The European Commission on Thursday launched a formal investigation into Snapchat to assess potential violations of the Digital Services Act, citing concerns that the platform may be exposing children to harmful content, criminal activity and illegal products. The Commission said it opened proceedings to determine whether Snapchat is acting in line with the Digital Services...Read More
By Dennis Thompson HealthDay ReporterTUESDAY, Feb. 17, 2026 (HealthDay News) — Teen “sexting” has surged in the U.S., leaving countless teenagers vulnerable to harassment, exploitation and extortion, a new study says. Nearly 1 in 3 teens (32%) have received a sext, and almost 1 in 4 (24%) has sent one, researchers reported in the Journal...Read More
WASHINGTON – February 25, 2026 – The National Cybersecurity Alliance (NCA), the nation’s leading nonprofit empowering a more secure and interconnected world, and CybSafe, the leading behavioral security platform, today announced the release of the Oh, Behave! Cybersecurity Attitudes and Behaviors Report: 2021–2025, the first five-year research study examining how people’s cybersecurity attitudes, habits, and...Read More
The Financial Ombudsman Service received more than 500 complaints between January 2025 and March 2026 from people who were victims of romance scams. Romance scams are where fraudsters convince often vulnerable people to send money to them, by gaining their trust and convincing them that they are in a relationship. The Fos reviewed 14,000 scam...Read More
By Kevin King, Vice President and IT Information Security Officer, Members 1st Federal Credit Union ENOLA, Pa., March 25, 2026 /PRNewswire/ — Romance scams are no longer tied to a specific season—they are a year-round threat growing in scale, sophistication and impact. As more people form connections through dating apps and social media, fraudsters are...Read More
Ming Yang had proposed its facility for Ardersier Port near Nairn which it said would create 1500 jobs. But the UK Government said after “careful consideration” it could not support the use of the Chinese turbines in UK offshore wind projects – a decision the Scottish Government says will have “far-reaching consequences” for the Scottish...Read More
The dark web has a bad reputation—one it has earned, at that. It’s a complex subsection of the web, and it’s not all bad by any means, but its nature does allow illicit and illegal activity to prosper anonymously. That’s why hackers choose the dark web as their point of sale for stolen user data:...Read More
The attack on Manage My Health is one of several recent cybersecurity hacks. Photo: Pixabay/shafin_protic A ransom hack on New Zealand’s largest health portal is being billed as one of the country’s biggest cybersecurity incidents, but how does it compare? The hackers have threatened to release more than 400,000 documents stolen from about 126,000 Manage...Read More
As the U.S.-Israeli military strikes on Iran continue — and threaten to draw reluctant NATO allies deeper into a widening Middle East conflict — a pressing question is echoing across the Indo-Pacific: With Washington increasingly consumed by military and economic burdens elsewhere, who is safeguarding Taiwan? In this evolving strategic landscape, the answer is no...Read More
A heartbroken mom who lost her 15-year-old daughter to suicide after cruel online bullying urged world leaders to support legislation banning kids’ use of social media during a UN General Assembly in Manhattan Wednesday. Emma Mason, 52, of Sydney, described her daughter Tilly’s torment and tragic death while speaking in support of laws like the...Read More
