Social media giants have for years touted their growing slate of safety tools and protections as proof that they prioritize young users’ wellbeing.Related video above: Doctor on how social media can affect children’s health, development But more than half of those protections don’t work as advertised, new research finds.Researchers at the Cybersafety Research Center tested...Read More
KUALA LUMPUR: The Cybercrimes Bill 2026 seeks to close gaps in existing legislation, which is considered inadequate in dealing with digitally manipulated content and the non-consensual distribution of intimate images, says Datuk Seri Dr Ahmad Zahid Hamidi. The Deputy Prime Minister said provisions relating to the dissemination of intimate images were drafted taking into account...Read More
A new breed of executive impersonation attack is making rounds across Indian enterprises, and it is far more technical than the typical CEO fraud most organizations have prepared for. This campaign, dubbed the “Boss Scam,” blends social engineering with a malware technique called DLL sideloading to silently take over a senior executive’s WhatsApp Web session....Read More
Yubico, the pioneer of phishing-resistant authentication and creator of the original hardware-backed passkey, the YubiKey, announced on July 1st its official acceptance as a member of the European Cyber Security Organisation (ECSO), a pan-European public-private federation focused on empowering European cybersecurity communities. The membership empowers both Yubico and ECSO to accelerate a shared commitment to advancing phishing-resistant...Read More
Defense evasion has quietly become one of the most consequential stages of advanced cyber intrusions. As endpoint protections have grown harder to bypass, attackers stopped trying to hide and started switching defenses off. In many modern ransomware attacks, disabling antivirus (AV) and endpoint detection and response (EDR) agents is now a standard step. A single...Read More
According to the Traffic Police Department under the Ministry of Public Security, one of the decree’s key provisions strengthens child safety in passenger vehicles. From Aug. 15, drivers carrying children under the age of 10 and shorter than 1.35 meters without appropriate child restraint systems will receive a warning. The requirement does not apply to...Read More
Social media giants have for years touted their growing slate of safety tools and protections as proof that they prioritize young users’ wellbeing.Related video above: Doctor on how social media can affect children’s health, development But more than half of those protections don’t work as advertised, new research finds.Researchers at the Cybersafety Research Center tested...Read More
WICHITA, Kan. (KWCH) – The U.S. House passed a bill to protect kids online, but it could put children’s private information at risk. 17-year-old Mali Walters echoes what millions of American teenagers believe – social media is dangerous for kids. “I’ve been on the internet since I was like five. I’ve seen a lot of...Read More
Deputy Prime Minister Datuk Seri Dr Ahmad Zahid Hamidi said the Bill provides for extraterritorial application where offences involve computer systems, programmes or data located in Malaysia, systems connected to Malaysia, or cases where Malaysian citizens are victims. PETALING JAYA: The Cybercrime Bill 2026 will apply to offences involving Malaysian victims even when cybercrime cases...Read More
A 44-year-old man was hacked to death by an unidentified assailant following a brief chase before dawn Wednesday, July 1, 2026, in Barangay 1, Talakag town in Bukidnon, police said. INQUIRER FILES CAGAYAN DE ORO CITY — A 44-year-old man was hacked to death by an unidentified assailant following a brief chase before dawn Wednesday...Read More
