KATHMANDU:  With 15 days left before the FIFA World Cup tournament was set to begin, an advertisement appeared on the Facebook timeline of Parmeshwar Tiwari (name changed), a student living in a rented room in Kathmandu: “Watch the World Cup for Free.” Like football fans across the globe waiting for the World Cup, he was...Read More

Security researchers have disclosed a new macOS flaw that lets attackers shut down your security software after getting onto your machine — no admin password, no kernel exploit, and almost no trace left behind. The attack takes advantage of how macOS apps earn each other’s trust, and if you use a...Read More

The Federal Communications Commission approved new rules Thursday that boost cybersecurity regulations for the nation’s emergency alert systems and update security rules for the nation’s undersea cables. The new rule would overhaul two national emergency systems, the Emergency Alert System and Wireless Emergency Alerts, to better protect against hijacking attacks from malicious actors. The EAS...Read More

Online safety — and in particular, the online safety of children — has emerged as a hot topic of debate in recent months. The UK is following Australia’s lead in banning social media for under-16s, while Big Tech companies including Apple and Google have committed to giving parents more safety tools to better protect their...Read More

DEARBORN HEIGHTS, Mich. (WXYZ) — Bradley Kyle Martin, 60, is in the Oakland County Jail after allegedly arranging to meet up with a minor. The arrest came on June 22 after he allegedly started communicating with what he thought was a 13-year-old girl about a month ago. Watch Darren Cunningham’s video report below: Dearborn Heights...Read More

Millions of residential IP connections in the US are collected annually for use in proxy services, with many households unaware that they may ultimately be used by threat actors, a new report has warned. Non-profit the Digital Citizens Alliance claimed in a new report, Cybercrime by Doorbell, that an estimated 20 million or more connections...Read More

After Iranian-linked threat actor Handala claimed to have hacked California Water Service (Cal Water), an organization spokesperson stated the company was investigating the claims. Recently, the Cal Water spokesperson reached out to Security magazine with an update on its investigation.  The spokesperson stated, “As a critical infrastructure company, California Water Service takes cybersecurity and the security...Read More

For much of modern cybersecurity history, defenders have operated with a basic assumption: attacks can be studied, classified, and translated into detection logic quickly enough to protect the next victim. Malware samples could be reverse engineered. Indicators of compromise could be shared. Rules could be written. Signatures could be deployed across the environment. ...Read More

Arkansas Attorney General Tim Griffin has filed a lawsuit against Roblox Corporation and Discord Inc., alleging the companies knowingly profited while exposing children to online dangers and misleading parents about the safety of their platforms. The lawsuit alleges Roblox and Discord created and maintained systems that allowed predators to target children while prioritizing user engagement...Read More

San Antonio patients are taking their grievances to court after a ransomware group claimed it broke into two local healthcare providers this month. The lawsuits target South Texas Spinal Clinic PA and Soniva Dental LLC, accusing both of failing to protect sensitive patient data and dragging their feet on telling people what happened. Plaintiffs say...Read More