Top 10 Daily Cybercrime Brief by FCRF [01.05.2025]: Click here to Know More | #cybercrime | #infosec

Important global cybercrime news has been curated by FutureCrime Researchers to keep you informed about various types of digital fraud occurring worldwide and to provide insights into the best mitigation strategies. Read below to learn more in detail. 1. Hyderabad: 77-Year-Old Retired Teacher Duped of ₹76 Lakh in Face-to-Face Cyber Fraud A 77-year-old retired teacher […]

Pastor charged in Bradford County child predator sting | News | #childpredator | #onlinepredator | #sextrafficing

Rome, Pa. — A reverend from a church in North Rome is facing child pornography charges after a predator sting was conducted in Bradford County. The 40-year-old man, who was arrested at the church on Thursday, allegedly admitted he has been viewing and masturbating to child pornography for years.  In total, six local men were […]

Cybercrime escalation: Global threat to businesses and consumers – Indianapolis News | Indiana Weather | Indiana Traffic | #cybercrime | #infosec

INDIANAPOLIS (WISH) — Cybercrime is escalating globally, posing significant threats to businesses and consumers, according to Verizon’s 18th Annual Data Breach Investigations Report. The report analyzed over 22,000 incidents and 12,000 confirmed data breaches across more than 130 countries, highlighting the widespread nature of cyber threats. “This year’s Data Breach Investigations Report has been a […]

US cybersecurity at a crossroads as Trump admin rewrites federal cyber policy | #hacking | #cybersecurity | #infosec | #comptia | #pentest | #ransomware

At the 2025 RSA Conference in San Francisco, Secretary of Homeland Security Kristi Noem delivered a blistering keynote that reignited a fierce national debate over the future of cybersecurity governance in the United States. Her address was not just a critique of the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA), it also was a declaration of […]

Ransomware hack said to be cause of M&S outages | #hacking | #cybersecurity | #infosec | #comptia | #pentest | #ransomware

By Bloomberg Published April 29, 2025 A ransomware attack is the cause of a disruption at Marks and Spencer Group Plc., with hackers using a potent kind of malware to lock down some of the British retailer’s systems and render them inaccessible, according to people familiar with the attack. The company has for more than […]

Lawsuit claims Roblox, Discord failed to protect Galveston girl groomed and assaulted | #childpredator | #onlinepredator | #sextrafficing

HOUSTON – A new federal lawsuit filed Wednesday claims that two major tech platforms failed to protect a 13-year-old girl from an online predator who later sexually assaulted her in her own home. Discord, Roblox named in new lawsuit out of Galveston County The complaint, filed in Galveston County, alleges that the girl was groomed […]

Whitmer signs school safety legislation into law | #schoolsaftey #kids #parents #children

Sign up for Chalkbeat Detroit’s free newsletter to keep up with the city’s public school system and Michigan education policy. Gov. Gretchen Whitmer has signed legislation on school safety that was introduced after a deadly shooting that killed four students at Oxford High School but took lawmakers more than three years to approve. The bills […]

Title companies fighting cybercrime to protect the American dream | #cybercrime | #infosec

The FBI’s Internet Crime Complaint Center (IC3) report found BEC scams resulted in losses of $2.9 billion in 2023. Industries across the nation’s economic sector are just as reliant on digital devices and online services as the rest of us and are attracting the unwanted attention of cybercriminals — this includes the real estate sector.  […]