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In brief Twelve more defendants have been charged in a sweeping cyber-fraud case. The alleged cybercrime ring laundered crypto through mixers, shell companies, and stuffed toys. It comes as the FBI reported crypto investment fraud had spiked to $5.8B in losses last year. U.S. prosecutors have charged 12 more people in connection with a cybercrime ring that allegedly stole more than $263 million in crypto through a sophisticated social engineering and hacking operation and spent the proceeds on expensive cars, nightclub blowouts, and luxury goods.The charges, unsealed Thursday in a four-count indictment against Malone Lam, 20, and Jeandiel Serrano, 21,…

A segurança digital se tornou uma prioridade inegociável. Com o avanço da tecnologia, surgem também novas ameaças digitais e uma das mais perigosas é o ataque cibernético. Empresas, governos e até mesmo usuários comuns estão constantemente na mira de criminosos digitais que buscam explorar vulnerabilidades. Mas afinal, o que é ataque cibernético, quais são os principais tipos e como se proteger? Neste guia completo, vamos explicar tudo o que você precisa saber sobre esse tema. O que é um ataque cibernético? Um ataque cibernético é uma tentativa maliciosa de acessar, alterar, destruir ou roubar dados de um sistema, rede ou…

Here’s a look at the most interesting products from the past week, featuring releases from Hunted Labs, McAfee, Obsidian Security, PentestPad, Resecurity, and SecuX. Resecurity One simplifies cybersecurity operations Resecurity One provides real-time cyber threat intelligence from multiple sources, enabling organizations to proactively identify and respond to cyber threats. With comprehensive threat intelligence feeds and advanced analytics, organizations can detect and thwart cyber attacks before they cause harm. SecuX releases Bitcoin self-managed solution for SMBs SecuX launched hardware-based cybersecurity solution tailored for SMBs. At the core is Cyber Athena, an enterprise-grade cold wallet that integrates PUF-based authentication via PUFido and…

Nova Scotia Power discloses data breach after March security incident Pierluigi Paganini May 15, 2025 Nova Scotia Power confirmed a data breach involving the theft of sensitive customer data after the April cybersecurity incident. Nova Scotia Power Inc. is a vertically integrated electric utility serving the province of Nova Scotia, Canada. Headquartered in Halifax, it is a subsidiary of Emera Inc. The company provides electricity to over 500,000 residential, commercial, and industrial customers across the province. Its operations encompass generation, transmission, and distribution of electricity, utilizing a diverse mix of energy sources including coal, natural gas, hydroelectric, wind, tidal, oil, and…

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A wave of Google algorithm changes in 2025 has hit Reddit hard, cutting deep into its organic traffic. Although Reddit’s core user base remains stable, the loss of search-driven visitors is affecting the platform’s reach, engagement, and even its financial results. The search giant’s focus on Expertise, Authoritativeness, and Trustworthiness (E-A-T) standards is fundamentally reshaping who wins and loses in the digital space and Reddit is now feeling the consequences. What We Know About the Traffic Drop The traffic impact stems from a series of Google updates rolled out throughout early 2025. The updates specifically target low-authority, community-driven content that…

Steel manufacturer Nucor Corporation disclosed that it recently identified a cybersecurity incident involving unauthorized third-party access to certain IT systems used by the company. As of the date of this filing and in an abundance of caution, Nucor temporarily and proactively halted certain production operations at various locations. However, it is currently in the process of restarting the affected operations. “Upon detecting the incident, the company began promptly taking steps to contain and respond to the incident, including activating its incident response plan, proactively taking potentially affected systems offline, and implementing other containment, remediation, or recovery measures,” the Charlotte, North…

trees are a popular supervised learning algorithm with benefits that include being able to be used for both regression and classification as well as being easy to interpret. However, decision trees aren’t the most performant algorithm and are prone to overfitting due to small variations in the training data. This can result in a completely different tree. This is why people often turn to ensemble models like Bagged Trees and Random Forests. These consist of multiple decision trees trained on bootstrapped data and aggregated to achieve better predictive performance than any single tree could offer. This tutorial includes the following: …

The Coast Guard Foundation, a non-profit organization committed to strengthening the Coast Guard community and service by supporting members and families has announced today its annual Run to Remember will take place over Memorial Day weekend, May 24–26, 2025. Supporters can participate by purchasing a 2025 Run to Remember T-shirt with a $30 donation, available through the Foundation’s website. Proceeds directly benefit programs that aid Coast Guard families during times of tragedy. The Run to Remember program is generously supported by corporate sponsor the American Steamship Owners Mutual Protection & Indemnity Association, Inc. (The American Club). All participants are encouraged to…