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Ransomware attacks on small and medium-sized businesses have surged over the past two years, prompting some governments to begin investigating a ban on paying up for data recovery, Ars Technica reports. Although the evidence suggests that paying up just emboldens attackers, for affected companies with no clear alternative, it’s often the more attractive option. Ransomware...Read More
France has become the first country in the European Union to ban social media for children under the age of 15, after its parliament overwhelmingly approved landmark legislation by 279 votes to 81. Under the new law, children under 15 will be prevented from creating new social media accounts on platforms such as TikTok and...Read More
AI shopping agent developer ORO has confirmed a significant security breach, losing approximately $630,000 worth of ALPHA tokens in an attack attributed to a North Korean state-backed hacking group. The incident, detailed in ORO’s internal incident report and first reported by Protos, highlights the increasingly sophisticated social engineering tactics used by cybercriminals to target cryptocurrency...Read More
Before Anthropic’s recent code security announcement tanked the market, I was lucky enough to be at a private event with the company’s Deputy CISO Jayson Clinton and the ex-OpenAI CISO Matt Knight, who built OpenAI’s vulnerability detection product Aardvark) Our discussion wasn’t just about what’s in the new AppSec stack, but whether there will there be...Read More
A new Child Protection Unit has been launched at the Moyale Police Station to provide a child-friendly, safe and trauma-informed space for vulnerable children in Marsabit County. The Unit, launched on Tuesday, will enable vulnerable children to report abuse, seek protection, and access justice without fear of secondary victimisation. The CPU is a specialist unit...Read More
A 23-year-old man in the city has filed a police complaint alleging that his bank account was misused for cybercrime after police questioned him in connection with cyber fraud cases linked to the account. In a complaint filed with the Mangaluru Cyber, Economic Offences, and Narcotics (CEN) police station, the complainant said he came in...Read More
Executive Summary On July 16, 2026, The Coca-Cola Company publicly disclosed a ransomware incident affecting its subsidiary fairlife, LLC, resulting in unauthorized access to production-related systems and the temporary suspension of US production operations. The company immediately activated incident response protocols, engaged external cybersecurity experts, and notified law enforcement. As of July 17, 2026, the full...Read More
A teenager looks at her smartphone in Brussels on 7 July, 2026 (AFP/Getty) Children under the age of 15 will no longer be exposed to doomscrolling and algorithmic feeds in France after it became the first country in the European Union to approve a blanket ban on social media. French lawmakers approved a law on...Read More
Midnight’s NIGHT token staged a sharp recovery after crashing to an all-time low following a bridge exploit earlier this week, with Charles Hoskinson using the incident to make a broader case for rethinking crypto security from the ground up. NIGHT fell roughly 43% after 290 million tokens were stolen and dumped through a legacy Wanchain...Read More
