New York Police Department Commissioner Edward Caban speaks during the first quarter crime briefing press conference Wednesday, April 3, 2024, in Manhattan, New York City. Barry Williams | Tribune News Service | Getty Images NYPD Commissioner Edward Caban resigned Thursday from his post helming the country’s largest police department amid a federal investigation into its nightclub enforcement, according to … Read more
The lobby of the CIA Headquarters Building in Langley, Virginia. Larry Downing | Reuters At the CIA’s covert training facility near Williamsburg, Virginia, commonly called “The Farm,” recruits are trained in the world of espionage and the many ways to get people to provide secret information. Jim Olson, the former Chief of Counterintelligence at the Central … Read more
The money Vladislav Klyushin made from stolen financial information literally piled up, filling a safe with stacks of hundred-dollar bills. At one point, he was hoarding over $3 million in illegal gains. In less than three years, Klyushin’s cybersecurity scam amassed more than $93 million. His company, M-13, acted as a front for Russian hackers … Read more
WASHINGTON — The White House announced a massive, multinational prisoner swap Thursday between the United States, Russia and other nations. As part of the historic deal, the Russian government released high-profile Americans held in captivity there, including Wall Street Journal reporter Evan Gershkovich, who had been in a Russian prison for more than a year. … Read more
An aerial view of homes in a housing development on September 08, 2023 in Santa Clarita, California. Mario Tama | Getty Images News | Getty Images As renewable energy generation expands across the U.S., the federal government is becoming more concerned about vulnerabilities in new systems being a target for cyberattacks. The FBI recently warned … Read more
Cavan Images | Cavan | Getty Images “Financial sextortion,” a type of cybercrime that targets teens and tweens, is on the rise. Reports of financially motivated sextortion involving minors increased at least 20% from October 2022 to March 2023 relative to the same six-month period the prior year, the FBI said in January. “Sextortion is … Read more
