According to the filing, the incident affected 20,225 Instagram users and stemmed from a flaw in Meta’s High Touch Support (HTS) tool, an AI-powered service designed to help users regain access to locked accounts. Meta said it discovered the vulnerability on May 31, although the breach is believed to have begun on April 17. The...Read More
On May 21, 2026, NYDFS published two related industry letters addressing cybersecurity preparedness for DFS-regulated financial institutions, insurers, and money transmitters. The first, titled Guidance on Measures Regulated Entities Should Consider in a Heightened Cybersecurity Threat Environment (the Guidance), provides a structured menu of defensive measures entities should consider when cybersecurity risks become significantly elevated....Read More
The Anubis ransomware group claimed responsibility for the cyber attack on Mississippi-based healthcare provider Singing River Health System that compromised the sensitive personal information of more than 50,000 individuals. The Anubis ransomware group claimed responsibility for the cyber attack on Mississippi-based healthcare provider Singing River Health System that compromised the sensitive personal information of more...Read More
LOUDOUN COUNTY, Va. (7News) — EXCLUSIVE: The U.S. Department of Homeland Security is responding to news that illegal immigrant Aroldo Santos-Velasquez, 49, was sentenced to 25 years in prison in Loudoun County, Virginia, for sexually assaulting an 8-year-old girl. “This monster was sentenced to 25 years after he was found guilty of sexually assaulting an...Read More
Susan Holt is adding her voice alongside leaders in other provinces by calling on the federal government to ban social media for youth under 16 years old. Speaking in the legislature Tuesday, she said her government is willing to use its own legislative powers to “strengthen protections for children and youth online”, should an impending...Read More
“Science Dome,” a landmark in Vancouver, Canada, transformed into the shape of the official 2026 World Cup ball. Reuters/Yonhap News A variety of cybercrime attempts are surging ahead of the FIFA World Cup in North and Central America, according to a new report. Fake ticket sales sites mimicking FIFA’s website and fraudulent streaming links embedded...Read More
New parental controls, enhanced content safeguards, and updated child account tools aim to give families greater oversight of children’s digital activity as debates around online safety and age verification continue to intensify. Apple has introduced a broad set of child safety enhancements across its ecosystem, unveiling new parental controls and family-focused features during its...Read More
An Iranian-linked hacker group called Handala claimed to have hit Israeli military targets with massive cyberattacks on Sunday, June 7 2026. The group used the Telegram messaging app to announce they had successfully disrupted signal networks across Israel’s military radar systems. What’s interesting here is the timing of the announcement, as Handala’s claim perfectly coincides...Read More
SUPERIOR, Wis. (Northern News Now) – UW-Superior is preparing to welcome its first cybersecurity class as part of a new concentration in the university’s computer science program. Growing demand for cybersecurity over the past decade, along with rapid advances in technology including artificial intelligence and increasingly sophisticated scams, has driven the addition of the concentration....Read More
Check Point patches critical VPN auth‑bypass flaw (CVE‑2026‑50751) used in ransomware attacks Zero‑day exploited since early May, with Qilin deploying ransomware in at least one case Customers urged to apply fixes and mitigations immediately Check Point has declared it fixed a vulnerability in its VPN products being used in ransomware attacks against dozens of organizations...Read More
