Republicans, Democrats clash over Department of Child Safety money | Arizona | #childsafety | #kids | #chldern | #parents | #schoolsafey

Republicans and Democrats continue pointing the finger at one another after the Joint Legislative Budget Committee approved a transfer of funds to help a state program. JLBC approved a $6.5 million transfer in addition to $10 million from other Arizona programs to aid the Department of Child Safety’s Congregate Care program. The program involves a […]

Multiple arrests made after multi-agency investigation into child sex abuse | #childpredator | #onlinepredator | #sextrafficing

LAS VEGAS (KTNV) — A recent multi-agency investigation has led to 10 people arrested on charges related to child sex abuse. Those arrested between April 28 and 29 include: 22-year-old Daniel Hennigh 51-year-old Vaughn Catillon 51-year-old Shawn Crawford 23-year-old Andrew Mosely 42-year-old Deepen Kothari 30-year-old Oliver Cruz Tejeda 30-year-old Kevin Rodriguez-Umana 32-year-old David Jones 39-year-old […]

Raytheon settles its civil case over federal security regs, while feds indict Ukrainian national for alleged Nefilim ransomware activities. | #ransomware | #cybercrime

Two different federal Justice Department cybersecurity cases announced May 1 underscored the complex challenges the agency faces in policing cybersecurity issues.The first case involved an $8.4 million civil settlement with Raytheon Company and Nightwing for resolving allegations that Raytheon violated the False Claims Act by failing to comply with federal cybersecurity controls on 29 Defense […]

How Cook County Sheriff’s Office SVU Internet Crimes Against Children Task Force tracks down suspected child predators | EXCLUSIVE | #childpredator | #onlinepredator | #sextrafficing

CHICAGO (WLS) — Last year, there were more than 36 million reports of suspected child exploitation online submitted to the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children’s CyberTipline. Here in the Chicago area, the Cook County Sheriff’s Office has a Special Victims’ Unit dedicated to catching people who target our most vulnerable. Over a series […]

SWFL arrests made in cybercrime cases involving child sexual abuse material | #cybercrime | #infosec

The arrest of three men in connection with separate and unrelated child sexual abuse material cases was described today by Florida Attorney General James Uthemeyer at a media briefing in Fort Myers. Those arrested included former LaBelle resident 46-year-old Jason Harrison of Jacksonville, 41-year-old Kevin Sheffield of Naples and 34-year-old Travis Montgomery of Bradenton. Sheffield […]

Atlantic City residents graduate from cybersecurity program | #hacking | #cybersecurity | #infosec | #comptia | #pentest | #ransomware

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Cobb government acknowledges ransomware attack on networks | #hacking | #cybersecurity | #infosec | #comptia | #pentest | #ransomware

A cybercrime gang known for conducting ransomware attacks on computer systems around the world is saying it cracked Cobb County government’s networks recently that led to 10 individuals being affected, according to a published report. A cybersecurity website said it found this graphic on the dark website of a cybercriminal organization claiming it hacked Cobb […]

Attorney General Bonta Together with Recently Established Sacramento Regional Human Trafficking Task Force Secure 12 Arrests in Online Child Sexual Predator Sting | State of California – Department of Justice | #childpredator | #onlinepredator | #sextrafficing

TURLOCK – California Attorney General Rob Bonta in partnership with the recently established Sacramento Regional Human Trafficking Task Force (Sac HTTF), today announced the arrest of 12 individuals for allegedly attempting to contact a minor for sex and other related crimes. The arrests are the result of a partnership between state and local law enforcement and have been […]