March 10, 2023 Stay alert: 'Sextortion' scams on the rise 8-fold, according to FTC Kurt "CyberGuy" Knutsson alerts that romance scams are on the rise, according to the Federal Trade Commission, and how you can avoid becoming someone's next victim.
March 8, 2023 TikTok launches project to convince West it's not spying for China Chinese social media app TikTok is continuing its campaign to ease regulators' concerns about data collection, expanding its offensive to Europe.
March 6, 2023 BidenCash criminal market releases over 2M credit card numbers free for the taking BidenCash, a site using President Biden's name and image in the theft of personal data, announced it had leaked over 2 million credit and debit card numbers online.
March 2, 2023 Biden admin rolls out cybersecurity strategy aimed at thwarting ‘borderless’ cyber threats, ransomware The Biden administration launched a cybersecurity plan Thursday aiming to protect U.S. infrastructure against a “complex" and “borderless” threat environment.
February 18, 2023 Lawmakers push to raise minimum age for social media to 16: ‘It’s about time’ Senior policy analyst at the Independent Women's Forum Kelsey Bolar weighs in on lawmakers' recent push to set a social media age limit.
February 17, 2023 Spain orders extradition of British alleged hacker to US Spain's court has ordered the extradition of an alleged British hacker to the U.S. The British man was arrested on the coast of Spain for 14 different charges in 2021.
February 17, 2023 FBI investigating hack of its computer network: report The FBI reportedly is investigating a hack of its own computer network, calling the incident “isolated” and saying that it is contained.
February 15, 2023 Digital burglaries: The threat from your smart home devices A handful of Americans have installed smart devices in their home, which can make the home susceptible to digital threats and burglaries.
February 9, 2023 Caught red-handed: Finally, some justice against a spyware creep A businessman responsible for promoting apps containing spyware must pay a fine and other restitutions after an agreement with the N.Y. Attorney General's office.
February 8, 2023 Cybercrime constitutes 20% of Spain's registered offenses Cybercrime is now constituting 20% of Spain's registered offenses. The country's government pledged Wednesday to take stronger action against all cybercrime offenses.