Those committing elder fraud are only going to get more sophisticated. It’s up to us to protect our financial – and psychological – well-being. Photo: Getty Images. Elder fraud is on the rise, with scammers stealing $3.4 billion from older U.S. adults in 2023 alone. That figure was 14% higher than the previous year, and...Read More
Published on 06 April 2026 By Alywin Chew Mention the word “hacker” and most people would think of a cybercriminal who’s adept at gaining unauthorised access to networks and computer systems. But like many things in life, there are in fact two sides to the coin – not all hackers bat for the “dark side”....Read More
BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) — In a pivotal moment that underscored how powerful and immersive social platforms can be for children and teens, a jury in California this week found both Meta and YouTube liable for mental health harms to kids using their services. The jury’s decision in the first-of-its-kind lawsuit — centered on social media addiction...Read More
The cost of building software has drastically decreased. We recently rebuilt Next.js in one week using AI coding agents. But for the past two months our agents have been working on an even more ambitious project: rebuilding the WordPress open source project from the ground up. WordPress powers over 40% of the Internet. It is a...Read More
(CNN) — The next wave of AI-powered cybersecurity attacks will be like nothing we’ve seen before. That’s the message AI company Anthropic sent in a leaked blog post last week, in which it warned that its upcoming AI model, called Mythos, and others like it can exploit vulnerabilities at an unprecedented pace. And it’s not...Read More
New Golang Ransomware Dubbed Agenda Targets Organizations | Trend Micro (IT) A new ransomware written in the Go language has been targeting healthcare and education enterprises in Asia and Africa. This ransomware is customized per victim, and spreads to connected machines if successfully executed. By: Trend Micro April 03, 2026 Read time: ( words) Recently,...Read More
A key whistleblower in the tobacco industry’s landmark trials of the 1990s has been watching big tech’s recent court battles closely. Jeffrey Stephen Wigand, a biochemist who helped reveal how tobacco companies targeted children and hid just how addictive cigarettes were, has been struck with a feeling of familiarity. Last week’s verdict in a major...Read More
Google has introduced a new ransomware detection and file recovery feature for Google Drive, aiming to strengthen data security as more users increasingly rely on cloud storage for important files. As cloud services such as OneDrive, iCloud and Google Drive continue to grow in popularity, so too do concerns over cyber threats, particularly ransomware attacks....Read More
Got story updates? Submit your updates here. › A harsh, unforgiving flash illuminates the tattered remains of a fraudulent investment statement, symbolizing the devastating impact of this scam on vulnerable elderly victims.Union City Today A 60-year-old Union City man named Antonio Petrosino, also known as Anthony Petrosino, has admitted to defrauding several elderly victims out...Read More
Drift said the roughly $280 million hack was a coordinated operation prepared over about six months. The attacker reportedly posed as a legitimate user, deposited more than $1 million, and secured an internal access path. Drift said the incident was this year’s largest DeFi hack and the second-largest security breach in the Solana ecosystem on...Read More
