More people are connecting online, and Lima police are warning about a crime that continues to impact people of all ages.
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One person is in custody in connection to an online scam that defrauded an Allen County resident.
A cybercrime crew stole then resold more than 900 digital tickets to Taylor Swift concerts and other pricey events. New York prosecutors say the international scam involved people working in Jamaica for a firm contracted by the online ticket marketplace StubHub.
January 27, 2025, Press Release from the Ohio Department of Commerce, Ohio Division of Financial Institutions: COLUMBUS, Ohio — In recognition of Cybersecurity and Data Privacy Week, which runs from Jan. 27-31, the Ohio Department of Commerce Division of Financial Institutions (DFI) urges Ohio residents and businesses to prioritize their online security.
County offices like the Common Pleas Court and Wood County Sheriff's Office were effected in the attack that was first noticed on December 9th.
September 13, 2024, Press Release from the Ohio State University College of Engineering: The Ohio State University College of Engineering is excited to share a new, useful, free online cybersecurity training resource and wants to get the word out to Ohio small businesses. The Ohio State University’s Center for Design and Manufacturing Excellence has received a competitive federal grant to provide free cybersecurity training for small businesses in Ohio. The program aligns with several federal and state of Ohio initiatives to help raise the cybersecurity posture of Ohio’s nearly 1 million small businesses. The modules offered help to ensure that Ohio continues to be a vital part of the manufacturing supply chain by offering free educational services based on the NIST Cybersecurity Framework that can be used by small businesses to help them show compliance with the Ohio Data Protection Act. The program provides complementary services to expand the existing outreach by the Ohio Cyber Range Institute and the Ohio Cyber Collaboration Committee for critical infrastructure and local government.
August 21, 2024, Press Release from the Ohio Turnpike and Infrastructure Commission: BEREA, Ohio (Aug. 21, 2024) -- The Ohio Turnpike and Infrastructure Commission is reminding mobile device owners everywhere to be aware of a resurgence in fraudulent texts from scammers requesting payment for unpaid tolls through fake websites. The Ohio Turnpike does NOT request its customers to make payments by text. Collections of unpaid tolls and/or toll violations do NOT occur by text either.
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.
ALLEN COUNTY, OH (WLIO) - Allen County Job and Family Services wants to warn SNAP cardholders about several skimming incidents that have been reported. Officials say they have had dozens of reports of unauthorized use of clients' cards. Their statements show multiple purchases from the New York area that emptied their account. Allen County Job and Family Services says that this seems to be happening across the nation due to the EBT cards being skimmed during legitimate purchases. They say the State of Ohio is investigating and there is a way to protect your account.
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.