After more than 24 hours of being detained, documents surfaced, revealing that August was formally charged with using a computer system to disseminate a false statement contrary to Belize’s Cybercrime Act. As we have reported, the allegation stems from a satirical Facebook post made Friday following the murder of Dr. Naum Bonilla. Police claim the...Read More
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American energy technology company Itron has confirmed it was hit by a cyberattack in mid-April and that hackers had gained access to some of its systems. In a legally required filing with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission late on Friday, Itron said it was “notified” that it had an intruder in its systems. The...Read More
Motorola Solutions has agreed to acquire counter-drone specialist D-Fend Solutions for USD $1.5 billion. The deal adds a company whose systems have been deployed in more than 30 countries. D-Fend develops technology that detects, takes control of and removes unauthorised drones from protected airspace without disrupting approved drone operations in the same area. The acquisition...Read More
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Ravie LakshmananJun 02, 2026Identity Security / Data Protection Password manager Dashlane has disclosed that “fewer than” 20 users on the personal subscription plan had their encrypted vaults downloaded following a brute-force attack launched by an unknown party. On May 31, 2026, the company said an “external” threat actor launched a brute-force attack against certain Dashlane...Read More
Florida has launched a legal challenge against artificial intelligence company OpenAI and its chief executive Sam Altman, accusing them of failing to protect young users from harmful content on ChatGPT and misleading parents about the platform’s safety. Florida Attorney General James Uthmeier announced that the state has filed a civil lawsuit in a Florida court,...Read More
Delivers precise, personalised learning interventions for enterprise developers at the moment of risk, whether code is human-written or AI-generated Gartner Security & Risk Management Summit, National Harbor, MD. June 1, 2026 – Secure Code Warrior, a leader in AI software governance and developer security upskilling, today unveiled its new Adaptive Learning capability from the Gartner Security & Risk Management Summit...Read More
3 min readBengaluruUpdated: Jun 2, 2026 10:49 AM IST The Cyber Command Unit of the Karnataka Police blocked a large number of online betting websites ahead of the Indian Premier League (IPL) final on May 31, in what officials described as a major crackdown on illegal betting networks. However, the crackdown also affected a number...Read More
KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia (AP) — Malaysia on Monday began enforcing rules barring millions of children younger than 16 from having social media accounts, joining a growing global effort to tighten safety protections. Not all families approved, and critics raised concerns about data protection and potential surveillance. Social media platforms with at least 8 million users...Read More
