ADHD: Short for attention deficit hyperactivity disorder. This condition is characterized by an ongoing pattern of being impulsive (acting without thinking, for instance), inattentive (have trouble staying on task) or hyperactive (fidgeting excessively or seeming overly restless and talkative). Someone can have any or all of these symptoms — and often at a level that...Read More
Meta is being sued by a former security manager, who claims the company ignored repeated warnings that its messaging platform WhatsApp was riddled with security vulnerabilities and privacy violations, and retaliated against him for raising these concerns, ultimately firing him. Attaullah Baig worked at Meta and WhatsApp from 2021 until this past April. Baig, who...Read More
A water treatment plant in northern North Dakota last month fell victim to a ransomware attack, forcing the facility’s operators to temporarily revert to reading gauges manually. A spokesperson for the city of Minot, North Dakota, on Wednesday confirmed recent statements by officials claiming that the region’s water supply was “safe at all times” during...Read More
Meta misled users about the safety of its platforms and enabled the sexual exploitation of young users, a New Mexico jury found Tuesday, one of the first major child safety trial losses for the social media giant. The state’s attorney general, Raúl Torrez, sued Meta in 2023, accusing it of misleading consumers about the safety...Read More
OSCEOLA COUNTY, Fla. — A multi-agency law enforcement operation targeting online predators resulted in 16 arrests in Central Florida last month. Osceola County Internet Crimes Against Children unit conducted ‘Operation Catch a Con’ between March 18th and 21st. Of the 16 men taken into custody, 15 traveled to locations expecting to meet a minor for...Read More
The modern benchmark for healthcare cyber disruption is still the 2024 Change Healthcare attack, which exposed the data of 190 million Americans and caused nationwide shutdowns of prescription processing and insurance payments. Throughout 2025, financially motivated ransomware groups copied this exact playbook: they stopped caring solely about locking systems and instead prioritized stealing massive volumes...Read More
An Additional District and Sessions Court in Faisalabad has sentenced an industrialist and his personal secretary to prison in a high-profile case involving the abduction, assault and online exploitation of a medical student, bringing partial closure to a case that triggered widespread outrage after a video of the abuse went viral. Additional District and Sessions...Read More
Today, we’re excited to announce Aikido has raised a $60M Series B at a $1B valuation, led by Tom Stafford at DST Global, with participation from PSG Equity, Singular, Notion Capital, and others. It’s a big milestone for Aikido. And a meaningful one for Europe; we’re one of the fastest cybersecurity companies to reach unicorn...Read More
London | When Britain’s tough new laws to protect children online came into force earlier this year, thousands of internet users quickly found a workaround. The laws enacted in July are meant to require British internet users to prove they are adults before accessing pornography, in the name of child safety. Instead, downloads of virtual...Read More
Hackers have accessed the search history and viewing habits of premium users of Pornhub, one of the world’s most popular pornography websites. A gang has reportedly accessed more than 200m data records, including premium members’ email addresses, search and viewing activities and locations. Pornhub is a heavily used site and says it has more than...Read More
