Several thousand young people across England, Wales and Northern Ireland are being caught each year sharing or watching indecent images…
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Explicit AI-generated material that overwhelmingly harms women and children is booming online at an unprecedented rate, Haleluya Hadero reports for…
A hyper-aggressive cybercrime gang that’s been tormenting corporate America over the last two years has thus far eluded arrest and…
UK citizen Joseph James O’Connor, also known as “PlugwalkJoe,” has been sentenced to five years in prison for a range of cybercrimes, including hacking Twitter accounts, cyberstalking, and orchestrating a fraudulent cryptocurrency scheme.
The indictment alleges unauthorized access to Mt. Gox’s server and fraudulent transfers of bitcoins to accounts controlled by the defendants.
Officials are emphasizing vigilance and caution and say that legitimate jury summons will only come from the Miami-Dade Clerk’s office, and any demand for fines or threats of jail time are fraudulent.
Federal Bureau of Investigations Director Christopher Wray described The People’s Republic of China (PRC) as an “unparalleled” cybersecurity threat in front of a House Appropriations subcommittee meeting last week as he asked for a $11.4 billion FBI budget, a 5.5 percent increase from the bureau’s last budget.
The private DNA Diagnostics Center that allowed thousands of social security numbers of people subject to genetic testing in Pennsylvania to be leaked has agreed to a $400,000 settlement.
The International Criminal Police Organization is looking into how to police metaverse crimes or define what those crimes are.
The Supreme Court announced on Friday they will hear an appeal to a conviction for online stalking in a case that involves the First Amendment. A number of sentences and charges for cyberstalking and related offenses have been announced so far during Stalking Awareness Month, many including charges of attempted extortion and blackmail.