Recently cheapo video walkie-talkies popped up on everyone’s favorite online retailers, which naturally lured in the usual gaggle of reverse-engineering enthusiasts of cheap tat to see what’s inside these devices, as well as what more they can be made to do. Cue [Aaron Christophel] doing just that, with the typical DOOM demo as proof of concept....Read More

U.S. state cybersecurity officials warned lawmakers that with cyber threats targeting public infrastructure, Congress must renew the State and Local Cybersecurity Grant Program and strengthen the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency. During the House Committee on Homeland Security hearing, officials from Florida, New York and Tennessee noted international digital threats, ransomware and AI-powered cyberattacks are...Read More

Question 3: Who should I talk to if someone is bullying me online? Why is reporting important? UNICEF: If you think you’re being bullied, the first step is to seek help from someone you trust such as your parents, a close family member or another trusted adult. In your school you can reach out to a...Read More

Friends of a Bermuda Dunes couple found dead inside their home say the months leading up to their deaths were marked by emotional turmoil tied to an elaborate online scam targeting the wife. Donald Whitaker, 80, and his wife Karen Whitaker, 79, were found dead inside their Bermuda Dunes Country Club home Friday after Riverside...Read More

It’s been more than a month since the apparent murder of a five-year-old Aboriginal girl in the Northern Territory and we still hearing stories about the neglect and abuse of Aboriginal children. For example, The Australian newspaper recently reported on a 12-year-old boy who ‘has been the subject of about 100 notifications relating to neglect,...Read More

RALEIGH, N.C. (WBTV) – A month after a California jury issued a landmark ruling against Meta and Google — finding the companies negligent for developing social media platforms that are harmfully addictive to young people — North Carolina lawmakers are weighing a new proposal aimed at limiting children’s access to social media apps. House Bill...Read More

(TNS) — Students and school employees across North Carolina got a ransomware demand Thursday when they logged into the Canvas learning management system. The pop-up message purportedly from the hacking group ShinyHunters gave users until May 12 to contact them or risk having their personal information exposed publicly. Instructure, the education technology company which owns...Read More

GEORGETOWN, Guyana, CMC – The Guyana government is rolling out a multi-pronged response to tackle escalating violence in schools after incidents were recorded in 353 schools nationwide, with Region Four accounting for 41 per cent of reported cases. President Dr Irfaan Ali said on Friday that rising gang activity, increased substance use, and cyberbullying were...Read More

The Brain Cipher ransomware group has listed The Adviser – a newspaper and media outlet serving the Shepparton area in regional Victoria – as a hacking victim on its darknet leak site. The hacker said in a 21 May leak post that they were in possession of more than 350 gigabytes of data exfiltrated from...Read More

Frequently Asked Questions: Booking.com Data Breach What happened in the Booking.com data breach? Booking.com confirmed that unauthorized third parties accessed customer data tied to travel reservations. Exposed information could include names, email addresses, phone numbers, addresses, and booking details. The company has contained the issue and notified affected customers. Was my payment information stolen in...Read More