Could China Unleash a Cyber Pearl Harbor?
The following content is The Wellness Company. FBI director warns that Chinese hackers are preparing to cause ‘real-world harm’ to Americans FBI Director Christopher Wray testified before Congress last month. warned Hackers with ties to China’s communist regime are targeting “critical” U.S. infrastructure “in preparation to wreak havoc and cause real-world harm to American citizens […]
Crypto, cyber unit at SEC braces for exodus, Gasparino says – crypto.news
Several experienced enforcement attorneys are poised to leave their posts in the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission’s (SEC) Crypto Assets and Cyber Division. That’s according to Fox Business correspondent Charles Gasparino, who warned on Feb. 9 that it’s a sign that more resumes from current SEC employees are being submitted and many are looking to […]
How to protect your kids and teens from popular cyber scams
When you think of someone getting scammed, what comes to mind? Grandma on the phone? If so, this will probably surprise you. Total money lost by teens to online scams nearly rises 2,500% Victims under the age of 20 suffered a staggering $210 million in losses in 2022 alone. Educating children about the warning signs […]
Risk of cyber incidents weigh heavily on businesses for 2024, report finds
Wendy Whitmore, Palo Alto Networks Senior Vice President and Head of Unit 42, provides insight on responding to cyber hacks on “The Craman Countdown.” JPMorgan Chase executive Mary Callahan Erdoes said Wednesday that the bank deals with large-scale attacks on a daily basis from hackers attempting to breach its systems. “There are people trying to […]
Chinese Student Who Was Victim of Cyber Kidnapping Rescued in Utah
A 17-year-old international student from China who was the victim of a cyber kidnapping was found safe Sunday in the mountains outside Salt Lake City, Utah, authorities said. The young man, identified as Kai Zhuang, disappeared from his host home on Thursday after being told by cybercriminals that his family in his native China was […]
Chinese exchange student found in Utah mountains in suspected ‘cyber kidnapping’
A foreign student who went missing last week has been found, according to local authorities. Student Kai Zhuang was staying with a host family in Riverdale, Utah, at the time of the incident. Riverdale police said they received a report of a kidnapping on Friday. “Officers were contacted by the high school of a missing […]
Chinese exchange student found camping in ‘cyber kidnapping’
A Chinese student was discovered by police at a makeshift campsite in the mountains of Utah as part of an extortion scheme hatched by online criminals. Police called the incident a “cyber kidnapping.” Kai Chuan, 17, was reported missing at his high school after his parents received a ransom note with their son's photo on […]
Missing Chinese exchange student targeted in ‘cyber kidnapping’ scheme: cops
A Chinese student who went missing in Utah last week has been found alive, and authorities believe he was targeted by cyber kidnappers. Kai Chuan, 17, was found Sunday in a tent in the mountains near Brigham City, “alive but very cold and scared.” KSL reported this, citing Riverdale Police.. Riverdale Police Chief Casey Warren […]