plead guilty to charges […]
LYON, France – Authorities across 19 African countries have arrested 1,006 suspects and dismantled 134,089 malicious infrastructures and networks thanks to a joint operation by INTERPOL and AFRIPOL against cybercrime. Operation Serengeti (2 September – 31 October) targeted criminals behind ransomware, business email compromise (BEC), digital extortion and online scams – all identified as prominent […]
Token’s Next-Generation MFA Wins Back-to-Back Global InfoSec Awards at RSA Conference 2025 for Stopping Phishing and Ransomware Business Wire Source link …………………….
Big picture view: HB 3, a bill signed into law last year by Governor Ron DeSantis, points to five design features that social media platforms will use to promote behavioral addiction and compulsive use. READ: Video: 13 arrested in months-long investigation involving Latin Kings What they’re saying: Unlike other social media apps, Snapchat photos are […]
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