Two zero-day exploits were used in the December 2024 US Treasury hack, suspect Chinese hackers leveraged, say Rapid7 researchers. Self-phishing platform Darcula is set to be upgraded to allow tech-illiterate criminals to target a wider variety of brands. Meanwhile, BlackLock is set to become the most active Ransomware-as-a-Service outfit in 2025, according to ReliaQuest. Two Estonian nationals pleaded guilty to a $577 million cryptocurrency Ponzi scheme, the US Department of Justice announced.

Anne Arundel County hit by cyber incident; some services affected, 911/311 remain online – Fox Baltimore
Anne Arundel County experienced a cyber incident resulting in some services being affected. Despite this, essential services like 911 and 311 remain online. The full