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PHILADELPHIA, PA — United States Attorney David Metcalf announced on Monday, May 5, that Imoleayo Samuel Aina, also known as “Alice Dave,” a 27-year-old Nigerian national, entered a guilty plea …
Global Cybercrime Scheme Exposed: Nigerian Man Pleads Guilty to Extortion Read More
WASHINGTON, D.C. — The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Office for Civil Rights (OCR) has reached a settlement with Comprehensive Neurology, PC (Comprehensive), a New York-based neurology …
HHS Settles with Comprehensive Neurology Over HIPAA Violations Stemming from Ransomware Attack Read More
MALVERN, PA — A recent report by the Insurance Information Institute (Triple-I) and HSB sheds light on a persistent gap in understanding between insurance agents and consumers regarding personal cyber insurance. …
Survey Reveals Disconnect Between Consumers and Agents on Personal Cyber Insurance Read More
HARRISBURG, PA — Attorney General Dave Sunday has issued a stark warning about a growing trend in financial scams involving Bitcoin ATMs (BTMs). According to Sunday, cybercriminals are exploiting BTMs …
Don’t Fall for This Bitcoin ATM Trap! Attorney General’s Urgent Warning to Protect Your Money Read More WASHINGTON, D.C. — The U.S. Department of the Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC), in partnership with Australia’s Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade and the United Kingdom’s Foreign …
Crackdown on Russian Cybercrime Network: U.S., Australia, and UK Unite to Block Ransomware Infrastructure Read More
PHILADELPHIA, PA — The U.S. Department of Justice and the FBI have concluded an extensive international operation that successfully removed PlugX malware from more than 4,200 computers across the United States. …
FBI and DOJ Eradicate Chinese-Backed Malware from Thousands of U.S. Computers Read More
PHILADELPHIA, PA — Donavon Parish, a 29-year-old resident of Hattiesburg, Mississippi, has been sentenced to 24 months in prison for a series of malicious cyberstalking and antisemitic threats directed at …
Mississippi Man Jailed for Antisemitic Cyberstalking—How His Chilling Threats Shook Communities Read More HARRISBURG, PA — In an urgent advisory, Attorney General Michelle Henry has alerted residents of Pennsylvania to a sophisticated phishing scam targeting individuals by exploiting fears of fraudulent activity on their …
Protect Yourself: Attorney General Michelle Henry Alerts Pennsylvanians to New Phishing Scam Read More
WASHINGTON, D.C. — The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), through its Office for Civil Rights (OCR), has announced a settlement with Plastic Surgery Associates of South Dakota to …
HHS Reaches Settlement with Plastic Surgery Associates of South Dakota Over HIPAA Violations Following Ransomware Attack Read More
HARRISBURG, PA — In a concerted effort to bolster the security of educational environments across Pennsylvania, school safety administrators, resource officers, advocates, and agency representatives gathered at the state Capitol …
Pennsylvania Leaders Unite to Fortify School Safety: A Collaborative Push Against Violence Read More