Law enforcement agencies in south Mississippi say they are increasing patrols after social media posts circulated online promoting a possible “teen takeover” event this weekend at Turtle Creek Mall.A flyer shared on social media encourages teenagers to gather at the mall Saturday.The Hattiesburg Police Department and the Lamar County Sheriff’s Office said they are aware...Read More
And difficult to detect and punish. Cyberbullying can be completely out of the public view, making it that much more dangerous. Unless the bully or the person getting bullied shares the messages, no one would be privy to what’s happening behind the screen. When you text, it only goes to a select group of people,...Read More
CBSE has responded to allegations made by cybersecurity researcher Nisarga Adhikary, who claimed that scanned Class 12 answer sheets and question papers were publicly accessible online due to an insecure cloud storage configuration. The issue surfaced after the 19-year-old ethical hacker shared screenshots and technical details on social media alleging that an Amazon Web Services...Read More
State CISO confidence has dropped from 48% to 22% in four years. That is the headline finding of the 2026 NASCIO-Deloitte Cybersecurity Study, which surveyed the chief information security officers of all 50 states, the District of Columbia and the U.S. Virgin Islands on their ability to protect public data. Only 22% of state CISOs...Read More
Sixty percent of chief information security officers now cite the cybersecurity skills gap as their primary workforce concern, overtaking headcount shortfalls for the first time, according to the SANS/GIAC 2026 Cybersecurity Workforce Research Report, which surveyed 947 security leaders across industries globally. 60% of CISOs named “not having the right staff” as their top challenge;...Read More
By Allison Grande ( April 15, 2026, 10:54 PM EDT) — Roblox has agreed to implement enhanced safeguards for children who use the popular interactive gaming platform and pay $12.5 million to fund an online safety awareness campaign and other initiatives as part of what Nevada’s attorney general on Wednesday called a first-of-its-kind agreement to...Read More
Kara Alaimo is a professor of communication at Fairleigh Dickinson University and teaches parents, students and teachers how to manage screentime. Her book “Over the Influence: Why Social Media Is Toxic for Women and Girls — And How We Can Take It Back” was published in 2024. On Wednesday, December 10, Australian kids are waking...Read More
After years of discussion, 2026 is shaping up to be the year when governments around the world take action on kids using social media. Australia, France, Denmark, and Norway are advancing or planning social-media bans for young people under a certain age. In the US, a patchwork of state-based efforts is likely to face tougher...Read More
WANA (May 31) – The “Handala” hacking group has reacted to a $10 million bounty placed on its members by releasing hacked photographs of FBI Director Kash Patel alongside Yossi Karadi, an Israeli intelligence official. The cyber group published the leaked images in its latest announcement, taking a sarcastic jab...Read More
Your browsing habits may not be as private as you think, even with all the right precautions in place. According to Ars Technica, security researchers have uncovered a new attack technique that lets a malicious website figure out which other sites and apps you have open. You do not need to click anything, download anything,...Read More
