Britain gave 16- and 17-year-olds a default overnight social media blackout on Tuesday and handed platforms a new obligation that goes further than any prior rule in the country’s online safety regime: detect and block VPN workarounds on your own, or face enforcement consequences. The announcement by Technology Secretary Liz Kendall fills the gap that...Read More
UK regulator to probe TikTok on child safety measures Audio By Carbonatix Enlarge July 16 (Reuters) – Britain’s media regulator launched an investigation into TikTok on Thursday to understand whether its UK unit failed or is failing to protect children from harmful content. A month ago, the government imposed a blanket ban on social media...Read More
ATLANTA–(BUSINESS WIRE)– The Coca-Cola Company today announced that fairlife, LLC, a dairy company owned by Coca-Cola, identified unauthorized access by a third party to a portion of its systems, including its production-related systems, in connection with a ransomware event. After detecting the issue, the company promptly activated its incident response...Read More
July 20, 2026 JAMMU – In a significant step towards strengthening the cyber security architecture and enhancing the capacity to combat cybercrime in the Union Territory of Jammu and Kashmir, the government has accorded sanction for the establishment of a Cyber Crime Coordination Centre (JK4C) as an independent organisation under the overall control of the...Read More
TORONTO (AP) — Canada introduced legislation on Wednesday that could bar children younger than 16 from having social media accounts unless the companies show they can make their platforms safe. Canada is joining a growing global effort to tighten safety protections. Canadian government officials said social media platforms can obtain an exemption if they have...Read More
Executive Summary The Gentlemen (aka Storm-2697) is a Ransomware-as-a-Service (RaaS) program active since at least July 2025. Public reporting indicates that the operators were likely active months earlier as an affiliate (known as ArmCorp) of Qilin RaaS, which Unit 42 tracks as Spikey Scorpius. Their ransomware variants are written in both C and Go programming...Read More
A group of American climate activists are closely watching a US court case that could reveal who hired hackers to target their inboxes a decade ago. In 2015, a set of explosive media reports revealed that ExxonMobil’s own scientists determined as early as 1982 that the extraction and burning of fossil fuels caused the climate...Read More
As a Singapore-based cybersecurity startup, StrongKeep is focused on helping SMBs protect themselves and meet compliance requirements, without the cost or complexity of enterprise tools. Image: Gaurav Keerthi, CEO and Founder of StrongKeep While large enterprises continue to invest in newer and more comprehensive cybersecurity platforms, SMBs struggle to keep the pace not only because...Read More
A man was arrested this week in Honolulu after approaching children at a hotel pool, offering them gifts and money before inviting them to his room. The children refused, walked away, and reported the behavior to adults. For parents and guardians, this incident serves as both a cautionary tale and a moment of reassurance. The...Read More
Acting on the National Testing Agency’s (NTA) recommendations, India temporarily blocked the Telegram messaging app from Jun 16 to 22. The NTA said the ban was “in response to the organised use of the platform by cheating rackets to defraud candidates” ahead of the re-examination on Jun 21. Telegram challenged the temporary ban, but a New Delhi court...Read More
