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AI voice scammers are posing as loved ones to steal your money — here's a foolproof trick to stop attacks
Experts reveal the simplest way to differentiate friends and family from AI phone clones.
Russian ransomware gang claims it stole 'classified and top secret documents' from US intelligence
BlackCat, also known as ALPHV, is threatening to sell off or release more than two dozen documents related to the Defense Counterintelligence and Security Agency.
'Safe and sound': US woman rescued after being kidnapped in Guatemala for $19K ransom
The 35-year-old victim was found alive and rescued by police in a remote village, the Guatemala Interior Ministry reported Tuesday.
Boeing data published by Lockbit hackers after demand for ransom
Boeing said it "remains confident" the event does not pose a threat to aircraft or flight safety, but declined to comment on whether defense or other sensitive data had been...
Cops, experts defend trooper who did not chase kidnap suspect during ransom note drop-off
Craig N. Ross dropped off a ransom note at the victim's family home Monday morning – and managed to drive away.
Clorox products in short supply after cyberattack wreaks havoc on operations
Cleaning product giant Clorox revealed in an SEC filing that a cyberattack that's been plaguing the company since mid-August has "caused wide-scale disruption of Clorox’s operations."
MGM casinos still reeling from ‘cybersecurity issue' as machines remain offline
Casino floors in Las Vegas looked uncharacteristically dark -- a sign that MGM has not reached an agreement with the ransomware group behind the attack, clips showed.
New details emerge in Haiti kidnapping of US nurse and her child: 'Remarkably resilient'
Alix Dorsainvil and her daughter were "released healthy and unharmed after 13 days of captivity."
Terrifying new details of moment American nurse, daughter were kidnapped in Haiti
Alix Dorsainvil and her daughter were abducted from a brick clinic run by the Christian ministry El Roi Haiti near Port-au-Prince on Thursday.
Mysterious ransom note demanding $127K turns up in missing mom Ana Walshe case
“We have the so named Ana Walshe with us here … we had a deal worth $127,000,” the note said.
Russian hackers post nude photos of US cancer patients to dark web in sick extortion plot
“This unconscionable criminal act takes advantage of patients receiving cancer treatment, and [Lehigh Valley Health Network] condemns this despicable behavior,” the health group told The Post.
US Marshals hit with major ransomware attack, compromising employee info
A major ransomware attack has compromised a host of sensitive information held by the US Marshals Service, including details about potential targets of investigations and employees of the federal law...
Texas woman indicted for holding 2 brothers hostage for $2,000 ransom
Reynaicela Alcasar was part of a group who held the men for two days in June, according to KSAT. The victims, 27 and 35, were kidnapped and threatened to be...
Russia terminates ransomware group at US request as Ukraine tensions grow
Russia has arrested and charged several members of the ransomware crime group REvil at the request of the United States, authorities announced Friday.
Haitian gang expected to hold 17 missionaries for $1M ransom each
The Haitian gang that abducted 17 mostly American missionaries is expected to demand at least $1 million per hostage -- and has been known to kill those who have not...
WH excludes Russia from global summit to combat ransomware attacks
The Biden Administration expects the Kremlin to "address ransomware criminal activity coming from actors within Russia."
Desperate Nigerians sell homes and land to free kidnapped children
Kidnappers collected more than $18 million in ransom from June 2011 to March 2020 in Nigeria, according to an estimate by Lagos-based analysts SBM Intelligence.
‘Holy moly!’: Inside Texas’ fight against a ransomware hack
Across Texas, similar scenes played out in nearly two dozen communities hit by a cyberattack officials ultimately tied to a Russia-based criminal syndicate.
Biden promises to 'deliver' message to Putin on cyber attacks
The Russian-based REvil cybercrime group launched a ransomware attack against at least 200 American companies last Friday and is demanding they pay $70 million in bitcoin to have their data...
Some 150 students missing after gunmen raid Nigerian school
BAUCHI/KADUNA, Nigeria - About 150 students are missing after armed men raided a boarding school in Nigeria's Kaduna state, a parent and an administrator said on Monday, and police said they were...