Bhopal: Sample this, A 19-year-old student, part of an online group on a social media website, from Bhopal ordered LSD (Lysergic Acid Diethylamide), a banned substance online through a dark web via post from Kerala. The cops, in the guise of postmen, arrested the teenager red-handed receiving the drug ‘parcel’ from an actual postman. This...Read More

WASHINGTON, D.C. (25News Now) – A proposed bipartisan act is aiming to protect senior citizens from becoming targets of financial scams. The proposed bill, known as the Guarding Unprotected Aging Retirees from Deception (GUARD) Act, would target complex financial fraud. One major scam the act addresses is called “Pig Butchering.” Pig Butchering is where criminals...Read More

This is what children under 16 see when they open Instagram in Australia: “Due to laws in Australia, people under 16 can no longer use social media.”  A similar message could potentially one day pop up on some screens in Saskatchewan. Saskatchewan Premier Scott Moe floated the idea of a social media ban for children...Read More

While the world rapidly adapts to the demands of AI development in 2026, one of the main concerns – following its potential impact on jobs – is how the technology handles sensitive information and the risks of exposure.  Thomson Reuters’ recent Future of Professionals report found that nearly 42% of respondents are concerned about insufficient...Read More

The European Union’s cybersecurity agency said Thursday that a recent hack and data breach at the EU’s executive body was the work of a cybercriminal group known as TeamPCP. In a new report, CERT-EU also reported that the hackers stole around 92 gigabytes of compressed data from a compromised Amazon Web Services (AWS) account used...Read More

Last summer, technology staff for the city of Seattle decided they needed help: The library system had recently suffered a debilitating ransomware attack, the threat of AI agents was growing, and federal assistance was in peril. The FIFA World Cup was on the horizon. IT leaders came up with a plan: Call in the National...Read More

Cybersecurity researchers from ESET have uncovered a highly deceptive ransomware campaign focused on organizations in South America. While the attacks bear all the visual hallmarks of the notorious Akira ransomware group, investigators have confirmed this is a sophisticated lookalike operation. The unidentified threat actors are utilizing a modified version of the leaked Babuk ransomware code...Read More

Track your investments for FREE with Simply Wall St, the portfolio command center trusted by over 7 million individual investors worldwide. Snap, the parent of Snapchat (NYSE:SNAP), is facing rising legal and regulatory scrutiny related to child safety on its platform. Families of children who died in incidents allegedly linked to Snapchat have held rallies...Read More

For parents, talking to teens about sexting can be uncomfortable, but authorities who have handled teen sexting investigations in Upper Michigan want families to know that it’s easier to have the conversation before an explicit picture ends up in unwanted hands. Potential criminal penalties from teen sexting cases… “Your circle of friends never really would...Read More

The Cambodian National Assembly has unanimously passed an anti-cybercrime law that introduces life sentences for scam ringleaders, with especially harsh sentences for those whose operations involve violence and result in the loss of lives. In an attempt to crack down on cybercrime, Cambodian authorities recently extradited fugitive tycoon Chen Zhi and his key associate, Li...Read More