Diana Novak Jones | Reuters Florida’s attorney general sued TikTok on Monday over claims it is violating the state’s law barring social media platforms from allowing children under age 14 to create accounts. In the lawsuit, filed in state court in St. Lucie County, Florida Attorney General James Uthmeier, a Republican, accuses TikTok of violating...Read More
It has been an interesting week in the Idaho ‘news cycle’ and if you can believe it, it’s only Tuesday. As we shared on Monday, a group of online streamers spent the weekend in the Boise and greater Idaho area. The group, ‘Pred Poachers’, creates content that is similar to that of a ‘vigilante version’ of...Read More
Consumers using pirate streaming services across Asia-Pacific are exposing themselves to serious cybersecurity, privacy and financial risks, according to a study released by the Coalition Against Piracy (CAP), an initiative of the Asia Video Industry Association (AVIA). The report, Consumer Harms and Fraud Pathways in Asia-Pacific’s Illicit Streaming Economy, was launched at CAP’s annual State...Read More
Data stolen in a cyberattack that shut down an education platform used by universities and K-12 schools across the US last week has been returned to the platform’s parent company, Instructure, according to an update the company posted Monday. Canvas, a popular, cloud-based digital hub for classrooms, has more than 30 million active users globally,...Read More
CISA has named Scott Breor to lead its Infrastructure Security Division Leadership changes follow Steve Casapulla’s move to the White House cyber office The 2026 Homeland Security Summit will feature discussions about AI, cyber defense and DHS operations Scott Breor, associate director for security programs at the Department of Homeland Security’s Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security...Read More
Murray County paid $200,000 to hackers after a ransomware attack on the county’s computer systems, according to a press release from Noah Bishop, sole commissioner of Murray County. Most of the computers have been restored, and security measures are being tightened, the press release said. The decision to pay the ransom came following guidance from...Read More
from the techlash-on-demand dept UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer is not having a particularly good time of being the UK’s leader. Basically everyone thinks he’s doing a terrible job and it seems unlikely that he’ll be in the role much longer. Apparently desperate to turn the tide on being historically disliked, he’s decided to grab...Read More
The NYPD arrested the sexual predator in May 2023 after his stepson disclosed the years-long abuse to his school principal and guidance counselor. File photo by Lloyd Mitchell
A Far Rockaway man was sentenced to 43 years in prison for sexually abusing his stepson beginning when the victim was a 9-year-old and continued...Read More
Cyber-crime Custom malware routed communications through legitimate Microsoft services, making malicious activity look like routine corporate collaboration Cybercrims deploying DragonForce ransomware appear to have gained access to a major US services company’s network, then spent two months up to no good while disguising their command-and-control activities as legitimate Microsoft Teams traffic. Researchers at security firm...Read More
