Roblox, Discord, OpenAI and Google found new child safety group | #childsafety | #kids | #chldern | #parents | #schoolsafey

Roblox, Discord, OpenAI and Google are launching a nonprofit organization called ROOST, or Robust Open Online Safety Tools, which hopes “to build scalable, interoperable safety infrastructure suited for the AI era.” The organization plans on providing free, open-source safety tools to public and private organizations to use on their own platforms, with a special focus on […]

Hundreds of ‘online predators’ arrested by DOJ and FBI | #childpredator | #onlinepredator | #sextrafficing

WASHINGTON — The Department of Justice and the Federal Bureau of Investigation tracked down and arrested more than 200 people accused of sex crimes involving children during a five-day operation, officials announced Wednesday. What You Need To Know The Department of Justice and the Federal Bureau of Investigation teamed up to track down and arrest […]

CBI arrests five persons for allegedly selling SIM cards in violation of KYC rules | #cybercrime | #infosec

The arrests were made in four States. File image used for representation. | Photo Credit: Special Arrangement The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) has arrested five persons on the charge of selling SIM cards without authorisation. The action was taken during searches at 42 locations in eight States as part of the ongoing ‘Operation Chakra-V’ […]

Schools create safe spaces amid gun violence, but students want more security : NPR | #schoolsaftey #kids #parents #children

The busy halls of North Community High School in Minneapolis in between classes. Caroline Yang for NPR hide caption toggle caption Caroline Yang for NPR The busy halls of North Community High School in Minneapolis in between classes. Caroline Yang for NPR The students at North Community High School in Minneapolis have seen a lot. […]

End-of-life router botnet shut, 4 ‘foreign hackers’ charged • The Register | #cybercrime | #infosec

Earlier this week, the FBI urged folks to bin aging routers vulnerable to hijacking, citing ongoing attacks linked to TheMoon malware. In a related move, the US Department of Justice unsealed indictments against four foreign nationals accused of running a long-running proxy-for-hire network that exploited outdated routers to funnel criminal traffic. In a FLASH bulletin […]

Deloitte Expands AI Cybersecurity With Palo Alto Networks (NasdaqGS:PANW) Integration | #hacking | #cybersecurity | #infosec | #comptia | #pentest | #ransomware

Deloitte’s expansion into secure AI services, incorporating Palo Alto Networks (NasdaqGS:PANW) solutions, marks a significant development in AI and cybersecurity. During the past month, Palo Alto Networks’ stock rose 24%, potentially influenced by this collaboration and new product launches like Prisma AIRSTM. Despite broader market fluctuations, including mild declines in major indices and geopolitical factors […]

Interlock ransomware gang pushes fake IT tools in ClickFix attacks | #hacking | #cybersecurity | #infosec | #comptia | #pentest | #ransomware

The Interlock ransomware gang now uses ClickFix attacks that impersonate IT tools to breach corporate networks and deploy file-encrypting malware on devices. ClickFix is a social engineering tactic where victims are tricked into executing dangerous PowerShell commands on their systems to supposedly fix an error or verify themselves, resulting in the installation of malware. Though this […]