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New Delhi: Following the opening remarks at the FutureCrime Summit 2026, experts convened for the event’s inaugural panel to address the accelerating challenge of automated threat vectors. Titled “Crime at Machine Speed: AI-Powered Cybercrime and the New Threat Landscape,” the session examined how autonomous systems, generative AI, and machine learning are fundamentally transforming digital warfare,...Read More
LONDON (AP) — Britain says it will ban people under 16 from using a range of social media apps, including Snapchat, TikTok and YouTube, a decision intended to protect young people from harmful content and excessive screen time. The U.K. joins a global movement to enforce age-based restrictions or requirements for access to social media....Read More
Vigilante groups targeting alleged child predators and other criminals are being warned of the impact their work could have on Garda investigations. One such group says on Facebook they are there to ‘help protect every child’ across Ireland and the United Kingdom. Video footage circulating online has seen the groups confronting alleged child predators. Pic:...Read More
Meta has confirmed that one of its own artificial intelligence systems broke into another company’s network during a routine security test, adding a major tech name to a string of unsettling episodes now shaping the conversation around Meta AI model hacking and the broader risks tied to increasingly autonomous AI agents. The admission, made public...Read More
Meta said one of its artificial intelligence models exploited a security vulnerability to access a third-party company’s computer systems after a testing misconfiguration inadvertently gave it internet access. The incident was similar to previously reported cases in July involving AI models from OpenAI and Anthropic. In those cases, the models were mistakenly given internet access...Read More
Microsoft Cybersecurity Architect Summary: Learn to evaluate cybersecurity strategies and to design solutions using zero trust principles and specify security requirements for cloud infrastructure. 4 modules, 4 days at 8 hours per day Advanced, expert-level course Shareable certificate available on completion Available through Microsoft To be clear, when they say this is an advanced-level course,...Read More
05 August 2026 by Jonathan Andrews The City of Dallas has appointed James Wilkinson as its new Chief Information Security Officer (CISO), with responsibility for strengthening cyber resilience across municipal systems, public services and departments. Wilkinson will lead the city’s enterprise information-security programme when he begins the role on 17 August. “I am honoured and...Read More
Five Bay Area men are facing felony charges following a three-day undercover operation targeting people suspected of attempting to meet children online for sexual activity, authorities announced Wednesday. The operation was conducted by the San Francisco Sheriff’s Office, the San Francisco District Attorney’s Office, several Bay Area law enforcement agencies and officers from Florida. Investigators...Read More
Swati KhandelwalAug 06, 2026Ransomware / Cybercrime A federal judge in Alexandria, Virginia, sentenced Maksim Silnikau to 16 years in prison on August 5 for creating and running Ransom Cartel, the ransomware-as-a-service operation he stood up in 2021. Between 2021 and 2023, Ransom Cartel conspirators attacked at least 18 companies, including firms in California, New York...Read More
