(TNND) — Most American adults support a social media ban for kids under 16, a Pew Research Center survey shows. Meanwhile, such a bill is steadily making its way through the California Legislature, perhaps establishing a blueprint for other states to follow or the motivation for social media companies to change their ways. “Let’s not...Read More
06 Jul The Next Step In Cybersecurity: Prevent Risks Before They Reach Production Posted at 08:38h in Blogs by Taylor Fox This week in cybersecurity from the editors at Cybercrime Magazine Sausalito, Calif. – Jul. 6, 2026 – Watch the YouTube video “One of the biggest misconceptions in cybersecurity is that seeing a problem means...Read More
The arrest of a teenage hacker has revealed that Microsoft can track a Windows PC and its online activity through a “Global Device ID” that seems to have no easy opt-out, sparking fears about potential surveillance. Last week, the US announced it had extradited 19-year-old Peter Stokes from Europe for allegedly being a member of...Read More
Pennington County officials announced that county offices will reopen Monday, July 7, following the recent discovery of a cybersecurity incident that affected portions of the county’s network. County leaders said the matter remains under active investigation and emphasized that, to protect the integrity of the ongoing review, they will not release specific technical details or...Read More
The cybersecurity world got a reality check this week. While an AI agent did carry out what’s being called the first autonomous ransomware attack, new details from Sysdig reveal humans were still pulling the strings behind the scenes. The attacker chose the victim, built the infrastructure, and handed over stolen credentials before letting the AI...Read More
Listen to the article 3 min This audio is auto-generated. Please let us know if you have feedback. YouTube expanded its supervised account options for kids to the Middle East, North Africa and Turkey. YouTube’s kid accounts are designed to complement its existing teen account protections, in providing more protection options for younger users. Available...Read More
(TNND) — Most American adults support a social media ban for kids under 16, a Pew Research Center survey shows. Meanwhile, such a bill is steadily making its way through the California Legislature, perhaps establishing a blueprint for other states to follow or the motivation for social media companies to change their ways. “Let’s not...Read More
Tokyo police have arrested a 15-year-old high school student suspected of carrying out cyberattacks against a popular anime streaming service. The unnamed student, who lives in a city near Tokyo, allegedly exploited a flaw in the servers of Bandai Channel, a subscription-based anime streaming platform, to fraudulently cancel more than 46,000 user subscriptions, the Tokyo...Read More
July 6, 2026, 3:02 p.m. ET A federal judge Monday refused to dismiss several charges in the computer hacking indictment against former University of Michigan football co-offensive coordinator Matt Weiss, less than one week after throwing out digital evidence seized by investigators. The order by U.S. District Judge David Lawson preserves a high-profile criminal case...Read More
Every artificial intelligence (AI) platform that stores a payment method and adds a gifting feature has created a new monetization surface for account takeover fraud. Claude users are discovering gift subscriptions they never bought showing up as charges on their credit cards, The Guardian reported in May. Attackers did not breach Anthropic’s systems. They exploited...Read More
