Accenture has confirmed an isolated data breach after reports that a hacker called “888” claimed to be selling 35 GB of source code and credentials, but said it remediated the source with no operational or service-delivery impact. Global IT services provider Accenture confirmed that it suffered a data breach, but declined to provide details other...Read More
North Carolina’s new state budget takes decisive action to enhance the security and efficiency of government services with substantial investments in cybersecurity, data management, and health information exchange, according to state officials. The approved budget allocates: $18 million in new recurring funding and $42 million in non-recurring funding for critical cybersecurity upgrades $25 million in...Read More
As reports of sex crimes against children continue to rise across the state—including within government schools—Texans are recommending harsher penalties for child sexual predators. Some are ready to consider the harshest penalty for the worst offenders: death. Six states have already enacted laws making child rapists eligible for the death penalty in certain circumstances: Florida,...Read More
DAPHNE, Ala. (WALA) – The FBI and the Daphne Police Department partnered Wednesday to train Baldwin County school resource officers, school administrators and law enforcement partners on how to identify warning signs of online child exploitation. The training focused on equipping those closest to students with tools to act before exploitation occurs, as federal agents...Read More
Once the victims are lured into downloading and opening the archives posing as legitimate Income Tax Department utilities, trusted Windows executables are abused to load malicious DLLs. This allows the malware to borrow the legitimacy of signed binaries while sidestepping security controls. “The infection begins with ‘COU_ITR-1_to_4_AY2026-27.exe’, a legitimate and digitally signed binary that the...Read More
British High Court Judge Adrian Nicklin dismissed a case alleging unlawful information gathering by the publisher of the Daily Mail, underscoring a high-profile clash over newsroom practices. In a joint statement released Tuesday, July 7, Prince Harry and Baroness Doreen Lawrence criticized the outcome and the court’s handling of evidence. The statement referenced the Daily...Read More
Google has selected 33 cybersecurity startups for Gemini Startup Forum: Cybersecurity, the programme’s first cohort. The forum brings together companies working across six areas of cyber defence, with a strong focus on artificial intelligence in security products and operations. Participants will work with specialists from Google DeepMind, Google Cloud and Wiz as they develop their...Read More
SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (Dakota News Now) – As dangerously hot temperatures move into the region, safety experts are reminding families that even on cloudy days, the inside of a parked vehicle can quickly become life-threatening. Experts say a vehicle’s interior temperature can climb quickly in any weather over 55 degrees, even if it’s parked in...Read More
BERLIN (AP) — They called themselves the “German driving school for experts,” but prosecutors say the true purpose of their Telegram chats was to brag about the women they raped and share tips about how to drug them. In posts that sometimes included photos and videos of their attacks on unconscious victims, they referred to...Read More
