NASHVILLE, Tenn. (WZTV) — The Tennessee Bureau of Investigation is warning families about the growing threat of financial sextortion targeting children, a crime that has had deadly consequences for some families across the country. One mother says her son died by suicide after becoming a victim of sextortion — the worst possible outcome of a...Read More
By Faraz Khan During my international Fellowship on cybersecurity education, one lesson became increasingly clear: some of the most important cybersecurity decisions are made by people who do not work in cybersecurity. A health worker handles patient information. A community-services employee manages digital case records. A hospitality worker processes customer data. A manufacturing employee uses...Read More
New nonprofit initiative debuts with a free national webinar featuring fraud expert Steven J. J. Weisman to help older adults recognize and prevent financial scams. MADISON, Wis., July 15, 2026 /PRNewswire/ — Fairway Home Mortgage today announced the launch of Fairway SAFE (Senior Advocacy & Financial Education), a nonprofit initiative dedicated to helping older adults...Read More
The U.S. House of Representatives passed the Kids Internet and Digital Safety Act 29 June, advancing a broad package of online child safety legislation that would establish new requirements for social media platforms, AI chatbots and parental controls. Lawmakers approved the legislation in a bipartisan 267-117 vote, despite significant pushback from policymakers, advocacy groups and...Read More
According to Ready, Set, Safe!, more than 55 million children attend nearly 130,000 K-12 schools nationwide, yet there is no consistent national expectation that schools conduct comprehensive safety assessments or track student injuries. The organization cited research from the American Academy of Pediatrics, estimating that 10 to 25 percent of childhood injuries occur at school....Read More
AUBURN, Ala. (WTVM) – Auburn University’s McCrary Institute is partnering with cities and organizations across Alabama to prevent ransomware and cybersecurity attacks, which the institute says average nearly four weeks of shutdown time per incident. The Alabama Cybersecurity Intelligence Center, housed at the Auburn Research Park, is part of a $19 million, five-year federal investment...Read More
WAGONER COUNTY, Okla. – The Wagoner County Sheriff’s Office says eight men have been arrested following a months-long undercover operation targeting people accused of trying to meet minors for sex. How was the investigation conducted? Investigators say they worked with the U.S. Department of Justice’s Internet Crimes Against Children (ICAC) Task Force, which develops leads...Read More
U.S. prosecutors have charged three Russian nationals and two web hosts with hacking, conspiracy, and money laundering over their alleged roles in hosting cyberattacks that caused tens of millions of dollars in damages to U.S. businesses. The three Russians, Alexander Volosovik, Kirill Zatolokin, and Yulia Pankova, who reside in St. Petersburg, are accused of owning...Read More
Photo Credit: 404 Media A new hack sheds some light on how Suno pulled from streaming services and websites like YouTube Music, Deezer, and Genius to train its product. As Suno brawls with the majors over copyright infringement, a hacker who breached the company’s data shared information with 404 Media about Suno’s training libraries. The...Read More
The government has revised its guidelines for artificial intelligence-related policies, calling for constantly strengthening measures against cyberattacks in light of serious risks posed by cutting-edge AI models. The original AI policy guidelines were compiled only last December. The revision comes amid rapid technological innovation, including the launch of U.S. startup Anthropic’s Claude Mythos. The revised...Read More
