CINCINNATI (CN) — A divided appeals panel vacated a lower court injunction and determined Ohio’s parental consent requirement does not violate minor users’ First Amendment rights. NetChoice, a trade association representing Google, YouTube, Meta and others, sued Ohio Attorney General Dave Yost after the Buckeye State passed the Parental Notification by Social Media Operators Act...Read More
Added on July 6, 2026 Sara Swanson submitted by Holly McDermott, Manchester Senior Center director Join us for an important community-safety presentation on Tuesday, July 7, 2026, at 10am, at the Manchester Senior Citizens Center, 912 City Rd, for an informative presentation on the latest scams and fraud schemes targeting our community by Sergeant Joel...Read More
The Michigan Supreme Court has declined to hear a legal challenge to state budget language that sets conditions for schools to qualify for safety funding. That leaves in place a requirement in the current budget that schools – in order to get the grants — must agree to forego attorney-client privilege in investigations following school...Read More
CVE-2026-42533: Critical NGINX Bug Could Turn HTTP Requests Into Server Takeovers Pierluigi Paganini July 20, 2026 F5 fixes critical nginx flaw CVE-2026-42533 that can crash servers and, in some cases, allow remote code execution through crafted HTTP requests. F5 released patches for a critical nginx vulnerability, tracked as CVE-2026-42533 (CVSS score of 9.2), that can...Read More
Leeds-based digital security specialist Xentra has secured a £2.7m funding round. Xentra specialises in subscription-based managed cybersecurity, digital compliance, and safeguarding services. Through its “STAX” software bundles and centralised customer portal, the company simplifies the procurement and management of round-the-clock IT protection infrastructure. The Yorkshire firm currently works with over 90 enterprise and education clients,...Read More
Every time a major ransomware attack makes headlines, the same question resurfaces: Why can’t cybersecurity companies create a foolproof solution that prevents all malware, just as vaccines protect people from diseases? While the comparison is appealing, it overlooks a fundamental difference between biological viruses and digital threats. In cybersecurity, there is no such thing as...Read More
A global cybersecurity firm, Kaspersky, has weighed in on Malaysia’s newly tabled Cybercrimes Bill 2026, describing the legislation as a relevant reflection to the nation’s rapidly changing digital landscape and increasingly complex online threat environment. “When the Computer Crimes Act was first introduced in 1997, cybercrime largely centred on unauthorised access to computer systems, data...Read More
Article Summary As of July 1, the state’s definition of cyberbullying was expanded to include AI-generated digital replicas, forcing districts across Illinois to update policies and procedures. The Illinois State Board of Education is also required to develop statewide guidance on artificial intelligence in schools. School administrators are hopeful the new law will give districts...Read More
A solo Russian-speaking threat actor known as “bandcampro” outsourced a chunk of their operations to Google’s open-source Gemini CLI artificial intelligence (AI) and commandeered a live botnet. The findings come from an analysis of 200 Gemini CLI session logs between March 19 and April 21, 2026, which found the threat actor using AI, among other...Read More
ReliaQuest has entered into a partnership with OpenAI, joining the ChatGPT developer’s Daybreak Cyber Partner Program to expedite the use of AI in enterprise cyber defence. The agreement will provide ReliaQuest with technical collaboration opportunities and access to OpenAI’s cyber models. The company expects this arrangement to accelerate the development of AI-driven capabilities for identifying...Read More
