Staff Reporter :    Tops Maharashtra in action against mule accounts; earns praise during DGP review       The Nagpur Rural Police have emerged as one of Maharashtra’s top-performing police units in tackling cybercrime and earned special appreciation during a statewide review meeting chaired by the Director General of Police (DGP) Sadanand Date...Read More

This week, politicians in the UK pushed forward with plans to eviscerate privacy and free speech on the internet by announcing a ban on social media for users under 16 that is set to take effect in Spring 2027.  The UK government continues to falsely characterize this policy as a necessary response to growing concerns...Read More

Cyberbullying occurs on every social media platform, but mostly on YouTube, Snapchat, TikTok, and Facebook. Kids of all ages become victims of cyberbullying, but the risk increases as they grow older. Cyberbullying is more prevalent than most people think. Bullying takes on many forms, but today, a new kind of bullying has emerged – cyberbullying....Read More

Railroads might be a nineteenth century technology, but they’re still the backbone of cargo transportation in the 21st century. They’ve also far from run out of innovation, including this one which really just sounds like a hack: painting the rails white to beat the heat. In the old days, when rails were short and riveted...Read More

A previously unseen ransomware family dubbed “Spirals” struck an IT services company in South Asia in June 2026. Symantec’s Threat Hunter Team reports that the attackers moved from the initial breach to full network encryption in under 24 hours. The Rust-based payload appears to be either entirely new or purpose-built for this single targeted attack,...Read More

Quick Read Cramer named Palo Alto Networks and CrowdStrike as top AI-era cybersecurity plays, with PANW up 92% and CRWD up 74% year-to-date. Zscaler trades 35% down year-to-date despite nine straight EPS beats, sitting well below its $193 analyst price target. Fortinet’s unmodeled hardware refresh cycle drove product revenue up 41% year-over-year and shares up...Read More

AI is lowering the barriers to cybercrime while raising the stakes for every organization. getty Cybercrime remains one of the most significant and costly risk management challenges facing business leaders. Despite massive investment and improved defenses, attacks on the world’s expanding digital footprint are increasing in scale and impact and are projected to reach a...Read More

June 21, 2026, 4:00 a.m. ET The kids aren’t all right – at least, according to politicians. In a shocking move, British Prime Minister Keir Starmer announced on June 15 that the country plans on banning social media for children under 16. The regulations will be introduced in Parliament by the end of this year,...Read More

President Trump, in his address to the nation, accused China of launching a massive voter hack and ultimately fraudulently obtaining 220 million U.S. voter files. The president posted a link to documents on the White House website, which he says prove his charges. The White House hacking page states “a series of previously-classified U.S. Intelligence Community...Read More

DigiFlight Names Jermaine Stanley Director of Cybersecurity Compliance The cybersecurity veteran will lead enterprise risk and compliance initiatives for defense contractors navigating strict federal requirements. By Jesse Jacobs Jul 17, 2026 An aerospace and defense consulting firm has appointed a new executive to oversee its enterprise cyber risk and compliance initiatives as federal...Read More