Russian Ransomware Gang Claims Massive Data Theft From Cobb County Government | #ransomware | #cybercrime

Hackers say they’ve stolen 150GB of sensitive information. County officials remain tight-lipped as residents wonder if their personal data is at risk. 🚨 Why It Matters: Your personal information could be compromised if you’ve interacted with Cobb County services. This attack threatens to disrupt essential government functions that thousands of residents depend on daily. 🔍 […]

Rethinking Resilience for the Age of AI-Driven Cybercrime | #cybercrime | #infosec

AI isn’t just changing the paradigm of cybercrime—it’s creating a new, larger attack surface with no rules. Just as culture eats strategy for breakfast, generative AI is swallowing up automated phishing campaigns, deepfake fraud, malware creation and much more at an unprecedented scale—fueling a new era of cyber-attacks.   In 2024 alone, credential phishing attacks […]

School Monitoring Software Sacrifices Student Privacy for Unproven Promises of Safety | #schoolsaftey #kids #parents #children

Imagine your search terms, key-strokes, private chats and photographs are being monitored every time they are sent. Millions of students across the country don’t have to imagine this deep surveillance of their most private communications: it’s a reality that comes with their school districts’ decision to install AI-powered monitoring software such as Gaggle and GoGuardian […]

HR firm confirms 4 million records exposed in major hack | #hacking | #cybersecurity | #infosec | #comptia | #pentest | #hacker

Data breaches have become alarmingly common and costly, putting sensitive information at risk. In fact, the number of data breaches in the United States jumped from 447 in 2012 to over 3,200 in 2023.  Even firms entrusted with managing personal information are not immune. The latest example is VeriSource Services, a Texas-based employee benefits and […]

How two east Idaho school districts recovered from ransomware attacks and aim to prevent another | #ransomware | #cybercrime

RIGBY (Idaho Ed News) — Two East Idaho school districts — Jefferson County and American Falls — were recently targeted in ransomware attacks that temporarily disabled their systems and derailed learning. For weeks, students and teachers had to revert to “old-school” learning — without the aid of devices or internet. Teachers could not access email, […]

The420.in Clocks Over 5 Lakh Weekly Visits, Becomes a Trusted Voice Against Scams, Corruption, and Cybercrime | #cybercrime | #infosec

In a media ecosystem saturated with entertainment and surface-level reporting, The420.in is bucking the trend—one investigative story at a time. With a focus on underreported but high-impact issues such as financial fraud, white-collar corruption, cybercrime syndicates, and emerging technologies, the platform has quietly built a robust reader base. Backed by Experts, Fueled by Impact: The […]

Ransomware attack cost IKEA operator in Eastern Europe $23 million | #ransomware | #cybercrime

Fourlis Group, the operator of IKEA stores in Greece, Cyprus, Romania, and Bulgaria, has informed that the ransomware attack it suffered just before Black Friday on November 27, 2024, caused losses estimated to €20 million ($22.8 million). The security incident became public on December 3, 2024, when the group admitted that the technical problems IKEA online shops were […]

Former FBI agent thought he had seen it all in cybercrime. Then he became a corporate executive in charge of information security | #cybercrime | #infosec

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Apple unveils new child safety features amid age verification debate | #childsafety | #kids | #chldern | #parents | #schoolsafey

Parents and social media companies are calling on Apple to more directly check the age of those using its devices. Apple unveiled Thursday a series of initiatives aimed at enhancing safety for children and teens using its devices, as it fends off calls that it more directly check the age of its users. The changes […]

Top Themes at 2025 NASCIO Midyear | #hacking | #cybersecurity | #infosec | #comptia | #pentest | #ransomware

“It was the best of times, it was the worst of times.” This famous opening line from Charles Dickens’ novel A Tale of Two Cities of course reflects the contradictory nature of the time period surrounding the French Revolution, juxtaposing moments of great joy and sorrow, hope and sadness. But the line also quickly summarizes […]