Ariana Grande is suing a group for leaking unreleased music and footage related to an alleged hacking in 2024. The Grammy winner, 33, on Monday wants to “uncover” the “currently unknown and unscrupulous” group of people behind the phishing and hacking of accounts of photographers and producers with whom Grande collaborated, according to a filing...Read More
The developers of the Model Context Protocol, an open-source technology that underpins many artificial intelligence applications, today released a new version of the software. The release is described as the biggest update to the project since its launch. The Model Context Protocol, or MCP, was open-sourced by Anthropic PBC in November 2024. The AI developer...Read More
New Yorkers will need to prove they’re an adult before continuing to scroll through their social media feeds starting this January. Gov. Kathy Hochul and Attorney General Letitia James announced detailed regulations of how the state plans to implement a law enacted in 2024 to protect children from social media addiction. Apps can’t send notifications...Read More
Human rights concerns lead Amnesty International to challenge Syria’s cybercrime law enforcement. Amnesty International has urged Syria’s transitional authorities to suspend Law No. 20 of 2022 on Combating Cybercrime until it is amended to comply with international human rights law. Syria’s Ministry of Justice announced in June that legal and technical committees would review the...Read More
In recent weeks, Intrado Life & Safety, Tech Mahindra, and SuccessKPI have each announced new integrations and partnerships with Cisco’s Webex and security platforms, while Cisco has also begun testing Aliro’s quantum networking software and joined Nvidia’s Open Secure AI Alliance to bolster open-source AI cybersecurity. Together, these moves underline Cisco’s push to embed AI,...Read More
Toronto Police are investigating a shooting in the North York area which targeted the international headquarters of a Jewish-owned security company that manufactures armored vehicles. According to police, bullet damage was found at the entrance to the company’s offices. The incident came a day after gunfire was directed at the US Consulate building in Toronto....Read More
Authoritarian regimes could harvest and weaponise sensitive data from electric vehicle drivers, issue orders to remotely kill their car engines, switch off their headlights in the dark or disable airbags, experts say, unless Australia updates its privacy and cybersecurity laws. Consumer rights groups and cybersecurity experts have warned the failure of Australian laws to keep...Read More
(TNS) — The estimated financial loss for businesses worldwide from cyber attacks is in the trillions of dollars. The figure this year is set to be $10.2 trillion, with 2,200 daily cyber attacks, according to the Oklahoma Cyber Innovation Institute at the University of Tulsa. “The No. 1 loss for businesses is now cybersecurity. It’s...Read More
Tech companies with young users have until January 2027 to comply with New York’s sweeping finalized guardrails on social media platforms. The framework released Tuesday is among the most advanced for children’s online safety in the US and comes amid a national movement to further restrict how online platforms engage with minors. Gov. Kathy Hochul...Read More
