You locked your front door. You set your alarm. You did everything right. But somewhere in your house, a small blinking box quietly betrayed you and the people on the other end were not ordinary criminals. They were Russian military intelligence. That is not a hypothetical. It is exactly what happened to unsuspecting homeowners and…
A New Weapon, A New Law, A First Conviction The rise of artificial intelligence has brought remarkable tools into everyday life, but it has also handed dangerous capabilities to dangerous people. This week, a federal courtroom in Columbus, Ohio made history, and the outcome sends a clear message to anyone who might think AI-generated abuse…
There is a small box in your home, probably tucked behind a bookshelf or sitting on a counter that every phone, laptop, smart TV, and security camera in your house connects through. It is your Wi-Fi router, and for most of us, it has been quietly doing its job for years without a second thought….
The Ransomware Assembly Line Most people imagine a hacker as one person — a lone figure hunched over a keyboard, picking locks in the dark. The reality of modern cybercrime is far less romantic and far more dangerous. It looks less like a lone wolf and a lot more like a franchise — with specialists,…
A Digital Heist Years in the Making Imagine a burglar who never breaks a window or picks a lock. Instead, he quietly slips into your home while you’re asleep, photographs every key on your keyring, copies down your bank account numbers, snaps a picture of your credit cards, and is gone before morning — leaving…
Healthcare Interactive, Inc. (HCIactive), an Ellicott City, Maryland-based provider of AI-powered software solutions for insurance enrollment and benefits administration, has experienced one of the largest healthcare data breaches of 2025. The breach has compromised the personal and protected health information of over 3 million individuals nationwide, including 103,000 residents of South Carolina. As required by…
The FBI has issued a new warning that the cybercriminal group known as Scattered Spider is now targeting the airline industry, expanding its campaign of social engineering, data theft, and ransomware against critical infrastructure. Previously known for infiltrating major corporate networks through impersonation and phishing tactics, Scattered Spider has recently shifted its focus to the…
In one of the most expansive Darknet enforcement efforts to date, U.S. authorities, working alongside international partners, have shattered a prolific online trafficking ring. The operation—dubbed Operation RapTor—led to the arrest of 270 individuals across four continents, including darknet vendors, buyers, and administrators operating in Austria, Brazil, France, Germany, the Netherlands, South Korea, Spain, Switzerland,…
WILMINGTON, N.C. — A 37-year-old Iranian man, Sina Gholinejad, also known as “Sina Ghaaf,” has pleaded guilty in federal court for his involvement in a ransomware scheme that struck multiple U.S. municipalities, including a high-profile 2019 attack on the City of Baltimore. Prosecutors say Gholinejad was part of a group that used Robbinhood ransomware to…
SAN FRANCISCO — Cloudflare announced on June 19th that it successfully mitigated the largest distributed denial-of-service (DDoS) attack ever recorded, which peaked at 7.3 terabits per second (Tbps). The event occurred in mid-May 2025 and targeted a major hosting provider that uses Cloudflare’s Magic Transit protection platform. Unprecedented Scale and Volume The attack delivered 37.4…
