Tag: law
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Turns out most cybercriminals are old enough to know better
Law enforcement data shows profit-driven cybercrime is dominated by 35- to 44-year-olds, not script kiddies First seen on theregister.com Jump to article: www.theregister.com/2026/03/03/turns_out_most_cybercriminals_are/
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30 Alleged Members of ‘The Com’ Arrested in Project Compass
The global law enforcement crackdown, which began in January 2025, also identified nearly 180 members of the notorious cybercriminal collective. First seen on darkreading.com Jump to article: www.darkreading.com/threat-intelligence/30-alleged-members-the-com-arrested-project-compass
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Project Compass Operation Cracks Down on “The Com” Cybercrime Collective 30 Arrested, 179 Suspects Identified
An international law enforcement operation named Project Compass has launched a major offensive against >>The Com,<< a dangerous transnational virtual network (TVN). The operation, which began in January 2025, has successfully led to the arrest of 30 suspects and the identification of 179 potential perpetrators connected to the sprawling cybercrime collective. Led by the European…
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Vietnam Announces National Cybersecurity Firewall Plan Under New Digital Governance Law
Vietnam has announced plans to focus on building a cybersecurity firewall. The statement was delivered by Public Security Minister LÆ°Æ¡ng Tam Quang on Feb. 7, following the closing session of the Communist Party of Vietnam’s 14th National Congress. First seen on thecyberexpress.com Jump to article: thecyberexpress.com/vietnam-cybersecurity-firewall/
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Senate Health Cyber Bill Clears Committee Hurdle
Bipartisan Bill Would Mandate Multifactor Authentication, Pen Testing. Proposed legislation that’s been kicking around Congress for the last few years that aims to help bolster cybersecurity of the healthcare sector cleared a critical hurdle on Thursday. But will the bill gain enough momentum to pass the full Senate, the House and be signed into law?…
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Researchers Unveil Aeternum C2 Infrastructure with Advanced Evasion and Persistence Tactics
For years, defenders have relied on a simple strategy to dismantle botnets find and seize their command-and-control (C2) servers. That weakness enabled global law enforcement operations to disrupt massive botnets such as Emotet, TrickBot, and QakBot. But a newly identified C2 framework,Aeternum, may render those tactics obsolete. Instead of using centralized servers or domains, Aeternum…
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Europol goes after The Com’s ransomware and extortion networks
Law enforcement agencies across 28 countries have spent the past year building cases against a loosely organized collective known as The Com, a decentralized network of mostly … First seen on helpnetsecurity.com Jump to article: www.helpnetsecurity.com/2026/02/27/europol-the-com-network-arrests/
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‘Project Compass’ Cracks Down on ‘The Com’: 30 Members of Notorious Cybercrime Gang Arrested
International law enforcement operation led by Europol targets network of teenagers and young adults involved in ransomware attacks, extortion and other crimes First seen on infosecurity-magazine.com Jump to article: www.infosecurity-magazine.com/news/project-compass-com-arrests/
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Project Compass is Europol’s new playbook for taking on The Com
Tags: lawOfficials said 30 perpetrators have been arrested in the past year, and global law enforcement cooperation is closing the gap. First seen on cyberscoop.com Jump to article: cyberscoop.com/project-compass-the-com-europol/
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Police Target Violent Online Predators Incubated by the Com
28 Countries Join Forces to Pursue Violent Online Extremism Targeting Children. A global law enforcement initiative to coordinate the disruption of violent online extremism targeting minors and vulnerable individuals swept up 30 suspected members of The Com, the decentralized, largely Western adolescent cybercrime community. First seen on govinfosecurity.com Jump to article: www.govinfosecurity.com/police-target-violent-online-predators-incubated-by-com-a-30856
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Police Target Violent Online Predators Incubated by the Com
28 Countries Join Forces to Pursue Violent Online Extremism Targeting Children. A global law enforcement initiative to coordinate the disruption of violent online extremism targeting minors and vulnerable individuals swept up 30 suspected members of The Com, the decentralized, largely Western adolescent cybercrime community. First seen on govinfosecurity.com Jump to article: www.govinfosecurity.com/police-target-violent-online-predators-incubated-by-com-a-30856
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The Global Fight Over Who Controls Your Data Just Escalated, Here’s What the Numbers Say
A new diplomatic offensive against foreign privacy laws collides with fresh research showing that weakening data sovereignty protections is the last thing organizations need right now. The post The Global Fight Over Who Controls Your Data Just Escalated, Here’s What the Numbers Say appeared first on TechRepublic. First seen on techrepublic.com Jump to article: www.techrepublic.com/article/news-data-sovereignty-cloud-security-report/
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Chinese group’s ChatGPT use reveals worldwide harassment campaign against critics
OpenAI said a Chinese law enforcement agency uploaded reports to ChatGPT that details a worldwide digital operation to track and silence regime critics at home and abroad. First seen on cyberscoop.com Jump to article: cyberscoop.com/chinese-chatgpt-online-harassment-campaign-against-critics-dissidents/
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Operation Red Card 2.0 Leads to 651 Arrests in Africa
In the latest operation targeting cybercrime groups, African law enforcement agencies cooperated with Interpol and cybersecurity firms to recover more than USD 4.3 million. First seen on darkreading.com Jump to article: www.darkreading.com/cybersecurity-operations/operation-red-card-2-0-leads-to-651-arrests-in-africa
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US ‘committed’ to fighting transnational gangs behind Southeast Asian scam compounds: FBI
Scott Schelble, the deputy assistant director of the FBI’s International Operations Division, told reporters that he recently met with law enforcement officials in Thailand, Cambodia and Vietnam to discuss the region’s scam operations. First seen on therecord.media Jump to article: therecord.media/us-committed-to-fighting-southeast-asia-scam-compounds
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Global regulators say AI image tools don’t get a free pass on privacy rules
Watchdogs warn models that can generate realistic images of people must comply with data protection laws First seen on theregister.com Jump to article: www.theregister.com/2026/02/23/privacy_watchdogs_ai_images/
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TDL 016 – Speed, Risk, and Responsibility in the Age of AI – Rafael Ramirez
Tags: access, ai, antivirus, automation, awareness, business, ciso, cloud, control, country, cyber, data, defense, detection, dns, firewall, governance, government, hacker, ibm, incident response, intelligence, Internet, law, linkedin, login, mfa, microsoft, network, risk, saas, service, skills, software, startup, strategy, technology, threat, tool, training, update, vulnerability, windows, zero-trustSummary In a recent episode of The Defenders Log, host David Redekop sat down with cyber security expert Rafael Ramirez to navigate the rapidly shifting landscape of AI security. As we move deeper into 2026, the duo explored how artificial intelligence has evolved from simple chatbots into powerful, autonomous “agentic” systems. The Double-Edged Sword of…
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Red Card 2.0: INTERPOL busts scam networks across Africa, seizes millions
INTERPOL’s Operation Red Card 2.0 led to 651 arrests across 16 African countries and recovered over $4.3 million from online scams. INTERPOL’s Operation Red Card 2.0, a joint effort involving law enforcement agencies from 16 African countries, resulted in 651 arrests linked to online scam networks. The operation was carried out under the African Joint…
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651 arrested, $4.3 million recovered in African cybercrime sweep
Operation Red Card 2.0, supported by INTERPOL and involving law enforcement agencies from 16 African countries, led to 651 arrests and the recovery of more than $4.3 million … First seen on helpnetsecurity.com Jump to article: www.helpnetsecurity.com/2026/02/20/interpol-operation-red-card-2-0-africa-cybercrime/
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UK to require tech firms to remove nonconsensual intimate images within 48 hours or face fines
U.K. Prime Minister Keir Starmer announced a new law that will require tech companies to remove intimate images shared without consent within two days or face large fines and potentially have their services blocked. First seen on therecord.media Jump to article: therecord.media/united-kingdom-noncensual-images-fines
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INTERPOL Operation Red Card 2.0 Arrests 651 in African Cybercrime Crackdown
An international cybercrime operation against online scams has led to 651 arrests and recovered more than $4.3 million as part of an effort led by law enforcement agencies from 16 African countries.The initiative, codenamed Operation Red Card 2.0, took place between December 8, 2025 and January 30, 2026, according to INTERPOL. It targeted infrastructure and…
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Texas Sues TP-Link for Covering Up Chinese Manufacturing
Router Maker Accuses Rivals, Competitors of Smear Campaign. The Texas attorney general invoked state consumer protection law to sue Wi-Fi router maker TP-Link Systems for misrepresenting its connections to mainland China and the security of its ubiquitous devices. The suit says TP-Link should be forced to declare that their products are made in China. First…
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Amazon’s Ring Scraps Law Enforcement Integration Amid Surveillance Conflagrations
Tags: lawAmazon.com Inc.’s Ring terminated its high-profile partnership with police surveillance firm Flock Safety following a wave of public scrutiny over its expanding role in neighborhood monitoring. The two companies announced a joint decision to end the integration, which was originally intended to allow Ring users to share video footage directly with law enforcement through Flock’s..…
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Dutch police arrest man who refused to delete confidential files shared by mistake
Tags: lawDutch police have arrested a 40-year-old man who refused to delete confidential documents law enforcement accidentally sent to him. First seen on therecord.media Jump to article: therecord.media/netherlands-arrest-confidential-files-police
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CISO Julie Chatman offers insights for you to take control of your security leadership role
Tags: access, ai, attack, awareness, breach, business, ciso, control, crowdstrike, cyber, cybersecurity, deep-fake, email, finance, firewall, government, healthcare, infrastructure, law, military, office, phishing, risk, service, skills, supply-chain, technology, threat, training, updateFirst, the hopes-and-dreams budget: What would it take to close all the known gaps and operate proactively?Second, the could-live-with-this budget: What’s realistic and gets you to acceptable risk levels?Third, the I-think-I’m-going-to-resign budget: Because you can see a breach coming and you don’t want your name attached to it.You probably won’t end up at that last…
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CISO Julie Chatman offers insights for you to take control of your security leadership role
Tags: access, ai, attack, awareness, breach, business, ciso, control, crowdstrike, cyber, cybersecurity, deep-fake, email, finance, firewall, government, healthcare, infrastructure, law, military, office, phishing, risk, service, skills, supply-chain, technology, threat, training, updateFirst, the hopes-and-dreams budget: What would it take to close all the known gaps and operate proactively?Second, the could-live-with-this budget: What’s realistic and gets you to acceptable risk levels?Third, the I-think-I’m-going-to-resign budget: Because you can see a breach coming and you don’t want your name attached to it.You probably won’t end up at that last…