At 11:55 am on a Wednesday morning, the first message came in. A Follow the Money editor sent a screenshot of the FTM app via the internal communication channels: “502 bad gateway”. Just a minute later, then-editor-in-chief Arne van der Wal sent the message: “SITE IS DOWN”.  An hour later, the website and app were...Read More

Exclusive: It’s been nearly six months since Australia’s teen social media ban came into effect but more than half of nine.com.au readers say it’s just not working. The under-16 social media delay (eSafety insists it’s not a ban) kicked off on December 10, 2025, and saw millions of teen accounts wiped from newly age-restricted platforms...Read More

When you think about the problem of cyberbullying, you probably regard it as reserved for older school-aged children or teens. This behavior, which includes online humiliation and targeting of another person on social media, causes severe distress, as known from media reports of young targets who become driven to self-harm and even suicide. Although workplace...Read More

Prentiss County Sheriff Randy Tolar showed off some line dancing skills at the event. Sheriff Tolar has organized the special day, with the help of TRIAD, an initiative made up of police,  sheriff’s departments, and senior citizens. The goal is to keep older adults safe and educated about scams targeting the elderly. ‘We have a...Read More

New analysis from AMLTRIX shows booming trade in stolen and fabricated identities on the dark web, which the anti‑money‑laundering firm believes is exposing weaknesses in biometric verification systems. Researchers examined 25 widely accessible dark web markets and forums and found that the cost of assembling a package capable of defeating standard KYC checks has fallen...Read More

Weil reportedly paid between $18 million and $20 million to a cyber extortion group to prevent the publication of stolen client data, according to The Insurer, citing people familiar with the matter. A Weil spokesperson told Non-Billable the firm had “recently responded to a cyber incident involving a threat actor and the unauthorised uploading of...Read More

The Gap DFS Guidance Can’t Overcome New analysis shows that stronger control execution improves defenses—but does not proportionally reduce cyber risk in today’s heightened threat environment. DFS guidance reinforces controls that organizations already have—but it doesn’t answer the most important question: how much risk is actually reduced.” — Charlene Deaver-Vazquez, founder of CyberRiskModels.com. MOUNT AIRY,...Read More

(TNND) — The California Assembly unanimously passed a bill Thursday that would ban kids under 16 from using social media platforms featuring “addictive features,” such as notifications, endless scroll and autoplay – all core parts of many popular apps. The bill, introduced earlier this year by Long Beach Democratic Assemblyman Josh Lowenthal, now heads to...Read More

Parents and guardians walk outside the Utumishi Girls Academy following the deadly fire in Gilgil, May 28, 2026. [AFP] How governments react to crises says a lot about the humanity and competence of those in charge. This was the conclusion most people made as stories trickled out from the fire at Utumishi Girls Academy in Gilgil. As...Read More

The Labour Party has reported allegations to police that Reform UK leader Nigel Farage’s phone may have been hacked by Russia. Farage originally claimed the revelation of his £5 million gift from crypto-millionaire and party mega-donor Christopher Harborne – now under investigation by the Commons sleaze watchdog – was due to Russian interference into his...Read More