Draft legislation would create new regulator to govern online safety, including AI chatbot use.
Canada’s federal government outlined the details of its newly proposed Safe Social Media Act today, which includes a ban on social media for users younger than 16. Ottawa announced Bill C-34, which has not yet been debated before parliament, at...Read More
UNODC supports the Central Asian states in combatting cybercrime The proliferation of information systems and technologies has turned cybercrime to one of the fastest growing crime types. The internet and associated technologies have created a whole new platform and instruments for criminals around the world, erasing boundaries and making traditional methods used by law enforcement...Read More
A man from Westmoreland County was arrested in a child sex sting in Fayette County, authorities said. Vance Stabley was lured and caught by an online predator group, Predator Poachers Long Island. On Tuesday, police said the 64-year-old man drove 25 miles from his home in Westmoreland County to Areford Community Park in South Union...Read More
The organisation stressed that the risk of falls extends beyond windows and balconies. Potential hazards can include furniture positioned near windows or edges, unsecured staircases, elevated surfaces, common areas within residential buildings, sharp corners, protruding edges and objects that allow children to access unsafe locations or increase the risk of injury if they trip or...Read More
Google’s ad domain became the perfect cover for a malware delivery chain The malware rebuilt fake company pages using real logos pulled live online Five attack stages ran almost entirely inside memory, leaving almost no trace Cybersecurity researchers are warning about a malware campaign which uses Google’s ad infrastructure to disguise malicious activities. Research from...Read More
GCC urged to copy EU model Gulf must ensure ‘operational resilience’ AI both a threat and a strength Gulf states should forge deeper cyber ties as AI and ransomware create new vulnerabilities for critical national infrastructure, a cybersecurity expert has said. Despite billions being invested in digital transformation, the GCC is exposed to many of...Read More
One of the paper’s reporters, Tina Dalgleish, responded to an advert for “promotional entertainment work”. She reported that Sullivan told her she would have to have sex as part of the job and that he needed to “judge her performance”. He asked her to come upstairs and strip to her underwear, she wrote, adding that...Read More
The FBI is stepping up its fight against cybercrime nationwide while simultaneously warning the public about a growing scam tied to the upcoming 2026 FIFA World Cup. >> Download the 12News app for the latest local breaking news straight to your phone. The FBI’s Cyber Division announced the launch of “Operation Riptide,” a coordinated, 60-day nationwide...Read More
Apple did not choose this timing by accident. At WWDC 2026 today, Apple previewed its biggest parental controls and iOS 27 child safety features overhaul in years – on the same day UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer gave Apple and Google a three-month deadline to introduce device-level controls that prevent children from viewing or sharing...Read More
Rep. Don Bacon (R-NE) said Russian operatives compromised his account on the encrypted messaging app Signal, adding that federal investigators are now examining the breach. Bacon, one of Congress‘s most vocal Republican supporters of aid to Ukraine, told Politico hackers linked to the Russian government gained access to his Signal account roughly four to five...Read More
