In this illustration photograph taken on June 18, 2026, in Dubai, a mobile phone displays the logos of social media platforms with a prohibition sign. The United Arab Emirates announced a social media ban for children under 15 on June 18, joining a growing group of countries including Australia, Britain and Canada to take similar...Read More
When an executive at a US law firm’s phone rang in April, the voice on the other end was urgent: A computer virus was spreading through the firm. The caller said they were from IT support and needed physical access to the lawyer’s computer because remote fixes to stop the attack weren’t working. The lawyer...Read More
Listen to this article Estimated 4 minutes The audio version of this article is generated by AI-based technology. Mispronunciations can occur. We are working with our partners to continually review and improve the results. It started as a harmless prank by teenagers but a homeowner in Nanaimo, B.C., says it escalated into property damage, harassment...Read More
KDDI’s email system for internet service providers has been breached, the company said Tuesday, with up to 14.22 million sets of email addresses and passwords possibly leaked. The affected service providers include STNet, JCOM, Chubu Telecommunications, Nifty, Biglobe and KDDI Web Communications. KDDI said it confirmed the cyberattack on June 17 and has implemented protective...Read More
Ravie LakshmananJun 26, 2026Cyber Espionage / Malware A Chinese-speaking advanced persistent threat (APT) actor has been linked to a new custom backdoor called TinyRCT as part of cyber attacks aimed at government entities and critical infrastructure in Southeast Asia. The activity, particularly aimed at state-owned enterprises in the energy and government sectors, has been attributed...Read More
Ravie LakshmananJun 27, 2026Messaging Security / Cyber Espionage The Security Service of Ukraine (SSU) said it, together with the U.S. Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), uncovered a long-running campaign orchestrated by Russian intelligence services to break into the messaging accounts of government officials, military personnel, politicians, and activists in Ukraine, Europe, and the U.S. The...Read More
Australia’s world-leading social media ban for young people will be beefed up under new laws proposed by the federal government. Since December, popular social media platforms including TikTok, Facebook, YouTube, and Snapchat have been legally required to take reasonable steps to prevent under-16s from signing up or keeping an account. But Prime Minister Anthony Albanese...Read More
Next time you accept a call about your property sale or purchase, consider whether you really know who’s on the other end of the phone. Photo: Seventy Four Images. Twenty years ago, the biggest concerns when buying or selling a house were contract issues, finance delays, or title problems. While those problems still exist, there’s...Read More
The warning comes after at least 15 people, mainly children and teenagers, drowned in open water during late May’s hot spell, nationally, despite warnings about the potential dangers of cooling off in rivers, lakes, reservoirs and canals. Education Secretary Bridget Phillipson is encouraging schools to reinforce the water safety message to pupils following numerous drownings...Read More
Swati KhandelwalJun 26, 2026Linux / Vulnerability A flaw in the Linux kernel’s traffic-control subsystem can let a local unprivileged user gain root on affected systems. CVE-2026-46331, nicknamed “pedit COW,” is an out-of-bounds write in the packet-editing action (act_pedit) that corrupts shared page-cache memory. A public, working exploit appeared within a day of the CVE assignment on June...Read More
