MELBOURNE, Australia — Australia plans to double potential fines for social media platforms, including Facebook and Instagram, who fail to prevent Australian children from holding accounts as critics argue the world-first ban on under-16s was failing. Communications Minister Anika Wells on Monday blamed the platforms’ resistance to the age restrictions for the need to toughen...Read More
Security experts and practitioners have weighed in on a new report claiming that Russia was behind the Jaguar Land Rover (JLR) breach last year. The New York Times report cited people close to the investigation in its story on June 26 linking Russian hackers to the incident, which is estimated to have cost the British...Read More
To comprehend the challenges of fighting cybercrime today, you need to first understand that, in the digital world, crime is a business, and cybercriminal operations often look a lot like legitimate companies. In any industry, businesses rely on a distributed supply chain to operate efficiently at scale, and the same is true for cybercrime. The lone hacker is a thing of the past. Now, any type of cyberattack relies on...Read More
Aadhaar address updates have long been one of the more frustrating bureaucratic hurdles in India. The standard process requires you to submit proof of address in your own name, which sounds straightforward until you realise how many people simply do not have it. Renters living in a landlord’s property, students staying in a hostel or...Read More
UK venture capital firm Osney Capital has announced the final close of its oversubscribed debut cybersecurity fund at £60m, marking one of the largest debut seed funds in the UK. In the year since its first close at over £50m, Osney has completed seven investments into early-stage UK cybersecurity companies at pre-seed and seed stage,...Read More
GREENVILLE, N.C. (WITN) – Greenville police are preparing to enforce a downtown teen curfew this weekend after social media posts calling for teens to gather led to multiple fights last weekend. Now, a mental health professional is commenting on social media’s role in the fights. The curfew applies to anyone under 18 in the downtown...Read More
SPRINGFIELD, Mo. (KY3) – Arkansas Attorney General Tim Griffin has filed a lawsuit against Snapchat, alleging the platform puts minors at risk and deceives parents about protections for children. “The bottom line is suing them for putting minors at risk and for deceiving parents about their protections for kids,” Griffin said. Lawsuit allegations The lawsuit...Read More
Protecting young learners from campus violence requires a collaborative community effort that must begin with parental supervision at home, Pasig Representative Roman Romulo said Sunday. Romulo, who chairs the House Committee on Basic Education and Culture, acknowledged that work and other economic factors can limit parents’ time with their children. However, he stressed the critical...Read More
(Feature Impact) The first sign is unexpectedly losing access to your cell phone. Soon after, when you connect to Wi-Fi, the gravity of the situation sinks in: a criminal has gained access to your cell phone number and is trying to siphon money from your credit cards and bank accounts. The scam is called SIM...Read More
BACK ON THE GULF COAST? THAT’S COMING UP IN JUST A LITTLE BIT. >> YOU’RE JUST BEING A KID. NOT REALLY KNOWING THE CONSEQUENCES YOUR ACTIONS. >> AND SOMETIMES THOSE CONSEQUENCES CAN BE DEADLY. GULF COAST NEWS JUST GOT THIS DASH CAMERA VIDEO OF KIDS ON E-BIKES AND THEN ONE TAUNTING DRIVERS THROUGH A DRIVE-THRU....Read More
