The UK’s National Crime Agency (NCA) has teamed up with the National Federation of Builders (NFB) to warn the construction sector of the growing risks of invoice fraud. The awareness campaign is aimed at accounts payable and finance personnel in the sector, as these are the individuals most commonly targeted by fake invoices. The NCA […]
A Europol-backed law enforcement operation has led to the dismantling of over 373,000 dark web sites advertising child sexual abuse material (CSAM) and cybercrime as a service (CaaS). The German-led Operation Alice ran from March 9-19 and initially targeted “Alice with Violence CP” – a fraudulent platform run by a Chinese national which swindled would-be […]
A Birmingham-based provider of monitored alarms has been fined £100,000 ($132,000) by the Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) after staff used false identities on marketing sales calls. TMAC made over 260,000 nuisance calls to numbers registered on the Telephone Preference Service (TPS). People who have signed up to the TPS have specifically opted out from such […]
Google has started the rollout of a new Android developer verification system designed to reduce malicious apps and improve platform security, with global enforcement planned in the coming years. The system, outlined by the tech giant in a blog post, requires developers to verify their identity and register their apps, particularly if they distribute software outside the […]
Cellebrite has now announced the worldwide general availability of Guardian Investigate, a collaborative AI-powered investigative management solution that delivers a suite of capabilities for daily workflow collaboration across investigators, departments and agencies. Guardian Investigate is a radical shift for how investigators use AI across case files. They can now ask questions of their evidence, surface links, […]
Cybercrime incidents have seen a sharp rise in 2026, with hackers increasingly targeting financial institutions, corporate networks, and individual users. Experts report that cybercriminals are now using advanced AI-driven tools to launch phishing attacks, ransomware campaigns, and data breaches on a massive scale. Several organizations have already reported significant financial losses and sensitive data leaks. […]
WARSAW, Poland (AP) — Poland experienced 2½ times more cyberattacks in 2025 compared to the previous year, and the numbers are constantly rising, a government official said Tuesday. The attacks included a destructive infiltration of the country’s energy system in December that was believed to be unprecedented among NATO and European Union members, and was […]
NEW YORK (AP) — A 7-month-old baby in a stroller was killed by a stray bullet Wednesday afternoon when a man on a moped shot at a group of people on a Brooklyn sidewalk, authorities said. The shooting was believed to be gang-related and the child an unintended victim, police said. “There are no words […]
LOS ANGELES (AP) — A state investigation has found that the deaths of three Los Angeles County sheriff’s deputies in a grenade explosion last year involved “willful” and serious safety violations in the department, including failure to provide effective training and leaving explosives unattended. California’s Division of Occupational Safety and Health issued eight citations resulting in about […]
HOUSTON (AP) — Prosecutors have charged a man allegedly connected to some of the deaths linked to the “Texas Killing Fields,” an area near Houston where the bodies of dozens of women were found beginning in the 1970s, saying they have solved a piece of a tragic mystery that has inspired books, movies and a Netflix documentary. […]
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