Ransomware Gang Threatens To Expose Police Informants If Ransom Is Not Paid
An anonymous reader writes: A ransomware gang is threatening to leak sensitive police files that may expose police investigations and informants unless the Metropolitan Police Department of the District of Columbia agrees to pay a ransom demand. A gr.....»»
Major shifts in identity, ransomware, and critical infrastructure threat trends
In this Help Net Security video, Michelle Alvarez, Strategic Threat Analysis Manager at IBM X-Force, discusses the 2024 X-Force Threat Intelligence Index, revealing top threats and trends the team observed last year across its global engagements and.....»»
Retired wrestler and ex-congressional candidate suspected in Las Vegas killing surrenders to police
Retired wrestler and ex-congressional candidate suspected in Las Vegas killing surrenders to police.....»»
Cities Aren’t Prepared for a Crucial Part of Sea-Level Rise: They’re Also Sinking
Coastal land is dropping, known as subsidence. That could expose hundreds of thousands of additional Americans to inundation by 2050......»»
Civilian 911 responders can enhance public safety, study finds
Deploying paramedics, social workers, and others to non-criminal emergency calls could significantly boost a police department's ability to respond to criminal emergencies while reducing negative interactions with the community, according to new Univ.....»»
Gang rape of a tourist in India highlights its struggle to curb sexual violence against women
Gang rape of a tourist in India highlights its struggle to curb sexual violence against women.....»»
What is ChatGPT Plus? Here’s what to know before you subscribe
ChatGPT Plus is OpenAI's paid membership, giving you access to GPT-4, the GPT Store, and much more......»»
After collecting $22 million, AlphV ransomware group stages FBI takedown
Affiliate claims payment came from AlphV victim, and AlphV took the money and ran. Enlarge (credit: Getty Images) The ransomware group responsible for hamstringing the prescription drug market for two weeks has suddenly.....»»
Yemen faces "environmental disaster" as sunken ship threatens Red Sea
The sinking of a bulk carrier off Yemen after a Huthi missile attack poses grave environmental risks as thousands of tonnes of fertilizer threaten to spill into the Red Sea, officials and experts warn......»»
NetApp cyber-resiliency capabilities protect both primary and secondary data
NetApp announced cyber-resiliency capabilities that will equip customers to better protect and recover their data in the face of ransomware threats. NetApp integrates artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning (ML) directly into enterprise pri.....»»
Plaintiffs" lawyers who said Tesla paid Elon Musk too much want $6B
Tesla's CEO blasted the request as "criminal," posting on his X platform that "the lawyers who did nothing but damage Tesla want $6 billion.".....»»
IPTV Piracy Group Members Arrested For Signal Theft, Fraud, Money Laundering
Officers of the Quebec Provincial Police (Sûreté du Québec) carried out raids this week against suspected members of an IPTV piracy group operating in Canada. At least five people were arrested on suspicion of various crimes including theft of tel.....»»
OpenAI: ‘The New York Times Paid Someone to Hack Us’
OpenAI accuses The New York Times of paying someone to hack OpenAI’s products. This was allegedly done to gather evidence for the copyright infringement complaint the newspaper filed late last year. This lawsuit fails to meet The Times' "famously r.....»»
US prescription market hamstrung for 9 days (so far) by ransomware attack
Patients having trouble getting lifesaving meds have the AlphV crime group to thank. Enlarge (credit: Getty Images) Nine days after a Russian-speaking ransomware syndicate took down the biggest US health care payment pro.....»»
Spotify adds a paid audiobook option to its free tier
Those who stick with the free tier of Spotify can now buy access to audiobooks, with 15 hours available for $10 a month......»»
Cybercriminals harness AI for new era of malware development
The alliance between ransomware groups and initial access brokers (IABs) is still the powerful engine for cybercriminal industry, as evidenced by the 74% year-on-year increase in the number of companies that had their data uploaded on dedicated leak.....»»
Integrity of "independent" state traffic stop analysis questioned by researcher"s opposite conclusions
A Northeastern University professor who found a persistent and widespread discrepancy in how often Massachusetts police ticket white drivers and drivers of color is questioning the analysis of a report released by the state Executive Office of Public.....»»
ALPHV/BlackCat threatens to leak data stolen in Change Healthcare cyberattack
The ALPHV/BlackCat ransomware group has claimed responsibility for the cyberattack that targeted Optum, a subsidiary of UnitedHealth Group (UHG), causing disruption to the Change Healthcare platform and affecting pharmacy transactions across the US......»»
Police pullback linked to increases in crime
When police pull back, crime accelerates. But policing alone is no cure-all. That's the takeaway from a new Denver-area study co-authored by researchers at CU Boulder and collaborators in Nebraska, Michigan, and South Carolina......»»
Climate change threatens thousands of archaeological sites in coastal Georgia
Thousands of historic and archaeological sites in Georgia are at risk from tropical storm surges, and that number will increase with climate change, according to a study published in PLOS ONE by Matthew D. Howland and Victor D. Thompson of Wichita St.....»»
OpenAI accuses NYT of hacking ChatGPT to set up copyright suit
OpenAI “bizarrely” mischaracterizes hacking, NYT lawyer says. Enlarge (credit: Busà Photography | Moment Unreleased) OpenAI is now boldly claiming that The New York Times "paid someone to hack OpenAI’s products" l.....»»