The Zheng family, owners of Wok House Jax, are speaking out after losing more than $60,000 when their DoorDash merchant account was hacked. They hope their story will help other small businesses avoid similar financial losses.

A major internet outage affecting Microsoft is disrupting flights, banks, media outlets and companies across the world.

Russia, China, and other large companies are using fake women created with artificial intelligence for clickbait content on social media.

As the election year ramps up, Florida is taking steps to regulate video, images, and audio created with Artificial Intelligence.

Jacksonville-based radio host Mark Kaye was fired by Cox Media Group following reports that he created and shared an AI generated photo of Donald Trump surrounded by Black voters.

A Jacksonville-based computer expert said catching AI-generated content will be challenging for Meta ahead of the election season as the technology improves.

A 19-year-old Flagler County man accused of stealing at least $800,000 from five different people in a cryptocurrency scheme is expected in federal court Friday afternoon.

The arrest of a 26-year-old registered sexual predator who Columbia County deputies said is accused of having child pornography is raising questions about explicit images created by artificial intelligence.

You might be excited to set your out of office email for the holiday weekend, but recent AI advancements are enabling more sophisticated phishing emails and cyber scams.

TikTok is under fire as the Biden Administration pushes to ban the app nationwide. The app’s parent company Bytedance is Chinese-owned, and lawmakers fear the company could turn over users' data to the Chinese government.

Cybersecurity expert Chris Hamer recommends everyone have a particular mindset in place to avoid falling victim to get-rich-quick schemes online.

A 25-year-old man was accused of using social media to have sex with a minor over a two-month period, according to Flagler County Sheriff’s Office.

The Duval County courtroom where accused criminals make their first appearance before a judge experienced a major decline in appearances Monday morning after access to the Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office dispatch and jail booking systems was limited because of computer issues over the weekend.

As Americans do everything they can to keep costs down, one area where there continues to be a threat is the gas pump. And we’re not talking about the price of gas — but rather the possibility of identity theft.

To many parents, an Xbox is just a gaming system. But in reality, the Xbox is a computer much like a desktop hard drive.

Kaspersky, a Russian antivirus software company, has been added to the U.S. list of national security risks.

A major warning for U.S. officials and businesses to be on the lookout for cyber attacks.

The company is phasing out this network in order to make room for the latest generations of mobile service.

A local restaurant owner says they had thousands of dollars stolen from them and it appears thieves used a food delivery app to do it.

This week the FBI issued a public advisory about this after fraudulent QR code stickers were found in more than two dozen parking stations in Austin, Texas.

If your company’s human resources department uses the program Kronos, it could take several weeks before its systems to be fully restored due to a ransomware attack.

Cyber Monday starts tomorrow and the National Retail Federation says it’s expected to be record-shattering, surpassing last year’s sales of over $10.8 billion.

At the JEA downtown water treatment facility, Kevin Holbrooks is the director of environmental compliance, and it’s his job to make sure the city’s water is safe. The JEA security program includes but is not limited to vulnerability management, system monitoring and active response to such threats. Ad“JEA also has safeguards in place to protect its water system. Water treatment facilities are monitored 24 hours a day, seven days a week, and water testing is mandated and regulated by the state. So if a system has low security or no security, Hamer said, it doesn’t take much effort to infiltrate the system.

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. – A Facebook tip to the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children alerted authorities to possible enticement and molestation of a minor and led to an arrest, according to police. A Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office arrest report shows Richard Wewer, 58, is facing charges of online solicitation of a minor and unlawful sexual activity with a minor. According to the report, a tip from Facebook last October led to an investigation. Police contacted the victim and showed that person Facebook messages. Cybersecurity expert Chris Hamer said it’s unusual for Facebook to pick up something like this and report it.

Both Signal and Telegram offer encryption services. The idea behind using an app with encryption capabilities is to keep prying eyes and ears from seeing and hearing your conversations. “If you don’t properly vet the people you’re sending your message to, then you’re defeating the point of encryption,” Hamer said. A Sensor Tower representative told Business Insider that “Signal saw approximately 7.5 million installs globally from across the App Store and Google Play” from Wednesday to Sunday. CNBC reports that “Telegram saw 5.6 million downloads globally” during the same time frame, according to Apptopia.

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. – Leaking confidential information to wanted criminals, a Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office secretary is now on the wrong side of the law, accused of being a mole. Officers arrested 40-year-old Arlisa Tarver on Tuesday, accusing her of using a police database to look up violent criminals and tip them off. “The names of individuals that she looked up were violent felons, to include individuals wanted for murder,” Ivey said. “We do not want her employed at the Jacksonville Sheriff’s office,” Ivey said. JSO not commenting about specific details, but telling News4Jax she did this many times for multiple suspects since January.

The Georgia Internet Crimes Against Children Task Force made 49 arrests in March and April, according to the Georgia Bureau of Investigation. By comparison, in April 2019, the GBI received 587 cybertips from the NCMEC. Since March 16, when Georgia schools ended in-person classes, the GBI has arrested 15 people accused of possession, distribution or production of child sexual abuse images. Additional information related to internet safety education and tips to keep children safe online can be found at visit www.netsmartz.org. If you suspect or have information related to the abuse or exploitation of a child, call your local law enforcement agency or contact the NCMEC at 1-800-THE-LOST or www.missingkids.org.

But according to the complaint, Retina-X did not take steps to make sure the apps purchasers were using the technology for legitimate purposes. In fact, to install the apps, those who bought them often had to jailbreak, or downgrade security measures, on their smartphones. As chief executive officer of Hubbard House, a domestic violence shelter, Gail Patin knows the technology could put the right information in the wrong hands. Thats why a focus of Hubbard House is to help those who believe their personal devices or shared family devices are being secretly monitored. If you are in an abusive relationship and need help, contact Hubbard House.

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. - Investigators are digging into the social media footprints of the men suspected of carrying out mass shootings over the weekend in Dayton, Ohio and El Paso, Texas. In response, President Trump said more can be done to track social media. "So theres a lot more restraint in law enforcement for someone who just has a mild displeasure." Hamer said pains must be taken to avoid potentially ruining someone's life, but noted that there's another reason additional regulation of social media would not work. Dr. Alan Rosenblatt, professor of social media at American University, said combing through social media isn't the answer to crime, though there could be more accessible ways to report hate speech.