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Here's How To Put An End To Passwords Here's How To Put An End To Passwords
Here's How To Put An End To Passwords Tired of forgetting your passwords? You’re not alone, and the solution might finally be in sight. For years, juggling online passwords has felt like a never-ending struggle, but the push for a password-free world is gaining serious momentum.  Tech giants like Google, Microsoft, and Apple are accelerating efforts to make passkeys, the next-generation way to sign in, mainstream.  The FIDO Alliance, an industry group dedicated to reducing reliance on passwords, has spent more than 10 years championing this shift. Passkeys work by letting you sign in with built-in device security, s…
Many People Fear Cyberattacks But Don't Protect Themselves Properly, Survey Says Many People Fear Cyberattacks But Don't Protect Themselves Properly, Survey Says
Many People Fear Cyberattacks But Don't Protect Themselves Properly, Survey Says Most online users say they're worried about data breaches, but still skip basic ways to improve their cybersecurity, according to a new survey. The Acronis Data Privacy in 2025 Survey polled nearly 2,500 adults in the US and seven other countries, finding that many aren't doing enough to protect their personal data. The Swiss tech company found that while 64% of respondents listed data breaches as their top online privacy concern, only one-third back up their data daily or weekly. Fewer than half (46%) said they use security features like two-factor authentication. "Perhaps …
Emmitsburg Man Linked To Child Porn Investigation After Tip From National Center: Sheriff Emmitsburg Man Linked To Child Porn Investigation After Tip From National Center: Sheriff
Emmitsburg Man Linked To Child Porn Investigation After Tip From National Center: Sheriff A Maryland man is facing serious charges after detectives say they uncovered disturbing images involving children during a cloud storage investigation. Randall Allen Scobie, 54, of Emmitsburg, was arrested following a search of his Harney Road home led to an unsettling discovery, according to the Frederick County Sheriff’s Office. The investigation began in February, when the National Center for Missing & Exploited Children flagged suspicious material stored in a cloud account linked to Scobie, leading to the Sheriff’s Office Internet Crimes Against Children Task Force followed up on th…
Teen Trading, Selling Child Porn Facing 38 Charges In Charles County: Sheriff Teen Trading, Selling Child Porn Facing 38 Charges In Charles County: Sheriff
Teen Trading, Selling Child Porn Facing 38 Charges In Charles County: Sheriff A teenager in Maryland is facing dozens of charges for allegedly storing and sharing child pornography that depicted some victims around the age of 10, according to the Charles County Sheriff's Office. Multiple tips from the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children (NCMEC) resulted in a 16-year-old being charged on a juvenile offense report with possession and distribution of child pornography. According to the sheriff's office, investigators were initially tipped off in September 2023 by NCMEC through a cloud storage provider, who said that a user was storing illicit files i…
5K Images Of Child Sex Abuse Found At Bay Shore Man's Home, DA Says 5K Images Of Child Sex Abuse Found At Bay Shore Man's Home, DA Says
5K Images Of Child Sex Abuse Found At Bay Shore Man's Home, DA Says A Long Island man was caught with thousands of images depicting child sex abuse, prosecutors alleged. Richard Wolffe Jr., age 39, of Bay Shore, was indicted on multiple counts of possession of a sexual performance by a child in Suffolk County Court on Thursday, Nov. 14. Prosecutors said a tipster contacted Suffolk County Police in August 2022 alleging that Wolffee had uploaded child pornography to a cloud storage website. Nearly a year went by before officers executed a search warrant at his Bay Shore home in July 2023. During their search police discovered multiple electronic devices, in…
Daycare Worker, Mechanicsburg Mom, BF Made Children Perform Sex Acts: Affidavit Daycare Worker, Mechanicsburg Mom, BF Made Children Perform Sex Acts: Affidavit
Daycare Worker, Mechanicsburg Mom, BF Made Children Perform Sex Acts: Affidavit Multiple videos found on a man's phone of young children being sexually abused or being forced to commit sex acts by and on a daycare employee and Mechanicsburg mom have led to two arrests in Cumberland County, according to court documents received by Daily Voice on Monday, Sept. 16.  Morgan Rothenhoefer, 24, of Mechanicsburg, has been charged with the following felonies: corruption of minors, five counts of filming a sex act of a child, deviate sexual intercourse of a child, aggravated indecent assault with a child under 13, and child rape. Jamie Souders, 41, of Middlesex, has be…
School Bus Driver From Suffolk County Downloaded Images Of Child Sexual Abuse: DA School Bus Driver From Suffolk County Downloaded Images Of Child Sexual Abuse: DA
School Bus Driver From Suffolk County Downloaded Images Of Child Sexual Abuse: DA A Long Island school bus driver has been accused of downloading images and videos of child sexual abuse and then uploading them to his cloud storage account. Guenther Mayrhofer, age 71, of Mastic Beach, who worked for the William Floyd School District, was indicted on Thursday, Aug. 29 for 50 counts of promoting and possessing child sex abuse material. “There is nothing more important to my office than protecting children and tracking down predators in our community," Suffolk County District Attorney Raymond A. Tierney said. "It is deeply disturbing that this d…
Willingboro Man With 1,000 Child Porn Files Released From Jail After One Day: Prosecutor Willingboro Man With 1,000 Child Porn Files Released From Jail After One Day: Prosecutor
Willingboro Man With 1,000 Child Porn Files Released From Jail After One Day: Prosecutor A Burlington County man has been arrested on child pornography charges, authorities said. Arthur Pitt, 55, of Willingboro, became the center of an investigation after the BCPO High-Tech Crimes Unit received a tip from the National Center for Missing & Exploited Children concerning Pitt’s online activities, Burlington County Prosecutor LaChia L. Bradshaw said.  The investigation revealed that Pitt had more than 1,000 child sex abuse images and videos, and utilized an online cloud storage application to store the material. He was arrested Tuesday, July 16 at home in Willingboro and …
Yorktown Police Department To Be Outfitted In Body Cams Yorktown Police Department To Be Outfitted In Body Cams
Yorktown Police Department To Be Outfitted In Body Cams A Northern Westchester town has authorized outfitting its police department with body-worn cameras. In an announcement on Wednesday, June 5, the Yorktown Town Board said it has approved the purchase of body cameras for the Yorktown Police Department as part of an over $478,000 contract with Axon Enterprises.  Officers are expected to begin wearing the cameras during the summer.  Additionally, the five-year contract also includes the purchase of cloud storage and taser-like devices for the department, officials said.  The purchases follow a report on the town's police depart…
District Man Caught Watching Child Porn Online With Other Men Cops To Crime, Feds Say District Man Caught Watching Child Porn Online With Other Men Cops To Crime, Feds Say
District Man Caught Watching Child Porn Online With Other Men Cops To Crime, Feds Say A 42-year-old man will spend years behind bars after being busted playing child pornography videos in plain sight during a Homeland Security search in 2021, authorities announced. Raymond Glover, 42, of Washington, DC, pleaded guilty this week to one count of receipt of child pornography after he was caught by officials amid an investigation into the sharing of illicit materials though an app. According to court documents, on Sept. 21, 2021, agents searched Glover’s DC home, during which, a video depicting child porn was playing in plain sight on his laptop in the living room through an ap…
Repeat Offender From Bridgeport Sentenced For Possessing Child Sex Abuse Images Repeat Offender From Bridgeport Sentenced For Possessing Child Sex Abuse Images
Repeat Offender From Bridgeport Sentenced For Possessing Child Sex Abuse Images A Fairfield County man who was caught possessing child pornography for a second time has been sentenced to another prison term. Former Bridgeport resident Robert Mosley, age 55, was sentenced to 121 months, or just over 10 years, in federal prison on Monday, Nov. 28 for possessing and distributing images depicting the sexual abuse of children, according to US Attorney Vanessa Roberts Avery.  This is the second sentence Mosley has received for possessing child pornography, as in 2016 he was also sentenced to 10 years in prison for the crime. He was then released on parole in 2018, …