Christina Stathopoulos, the data and AI evangelist behind Dare to Data, continued her run sorting the week’s most impactful stories into a handful of themes we’ve been watching play out over the past month: more firms investing in the compute AI runs on, more concerns about who controls a model’s borders, and more AI-generated code...Read More
The biggest World Cup in history is also generating the biggest cybercrime haul in streaming history. HUMAN Security’s Satori Threat Intelligence Research Team released findings on June 30 showing a massive spike in stolen streaming credentials being traded across dark web marketplaces, with threat actors capitalizing on global demand for unauthorized access to tournament matches....Read More
Research suggests link between social media content and real-world behavior By Christian TodayFriday, July 17, 2026 Getty Images Police figures have shown that children are being arrested in record numbers for sexual offenses. In 2024-25, the number of children arrested for sexual offenses rose from 3,225 the previous year to 3,809. Nearly all children arrested...Read More
The Lawsuit and the Players Magnet Forensics is not a household name, but it does sensitive work. The Canadian company sells so-called zero-day hacking tools to law enforcement and intelligence agencies around the world. A zero-day is a software flaw the manufacturer does not know about yet, which makes it valuable for breaking into devices....Read More
OpenAI has launched the GPT-5.6 family of models, promising frontier performance while burning through fewer tokens. With this announcement, the frontier AI company is also clamping down on access by making hardware-backed passkeys mandatory for individual members of its Trusted Access for Cyber (TAC) programme. From 1 September 2026, individual TAC members must enable Advanced Account Security...Read More
Cybercrime , Fraud Management & Cybercrime , Incident & Breach Response Also, US Sanction Cybercrime Enablers, Celine Dion Ticket Scam Anviksha More (AnvikshaMore) • July 16, 2026 Image: Shutterstock/ISMG Every week, ISMG rounds up cybersecurity incidents and breaches around the world. This week, ransomware victims paying less, the United States sanctioned cybercrime enablers,...Read More
India is debating whether children should be allowed on social media. Karnataka has proposed banning social media use for those under 16, while Andhra Pradesh is considering restrictions for children under 13. Countries like Australia have already introduced similar rules — requiring platforms to block under-age users. But how do such bans actually work? And...Read More
The Wagoner County Sheriff’s Office arrested Marc Phillips, 42, of Porter, after an investigation into alleged online communications with someone he believed to be a juvenile. Investigators say the case began July 11 after an officer was contacted by an online abuse prevention organization about a potential online predator investigation. Authorities responded to a home...Read More
Jul 17, 2026 Coca-Cola disclosed on Thursday that it is investigating a ransomware attack affecting its Fairlife dairy division, leading to a halt in production at the brand’s U.S. manufacturing sites. According to a filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission, the company is working to assess the full extent of the incident and its...Read More
Two UK men sentenced to 5 years and 6 months for the 2024 cyberattack on Transport for London, linked to the Scattered Spider group Police seized devices showing evidence of the TfL breach; Flowers was also mid‑attack on US healthcare firms SSM Health and Sutter Health at the time of arrest TfL reported $39M in...Read More
