The Los Angeles Police Department, joined by representatives from several other Southern California law enforcement agencies, announced 341 arrests and 40 child rescues resulting from Operation Firewall, a child exploitation task force. The targeted operation conducted by the Los Angeles Regional Internet Crimes Against Children Task Force took place over a couple of weeks in...Read More
Nowadays, we are always glued to our screens. From work emails and video calls to social media scrolling and online entertainment, digital devices have become an inseparable part of everyday life. Children, too, are growing up in this hyperconnected environment. Whether attending online classes, watching videos, playing games or interacting with friends, their lives are increasingly shaped by digital platforms. While...Read More
Security AI flaw-finder still under lock and key for now while company figures out guardrails, but extends access to more users including governments Anthropic has revealed its intention to one day release models that match the performance of its Mythos bug-finding AI to the public, once it can make them safe. In case you came...Read More
NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! A Facebook ad tells older Americans to claim a Medicare allowance card before it is too late. Another promises thousands of dollars for groceries, rent and gas. Some ads sound like they are coming from the government. Others use fake deadlines, familiar faces or official-looking claims to...Read More
“Nation state issues are very serious and very real, but criminal actors still make up the vast majority of incidents that organizations deal with and many of those incidents are quite serious,” Hultquist adds. “Zero-day use by criminal actors has been fairly limited, and the ones that do use them tend to be really successful,...Read More
“Nation state issues are very serious and very real, but criminal actors still make up the vast majority of incidents that organizations deal with and many of those incidents are quite serious,” Hultquist adds. “Zero-day use by criminal actors has been fairly limited, and the ones that do use them tend to be really successful,...Read More
Key points: When people outside of education talk about comprehensive school safety planning, it can sometimes sound theoretical: A checklist of protocols or a compliance exercise. For those of us working in schools every day, it is anything but abstract. It is personal, practical, and in critical moments, it can mean the difference between chaos and...Read More
Cybercriminals held the files and data of thousands of organizations worldwide for ransom in the last year. And that’s just incidents that have been confirmed—it likely reflects only a small share of the total number of organizations affected by ransomware attacks, in which hackers lock systems or data and demand payment to restore access. The threat is systemic: more than half of cyberattacks with known motives in...Read More
In Brief A Senate estimates hearing has revealed that a parliamentarian’s WhatsApp account was compromised in March. The hacking led to WhatsApp being briefly blocked in parliament. The Department of Parliamentary Services (DPS) temporarily blocked desktop WhatsApp access in Parliament House earlier this year after “a foreign state actor” hacked a parliamentarian’s account, a Senate...Read More
As motor vehicle retail becomes increasingly digital and interconnected, dealerships are handling more sensitive personal information across more systems and partners – and that is turning them into attractive targets for both cybercriminals and opportunistic social engineers. In a panel discussion at last week’s 2026 F&I Virtual Summit, the message was consistent: compliance with the...Read More
