Getty Images Tech firms will have to do more to protect young people from harmful content under new safety measures announced by the media regulator. Ofcom’s own research found that 59% of 13 to 17-year olds surveyed had seen “potentially harmful content” online in the previous month. What does the Online Safety Act mean for […]
As funding for a Wisconsin school safety initiative is set to expire, a leading Republican lawmaker says he’ll likely support a budget request from the Democratic attorney general to continue the office. Monday’s school shooting in Madison drew renewed attention to the Office of School Safety, an initiative at the Wisconsin Department of Justice that […]
EXCLUSIVE – Bipartisan lawmakers are introducing a bill on Capitol Hill Thursday focused on protecting the country’s water systems from foreign hackers, just months after China admitted behind closed doors that it was responsible for a series of attacks on U.S. infrastructure. Senators Ruben Gallego, D-Ariz., and Tom Cotton, R-Ark., authored the Water Cybersecurity Enhancement […]
Guadalupe County officials arrested 14 online sexual predators in Seguin, recovering two human trafficking victims. SEGUIN, Texas — 14 online sexual predators were arrested in Seguin over a three-day period. Officials also recovered two victims of human trafficking. The operation was led by the Guadalupe County Sheriff’s Office, who worked with nine other agencies including […]
Table of ContentsMaintain Robust, Regular BackupsKeep Software Meticulously UpdatedDevelop a Discerning Eye for Phishing AttemptsImplement Stringent Access ControlsDeploy Trusted Security SolutionsExercise Caution with Remote Connections It’s a crime drama plotline you’ve seen a million times: Professional kidnappers demand a suitcase of unmarked bills in exchange for a hostage’s safe return. The tension builds as the […]
CHENNAI: The Cyber Crime Wing of the Tamil Nadu Police has issued an urgent advisory cautioning citizens about a surge in fraudulent social media scams in the form of campaigns falsely linking billionaire entrepreneur Elon Musk to cryptocurrency. These schemes, proliferating on platforms like Instagram, use doctored videos and deceptive claims of “free Bitcoin” to […]
Saturday, January 25, 2025 at 1:21 AM By Paul Gable Austen Bradley Stout was arrested last year by the Greencastle Police Department. A Fillmore man was sentenced this week to six years in the Indiana Department of Corrections and two years probation following his arrest last year. Austen Bradley Stout, Fillmore, was arrested last year […]
In the past, cyber criminals have accessed internal messaging systems of companies including Uber and Rockstar Games to spy on communications and post ransom demands. These kinds of tactics were used by a group called Lapsus$ which was made up of English speaking teenagers – two of whom were arrested and convicted in the UK […]
BRUNSWICK, Ohio — It is now a crime in Ohio if a person is caught blackmailing another person into sending explicit images or threatening to release those explicit images in exchange for money. “No kids should be hurt and that’s what these criminals are doing, so for them to get punished for it is a […]
OTTAWA, Ontario, May 01, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — As the cybersecurity landscape continues to evolve, organizations require more sophisticated tools to protect themselves. CIRA, the national non-profit that protects over eight million Canadians with its cybersecurity products, is responding to this challenge by launching a new enterprise-grade service, CIRA XDR, that leverages an open-source codebase […]
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