Hawaii Victims Lost More Than $55M to Cyber Crime | #cybercrime | #infosec

(TNS) — Online crime cost Hawaii residents $55,180,901 last year with people age 60 and over losing more than $18 million, according to the Federal Bureau of Investigation’s 2024 Internet Crime Report. Hawaii generated 2,603 online fraud complaints last year tied to U.S. dollar losses. Cryptocurrency investors in Hawaii filed 709 complaints and lost crypto […]

Tip results in felony charges against alleged child predator in Arkansas | #childpredator | #onlinepredator | #sextrafficing

PROCTOR, Ark. (WMC) – A tip from the Arkansas State Police Internet Crimes Against Children Unit has resulted in the arrest of a 47-year-old from Crittenden County. Justin Lee Russell, 47(Crittenden County Sheriff’s Office) The county sheriff’s office arrested and charged Justin Russell, of Proctor, with eight felony counts of possession/use of child sexual abuse […]

Kingsmen Creatives Ltd. Addresses Ransomware Incident | #ransomware | #cybercrime

Kingsmen Creatives ( (SG:5MZ) ) has shared an update. Kingsmen Creatives Ltd. recently experienced a ransomware incident, which was promptly addressed with the help of external experts. The company activated its business continuity plan and reported the incident to relevant authorities. Preliminary investigations show no evidence of data exfiltration, and there has been no significant […]

Cybersecurity threats evolve with AI-driven tactics | #cybercrime | #infosec

Cybersecurity threats are entering a new era as artificial intelligence tools such as FraudGPT and WormGPT fuel the rapid rise of cybercrime-as-a-service. No longer reliant on brute-force tactics, attackers now use AI to automate reconnaissance, craft highly targeted phishing campaigns and execute complex, multilayered attacks with precision. In response, defenders are turning to agentic automation, […]

California’s online child safety law blocked by judge – again | #childsafety | #kids | #chldern | #parents | #schoolsafey

A federal judge has once again blocked California’s landmark online child safety law from taking effect. In a ruling on Thursday, US District Court Judge Beth Labson Freeman granted a preliminary injunction in favor of NetChoice, saying the technology trade group’s claims that the law violates the First Amendment would likely succeed. The law, called […]

Brandon D Perkins Convicted in Child Predator Sting Case | #childpredator | #onlinepredator | #sextrafficing

HILLSBORO, Ore- On August 22, 2024, Brandon D Perkins, age 41, pleaded guilty to online sexual corruption of a child in the first degree and luring a minor. Judge Erik Buchér then sentenced the defendant to three years in prison. Deputy District Attorney Bryce Bissinger prosecuted this case. On October 17, 2019, the Washington County […]

Police Seize Dark Web Shop Pygmalion, Access User Data from 7K Orders | #cybercrime | #infosec

German police seized the dark web shop Pygmalion, gaining access to customer data linked to over 7,000 drug orders in a major investigation. A major dark web drug operation and marketplace operating under the name “Pygmalion” has been disrupted by German law enforcement, with its infrastructure dismantled and several individuals arrested following a months-long investigation. […]

FERC, NERC Confront Security Risks of Unprotected Process Sensors | #hacking | #cybersecurity | #infosec | #comptia | #pentest | #ransomware

  Process sensors are devices that respond to physical stimuli such as temperature, light, sound, pressure, magnetism, voltage, current, motion, time, etc. The physical stimuli are electronically converted to physical measurements such as temperature, volts, amps, pressure, level, flow, chemistry, etc., and provide trusted input to control systems, controllers, motors, protective relays, operational technology (OT) […]

Infostealer Threat Opens Your Business To Ransomware Attack — Stop It Now | #hacking | #cybersecurity | #infosec | #comptia | #pentest | #ransomware

Your business is in danger as infostealer malware surges. getty As high-street retailers in the U.K. are the latest to fall victim to devastating cyberattacks, with ransomware high on the criminal agenda, now is the time to start taking one oft-undervalued attack type very seriously indeed. Infostealer malware is responsible for the theft of billions […]