Kent Police warns parents after arrest of online predator targeting teenager | #childpredator | #onlinepredator | #sextrafficing

[ad_1] A 35-year-old man from Seattle was arrested on felony charges of communicating with a minor for immoral purposes after a Kent Police Department (KPD) investigation found evidence of the suspect sending sexually explicit messages to the victim. Kent Police found that the child met the suspect while trick or treating earlier this year. According […]

Top 10 Ransomware Targets by Industry | #ransomware | #cybercrime

[ad_1] More than half of all organizations — 59% — suffered a ransomware incident between January 2023 and February 2024, according to a global survey by cybersecurity vendor Sophos. The hardest hit included organizations from the following sectors: central and federal government; healthcare; energy, oil and utilities; and higher education. Consistent with the so-called […]

Cybercrime and scams cost Mainers $31 million in 2024, FBI Says | #cybercrime | #infosec

[ad_1] PORTLAND (WGME) — Mainers lost more than $31 million to internet-enabled scams last year, according to a newly released report from the FBI’s Internet Crime Complaint Center (IC3). That’s a 65% increase compared to 2023, when data show Mainers lost nearly $19 million. The average loss per Mainer reporting a cybercrime was around $14,725—below […]

‘Dangerous predator’ caught in online sting | #childpredator | #onlinepredator | #sextrafficing

[ad_1] A “dangerous predator” who plotted to sexually abuse a five-year-old girl has been jailed. Jared Lamb, 46, sent explicit messages about how he intended to abuse the child and a series of indecent images to undercover officers posing as the girl’s father, South Yorkshire Police said. He was arrested when he travelled to Sheffield […]

Scattered Spider on the hook for M&S cyber attack | #ransomware | #cybercrime

[ad_1] Scattered Spider – the teenage hacking collective that breached multiple organisations in 2023 in a series of social engineering attacks – has been linked to the ongoing cyber incident unfolding at Marks and Spencer (M&S) according to reports. According to Bleeping Computer, which was first to report the new development citing unnamed sources […]

Florida nurse Alexis von Yates revolting excuse to husband for having sex with teen stepson | #childpredator | #kidsaftey | #childsaftey

[ad_1] The Florida nurse accused of having sex with her 15-year-old stepson gave a revolting excuse to her husband after he walked in on them, according to court documents. Alexis von Yates, 35, attempted to apologize to her enraged husband when she was caught red-handed and completely nude underneath a blanket last July during the […]

Police: Online Sting Operation Nets Predator Arrest at Brookville Truck Stop | #childpredator | #onlinepredator | #sextrafficing

[ad_1] BROOKVILLE, Pa. (EYT) — A 50-year-old New York truck driver faces multiple felony charges following an undercover operation conducted by Brookville Borough Police and an online predator detection group. According to court documents filed by the Brookville Borough Police Department, 50-year-old Joseph Matthew Falisi, of Liberty, New York, was arrested on January 2, 2025, […]

AI and automation shift the cybersecurity balance toward attackers | #hacking | #cybersecurity | #infosec | #comptia | #pentest | #ransomware

[ad_1] Threat actors are increasingly harnessing automation, commoditized tools, and AI to systematically erode the traditional advantages held by defenders, according to Fortinet. “Our latest Global Threat Landscape Report makes one thing clear: Cybercriminals are accelerating their efforts, using AI and automation to operate at unprecedented speed and scale,” said Derek Manky, Chief Security Strategist […]

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