Summary On April 3, 2026, the notorious ransomware group Akira announced a significant cyberattack impacting several U.S. companies, including American Vintage Home, Briggs Plumbing Products, and Genco Manufacturing. The group claims to have exfiltrated 11GB of sensitive data, affecting diverse sectors from HVAC services to insurance. Incident Report Field Details Target American Vintage Home, Briggs...Read More

For years, parents, teenagers, pediatricians, educators and whistleblowers have pushed the idea that social media is detrimental to young people’s mental health and can lead to addiction, eating disorders, sexual exploitation and suicide. For the first time, juries in two states took their side. In Los Angeles on Wednesday, a jury found both Meta and...Read More

Santa Barbara teen Lola Leachman admits she’s addicted to social media. “I can’t stop,” says the 16-year-old, who spends several hours a day on TikTok and Instagram. “I know I have a problem and I should try to limit myself … toget off my phone and do something else. “But sometimes — I just really...Read More

In March 2026, NetApp announced alliances with Elastio and Commvault to embed deeper ransomware detection, immutable snapshots, and automated recovery workflows into its data platform, aiming to strengthen enterprise cyber resilience across on‑premises and cloud environments. This integrated, layered defense highlights how NetApp is positioning its storage portfolio at the core of customers’ security, compliance,...Read More

The digital age has introduced a myriad of innovations that have altered the very fabric of society. From the rise of the internet to the explosion of artificial intelligence, these technological advances have fundamentally reshaped the world. However, perhaps one of the most revolutionary developments in recent history has been the invention of cryptocurrency. Born...Read More

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