Posts Tagged ‘cyber threats’
Arizona Leader of Violent Extremist Network ‘764’ Charged with Running a Child Exploitation Enterprise, Supporting Terrorists, Producing and Distributing Child Pornography, and Other Crimes
A federal grand jury in the District of Arizona has returned a 29-count superseding indictment against Baron Cain Martin, known online as “Convict” (among other monikers), 21, of Tucson, Arizona. The superseding indictment charges Martin with participating in a child exploitation enterprise, conspiring to provide material support to terrorists, conspiring to kill, kidnap or maim…
Read MoreHalifax police arrest youth allegedly connected to 764
Halifax Regional Police have arrested a youth in connection with participation in a violent online extremist group. The arrest follows an investigation that began in May by the HRP/RCMP Integrated Child Exploitation Unit. According to a news release from HRP issued Tuesday, the youth was an active member of an online group named 764, a…
Read MoreMember of Violent Extremist Network ‘764’ Charged with Animal Crushing, Sexual Exploitation of a Minor, Cyberstalking and Interstate Threats
A federal grand jury in the Eastern District of California has returned a six-count indictment against Tony Christopher Long, also known as Inactive, Inactivee0, and inactivecvx, 19, of Porterville, California, charging him with animal crushing (two counts), sexual exploitation of a minor, possession of material involving the sexual exploitation of a minor, cyberstalking, and transmitting…
Read MoreJaguar Land Rover hack is costliest cyber attack in UK history, say analysts
The cyber attack on Jaguar Land Rover (JLR) will cost an estimated £1.9bn and be the most economically damaging cyber event in UK history, according to researchers. Experts at the Cyber Monitoring Centre (CMC) have analysed the continuing fallout from the hack, which halted the car giant’s production on 1 September for five weeks and…
Read MorePA system compromised at Harrisburg International Airport
The PA system at Harrisburg International Airport was compromised on Tuesday, according to airport spokesman Scott Miller. A message played across the system that said in part: “Turkish hackey cyber Islam was here? Free, free Palestine. Free, free Palestine.” The message also included profanity, and references to President Donald Trump and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin…
Read MoreKentucky attorney general sues Roblox alleging a “playground for predators”
Kentucky has sued Roblox, alleging that children are accessing violent simulation games on the popular gaming platform, including depictions of the assassination of Charlie Kirk, just weeks after the conservative activist’s killing. In the 68-page complaint filed Tuesday in Madison Circuit Court in Madison County, the state Attorney General’s Office alleges that it is not…
Read MoreFBI Baltimore warns of 764 network, group of individuals that coerces children into violent acts
The FBI is investigating 350 cases involving the 764 network nationwide, including 12 in Maryland, according to the Baltimore Field Office of the FBI. The 764 network tricks, coerces and otherwise encourages kids to engage in sex acts, harm animals, mutilate and even kill themselves through video games and social media. After the acts are…
Read MoreGerman infrastructure hit by drones, cybercrime, arson
There are now almost daily attacks on critical infrastructure. In the same week that drones were spotted over several European airports, a cyberattack against security software used by many of those same hubs, including Berlin Airport, left passengers and personnel scrambling. At the same time, Germany’s Deutsche Bahn rail service experienced the latest in a…
Read MoreMan arrested in connection with cyber-attack on airports
A person has been arrested in connection with a cyber-attack which has caused days of disruption at several European airports including Heathrow. The National Crime Agency (NCA) said a 40-year-old man was arrested in West Sussex “as part of an investigation into a cyber incident impacting Collins Aerospace”. There have been hundreds of flight delays…
Read MoreFlight delays continue across Europe after weekend cyber-attack
Passengers are facing another day of flight delays across Europe, as big airports continue to grapple with the aftermath of a cyber-attack on the company behind the software used for check-in and boarding. Several of the largest airports in Europe, including London Heathrow, have been trying to restore normal operations over the past few days…
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