Can children and teenagers be forced off social media en masse? Australia is about to find out. Subscribe to read this story ad-free Get unlimited access to ad-free articles and exclusive content. More than 1 million social media accounts held by users under 16 are set to be deactivated in Australia on Wednesday in a...Read More

Jordan has been hanging around the tech industry for 25 years now and was baited hook, line, and sinker by Napster. He’s been part of the Black Hills Information Security team for a decade in various capacities and has been a part of Antisyphon Training’s amazing growth trajectory as an instructor. Vulnerability Data Summary This...Read More

The Central Board of Secondary Education on Sunday said vulnerabilities identified in the OnMark portal of its service provider have been contained and efforts are underway to rule out any other exploitable weaknesses. “We have been closely monitoring the vulnerabilities in the OnMark portal of our service provider that are being flagged in the public...Read More

For years, post-quantum cryptography (PQC) was treated as a future concern — important, but distant. That mindset is changing rapidly. Governments, standards bodies, and major technology providers are now moving from theoretical discussions to concrete migration timelines. NIST has finalized its first PQC standards. NSA guidance under CNSA 2.0 is reshaping expectations for national security...Read More

French President Emmanuel Macron says he wants his government to fast-track the legal process to ensure that a ban on social media for children under the age of 15 can enter into force in September at the start of the next school year. In a video released late Saturday by French broadcaster BFM-TV, Macron said...Read More

POLK COUNTY, Fla. (Gray News) – Law enforcement in Florida apprehended 19 suspects as part of an undercover child predator operation. The suspects are collectively charged with more than 90 crimes. Many of the men believed they were communicating with children or their guardians. Law enforcement in Florida apprehended 19 suspects as part of an...Read More

Every year, vehicles become smarter, more connected, and more convenient—but that convenience comes with a hidden cost. Hackers are no longer just targeting computers and phones. Modern cars are now high-tech gateways to your personal data, your finances, and, in some cases, even physical control of your vehicle. This threat is real, and drivers across...Read More

University of Missouri system users who logged on to the Canvas educational data management system Thursday afternoon were greeted with an ominous message saying the platform had been hacked. The breach is attributed to a hacker group calling itself ShinyHunters, which has claimed responsibility for dozens of similar data thefts since 2019, including breaching Microsoft,...Read More

An IT guy kills his ex-employer’s software out of spite(‘Hack Attack,’ Forensic Files) The desire for revenge has motivated many of the criminals portrayed on Forensic Files. Chris Dean mailed a bomb that killed an internet entrepreneur who had cheated him on a deal. Dr. Richard Schmidt injected his girlfriend with a virus because she...Read More

A ghostly hacker group walked onto the internet in 2016, claimed it had stolen US cyber weapons, and then helped change cybersecurity forever. The group called itself The Shadow Brokers. They released tools that were connected to The Equation Group, which’s a special team at the NSA (National Security Agency). After that, The Shadow Brokers...Read More