Miami has a cybercrime problem unlike any other city in the U.S. Wealth flows through it from around the world. Tourists arrive by the millions. And bad actors have taken notice. To fight back, FIU’s College of Engineering & Computing has signed a memorandum of understanding with the Miami-Dade Sheriff’s Office Cyber Crimes Bureau, pairing...Read More

Researchers at XM Cyber have discovered a method to attack a Mac without requiring a kernel exploit or bypassing macOS’s System Integrity Protection (SIP). XM Cyber has created a tool called XM Hunter as proof of the vulnerability, which will be demonstrated at the Black Hat conference in August. To take advantage of the exploit,...Read More

Editorial analysis: Parity between specialized vulnerability-finding models raises immediate operational and governance questions for security teams, vendors, and policymakers because the same class of models can accelerate both automated patching and automated exploit development. Defenders must assume more capable, locally runnable models will be available to a wider set of actors, and procurement choices will...Read More

The study examines safety features found on Instagram, Snapchat, TikTok and YouTube. Anna Barclay/Getty Images A study from researchers at New York University and Northeastern University is claiming that at least half of the safety features meant to protect children on social media platforms don’t deliver on their promises. The study,...Read More

Black Kite has published a report on ransomware and third-party cyber risk in Europe. The study found that ransomware incidents in the region rose 55.1% year on year in the first four months of 2026. The report examines publicly disclosed incidents across 31 European countries between January 2025 and April 2026. Attacks averaged 171 incidents...Read More

Source: pchagai / Getty STATEWIDE — A new law passed during the 2026 session establishes safeguards to protect kids across Indiana on social media. Concern is growing across the state over how online platforms affect minors. Several platforms rely on addictive algorithm-based feeds to keep kids online longer. Research links this extended screen time to...Read More

In a major relief to victims of cyber fraud, the City Police Commissionerate has returned over ₹6.02 crore to 310 victims through the ‘Cybercrime Refund Mela 3.0.’ The refund cheques were distributed by Home Minister V Anitha during the mela held in Visakhapatnam. Addressing the gathering, Ms. Anitha said that cybercrimes had increased significantly after...Read More

“Most blockchain infrastructure was originally built for a single-user, single-key model, one private key controls everything, and if that key is lost or stolen, all the assets are gone instantly. This goes against the basic security principles that traditional finance has relied on for decades: more than one person approving, separation of duties, and several...Read More

The National Association of Insurance Commissioners (NAIC) said some credit ratings agencies are pausing data feeds after its systems were compromised in connection with a zero-day vulnerability earlier this month at Oracle PeopleSoft.  NAIC confirmed the threat actors posted exfiltrated data on a leak site. The information includes financial and ratings information linked to insurer...Read More

Arkansas is suing Roblox Corp. and Discord Inc. for allegedly designing and operating platforms where children were exposed to harmful content and predatory behavior. State Attorney General Tim Griffin joins several other state attorneys general in targeting the online platforms over child safety concerns. Roblox deliberately withheld age verification, didn’t warn children about safety risks,...Read More