Microsoft has cut off access to dozens of its open-source projects hosted on GitHub as it investigates how hackers apparently breached the projects and injected password-stealing malware into the code. Many of the affected projects relate to Microsoft’s cloud service Azure and other tools used by developers to code with AI development apps, such as...Read More
Apple dedicated a big chunk of WWDC 2026 to child safety, and the update is the most comprehensive parental control expansion since Screen Time launched. It all starts with the Child Account. Apple is pushing this as the first step every family should take. Creating one automatically enables age-appropriate safeguards: blocked adult websites, age-gated media,...Read More
By Benjamin Morse ( June 8, 2026, 4:56 PM EDT) — A Colorado federal judge has denied a former cybersecurity worker’s bid to knock out several affirmative defenses raised by a U.S. Department of Defense contractor against his whistleblower retaliation suit, saying the worker filed the bid before giving the court a chance to weigh...Read More
Descrease article font size Increase article font size The federal government plans to propose a ban on social media use for children under the age of 16 as part of its highly anticipated online harms bill that will be introduced Wednesday, Global News has learned. A government source confirmed the plans Monday ahead of the...Read More
27 The Barbados Police Service (TBPS) is informing the public that a cybercrime notice circulating on social media claiming to be from a “Barbados Cyber Crime Security Authority” is not authentic and did not originate from the police. According to a TBPS release the fraudulent message states that “we have identified all of your online...Read More
A newly identified extortion group called Pink has emerged as a serious threat to enterprise organizations, using social engineering tactics to steal cloud storage credentials and sensitive data. The group, tracked under the cluster code CL-CRI-1147, launched its dedicated data leak site on May 31, 2026, and has already listed several initial victims. Security teams...Read More
Maria Diaz/ZDNET Follow ZDNET: Add us as a preferred source on Google. iOS 27 isn’t as flashy an operating system update as its predecessor, but is it the iterative update we needed? Forget the Liquid Glass overlays and refractive app icons — as a parent, some of the child safety features Maria Diaz/ZDNET One of the most...Read More
Sen. Mark Warner, D-Va., is introducing legislation to restore federal funding for the Multi-State Information Sharing and Analysis Center (MS-ISAC), a cybersecurity information-sharing program that supports state, local, tribal, and territorial (SLTT) governments. The Guaranteeing Universal Access to Cybersecurity Act would provide $50 million for fiscal year 2027 and each year after to support the...Read More
SRG hit dozens of US firms using IT‑support impersonation, including in‑person intrusions Attackers stole data via onsite USB exfiltration, then extorted victims Group linked to BazarCall, Conti, and Ryuk, with law firms a primary focus Hackers known as Silent Ransom Group (SRG) have been targeting different businesses in the US, compromising “dozens” between January and...Read More
Canada is set to ban social media use for children under the age of 16 as part of a sweeping new online harms bill expected to be tabled in Ottawa on Wednesday. According to a report from the National Post, Prime Minister Mark Carney’s government is preparing to introduce long-awaited online safety legislation, which would...Read More
