The Department for Education and a police database have been targeted by a cyber-attack, exposing more than 740,000 pieces of data. Details of government officials, senior school leaders, university staff, police officers and members of the public have been taken by hackers. Just over 600,000 lines of data have been stolen from the DfE’s help-desk...Read More
Coca-Cola on Monday confirmed that the recent ransomware attack on its dairy products subsidiary Fairlife resulted in a data breach. The soft drinks giant disclosed the cybersecurity incident on July 16, when it announced suspending production at Fairlife facilities in the United States while it investigated and responded to a cybersecurity intrusion. The Anubis ransomware...Read More
Say it with me: Correlation does not equal causation. But once again, we’ve got someone spinning noncausal survey results as “social media is bad news for teenagers,” despite the fact that most of the teens studied were only moderate users and problems among the heaviest users could cause social media overuse, rather than vice versa....Read More
An obscure company in Guangdong province with no public website, no product catalog, and no apparent customers built and sold the anonymous relay network used by almost a dozen Chinese state-sponsored hacking groups to hide the origins of their global intrusions — and then sold it directly to the People’s Liberation Army. That is the...Read More
In a video shot for Sepio Cyber, on whose advisory board he serves, Cybersecurity Expert Joseph Steinberg warns the public about a critical vulnerability facing modern organizations: unmanaged hardware. Steinberg explains that while companies traditionally invest heavily in software and network security, even the physical devices known to organizations often operate outside of standard...Read More
Listen to the article 3 min This audio is auto-generated. Please let us know if you have feedback. Dive Brief: Businesses are more concerned about AI-fueled threats than traditional cybersecurity dangers, potentially undermining their ability to prepare for the attacks they are most likely to face, researchers at the security firm Arctic Wolf said on...Read More
New York has finalized the SAFE for Kids Act rules, requiring age verification and parental consent for personalized social media feeds and overnight notifications for minors. At a Glance New York has finalized the SAFE for Kids Act rules. Social media platforms must verify users’ ages before enabling certain features. Parents must give permission for...Read More
Founder-led firm helps executives and security leaders understand cybercriminal adversaries and make informed decisions whenthe stakes are highest. RESTON , VA, UNITED STATES, July 29, 2026 /EINPresswire.com/ — Arkem Cyber today announced its official launch, introducing a boutique cybercrime intelligence advisory firm dedicated to helping organizations understand, prepare for, and respond to complex cybercrime threats...Read More
A 35-year-old Queens man has been arrested in connection with an alleged elder scam that authorities say defrauded a 73-year-old Baldwin man out of $40,000. According to Nassau County police, the victim received a phone call at about 4 p.m. on June 25 from someone claiming his bank account and Social Security number had been...Read More
Wisconsinites lost an estimated $1.4 billion to online scams and cybercrimes last year, a spike of nearly 15% from the previous year, according to a new report from the Consumer Federation of America. Data show the average Wisconsin household lost more than $500. Ben Winters, director of AI and privacy for the federation, said social...Read More
