[ad_1] The Cybercrime Investigation and Coordinating Center (CICC) said on Tuesday that banning the online gaming platform Roblox—currently facing child safety concerns—is the last option Philippine authorities want to take. “Let me state for the record that the last thing that we want to do is ban a platform and punish the legitimate users of...Read More

[ad_1] The good news is that adolescent “sexting” is not at epidemic levels as reported in some media headlines. The bad news is that it also has not decreased despite preventive efforts by educators and others. Most commonly, the term sexting has been used to describe incidents where teenagers take nude or semi-nude photos or...Read More

[ad_1] Singapore’s cyber threat landscape is being reshaped by a convergence of state-backed espionage, financially motivated cybercrime, and increasingly organized ransomware operations, Cyfirma said in its latest report. The country’s role as a regional financial and technology hub has made it a high-value target for various APT (advanced persistent threat) groups, including UNC3886, Mustang Panda,...Read More

[ad_1] New data from KELA recognizes that Iranian state-sponsored threat actors have moved well beyond traditional espionage, increasingly blurring the line between nation-state operations and financially motivated cybercrime. Rather than running large-scale ransomware cartels of their own, these groups have embedded themselves into the existing criminal ecosystem, acting as initial access brokers, collaborating with ransomware...Read More

[ad_1] Israeli identity security and governance solutions company Linx Security today announced the completion of a $50 million Series B financing round led by global software investor Insight Partners, with participation from Cyberstarts and Index Ventures. These latest funds bring Linx’s total funding to $83 million. Founded in 2023 by cybersecurity veterans Israel...Read More

[ad_1] (UPDATE) THE National Privacy Commission (NPC) has launched an investigation into reports of a massive data leak allegedly involving G-Xchange Inc., operator of GCash, after a post on the dark web claimed to be selling information from millions of accounts. The report, first flagged by cybersecurity group Deep Web Konek (DWK), was shared on...Read More

[ad_1] Data resiliance company Veeam wants to give its customers more control and security over their data in the age of AI. The Kirkland, Washington-based company announced on Tuesday that it has signed a definitive agreement to acquire Securiti AI, a company that gives enterprises a command center for all of their data. The $1.725...Read More

[ad_1] The first time Perth man Casey Grogan, who runs a media and videography business from home, knew that he had a major issue with internet security was when a client contacted him about a strange email he’d received. “I had a client who was in America at the time just hit me up on...Read More

[ad_1] BEAUMONT — KFDM first told you about a disturbing story out of Jasper County where four people in Jasper County were arrested in connection with a financial exploitation case involving an elderly man. Investigators say the suspects were caretakers for the victim and are accused of stealing roughly $50,000 from him. Authorities say the...Read More

[ad_1] Worrying about your kids is one of the defining traits of being a parent. But the nature of that worrying varies considerably across demographic groups, according to a recent Pew Research Center report. Low-income parents, for instance, are more concerned about teen pregnancy and their kids getting in trouble with the law than are higher-income...Read More