The UK government has announced a social media ban for under-16s Privacy advocates are concerned about the impact of increased age checks Some groups also argue that a ban will fail to protect kids online The UK’s “world-leading” plan to protect teenagers with strict social media regulations has drawn immediate fire from privacy advocates. On...Read More
The DragonForce ransomware group used a custom malware called Backdoor.Turn to hide command-and-control traffic inside Microsoft Teams relay infrastructure during an intrusion at a U.S. services company, according to Symantec. DragonForce is a ransomware-as-a-service operation that has been active since 2023. The group provides affiliates with ransomware tools and supporting services in exchange for a...Read More
Cyber insurance is delivering meaningful financial protection, with more than 95% of average data breach losses and 90% of average first-party losses adequately covered by insurance, according to Willis. The findings come from the broker’s latest report, “Cyber claims in Focus, Getting value from cyber insurance”, which analysed 5,500 cyber claims from January 2013 to...Read More
Liz Carolan is a fellow at Tech Policy Press. Helen McEntee, Ireland’s Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade, outlines priorities for Ireland’s upcoming EU Council Presidency on June 10. Source: Irish Presidency of the Council of the EU 2026. This week, Helen McEntee, Ireland’s minister for foreign affairs, published the government’s policy program for the...Read More
Allanah Sciberras June 16, 2026 — 7:17pm Save You have reached your maximum number of saved items. Remove items from your saved list to add more. AAA A former high school teacher who is already serving a 46-year jail term for the sadistic sexual abuse of his own daughter has shown no remorse after being...Read More
0 The Federal High Court in Abuja, on Tuesday, issued a bench warrant for the arrest of online publisher and African Action Congress (AAC) presidential candidate, Omoyele Sowore, following his failure to appear in court as a defendant in the ongoing alleged criminal defamation suit brought against him by the Department of State Services (DSS)....Read More
To bring about the Parameter-to-Prompt Injection an attacker sends the target an email that contains the URL with the syntax https://m365.cloud.microsoft/search/?auth=2&origindomain=microsoft365&q=. The field contains an instruction. Copilot readily complied. “The search functionality is exactly what attackers need, because even with limited capabilities, a user with access to critical information is enough,” the researchers wrote Monday....Read More
Newsfrom Japan Economy Technology Jun 16, 2026 23:52 (JST) Tokyo, June 16 (Jiji Press)–Japan’s SoftBank Group Corp. said Tuesday that it will launch a domestic cybersecurity service to help companies detect vulnerabilities and take countermeasures. The service uses advanced artificial intelligence technologies developed by OpenAI, the U.S. developer of ChatGPT. SoftBank Group aims to support...Read More
A man from the far south coast is under house arrest after being granted bail to fight charges over his alleged access to $5.7 million worth of bitcoin gained from illegal activity on the dark web. Jamie Lawrence Powrie was arrested on May 27, 2025 and charged with dealing with property of the proceeds of...Read More
Florida has filed a lawsuit against TikTok, alleging that the social media platform is violating the state’s child safety law by allowing minors to access its services and exposing them to harmful content, according to a Reuters report. The case, brought by Florida Attorney General James Uthmeier, claims TikTok is in breach of a state...Read More
