January 8, 2025, Press Release from the Ohio Department of Commerce: Ohio and 52 state financial regulatory agencies have taken coordinated action against mortgage company Bayview Asset Management LLC, and three of its affiliates, Lakeview Loan Servicing, Community Loan Servicing, and Pingora Holdings (collectively the Bayview Companies). The action follows the discovery of deficient cybersecurity practices and the companies’ failure to comply with the agencies’ examination authority following a data breach that impacted approximately 5.8 million customers, including 138,906 Ohioans.

August 12, 2024, Press Release from the FBI Cleveland Division: [Cleveland, OH.]  Today, FBI Cleveland announced the disruption of “Radar/Dispossessor,” the criminal ransomware group led by the online moniker ‘Brain,’ and the dismantling of three US servers, three UK servers, 18 German servers, eight US-based criminal domains, and one German-based criminal domain. Since its inception in August 2023, Radar/Dispossessor has quickly developed into an internationally impactful ransomware group, targeting, and attacking small to mid-sized businesses and organizations from the production, development, education, healthcare, financial services, and transportation sectors. Originally focused on entities in the USA, the investigation discovered 43 companies as victims of the attacks, from countries including Argentina, Australia, Belgium, Brazil, Honduras, India, Canada, Croatia, Peru, Poland, the United Kingdom, the United Arab Emirates and Germany. During its investigation, the FBI identified a multitude of websites associated with Brain and his team.

5th District Congressman Bob Latta sponsoring a bill to strengthen national cybersecurity. If passed, the "ROUTERS Act" would require the U.S. Department of Commerce to look into national security threats from routers and modems sold in the United States that were manufactured by companies with ties to foreign adversaries like China, Russia, Iran, or Cuba. A compromised router could allow hackers to install malware or view data in any home, business, or government agency where it's installed.

In a media release Wednesday, Crown Equipment says they were victims of a cyberattack from an international cybercriminal organization. The attack has temporarily shut down its operating system so the incident can be investigated and resolved. The company is working with the world's leading cybersecurity experts and federal law enforcement to analyze the data and determine the next step. 

May 30, 2024, Press Release from the Ohio Department of Commerce: COLUMBUS, Ohio – With approximately 82% of Americans planning to travel this summer either domestically or abroad, the Ohio Department of Commerce Division of Financial Institutions reminds travelers to take steps to protect their finances and belongings from potential scams.

The new Tri Star building opened up just last year, and they have already implemented a new program for students called IT Cyber Security. Students will learn the ins-and-outs of cyber security while also discovering how things like routing and network systems work.

After attending the cybersecurity talks at Rhodes State College, Mayor David Berger wanted to speak to the importance of keeping data safe. Mayor Berger highlighted the Smart City initiative that the City of Lima is currently involved in, that includes different ways to optimize the technology that the city is using on a day to day business. The mayor stressed that it's important that both organizations and individuals avoid being taking advantage of.

bout 40 people attended Rhodes State College’s first Cybersecurity Seminar Series on Tuesday. The three-part series is hosted by the Texas A&M National Emergency Response and Rescue Center. They aim to bring awareness to the participants to prevent cyber disasters from happening.