For the second time in 2026, A24 and Robert Pattinson appear to have made movie magic. Earlier this year, Pattinson starred opposite Zendaya in the box office hit The Drama, and his next project, Primetime, finds the acclaimed actor embodying the infamous To Catch a Predator host Chris Hansen during his quest for primetime TV...Read More
HYDERABAD: Telangana has ranked first in the country for its overall performance in tackling cybercrime in a nationwide PRAGATI review conducted by the Prime Minister’s Office (PMO) on August 6, 2026. The assessment covered nine key areas, including the implementation and utilisation of digital platforms developed by the Indian Cyber Crime Coordination Centre (I4C) under...Read More
By Raphael Satter, AJ Vicens and Anirban Sen WASHINGTON, Aug 6 (Reuters) – Ransom-seeking hackers who use phone calls to compromise their victims targeted dozens of prominent U.S. financial institutions and other businesses over the past month, according to Google and internet intelligence data reviewed by Reuters. The data shows the hackers devised websites aimed...Read More
Artificial Intelligence & Machine Learning , Black Hat , CISO Trainings Abdul Latif Jameel’s Eapen on Agentic AI, Endpoint Security and the CIO-CISO Divide Tom Field (SecurityEditor) • August 6, 2026 George Eapen, chief technology and security officer, Abdul Latif Jameel Cybersecurity strategy now has a shelf life of weeks, not years. Today,...Read More
Published on 15/07/2026 – 13:25 GMT+2 The British government announced plans for a voluntary overnight social media curfew for 16- and 17-year-olds on Wednesday, in its latest effort to reduce online harm among young people. ADVERTISEMENT ADVERTISEMENT It said that features that can keep users scrolling for longer, such as videos that automatically play one...Read More
STOCK PHOTO | Image by Kelly Sikkema from Unsplash IN THE WAKE of the tragic school shooting in Tacloban that led to the death of three students, it is only natural for society to search for answers. Yet proposals to restrict or ban video games are not supported by the overwhelming body of available evidence....Read More
With the business media and many so-called cybersecurity thought leaders focusing on AI-powered breaches these days, you might be forgiven for thinking the ransomware threat is a thing of the past. You would be very wrong indeed, however, as newly published reports have confirmed. Reported ransomware incidents have risen year-on-year, with attackers increasingly using AI...Read More
Ransomware attacks that hold corporate data hostage for money are becoming increasingly sophisticated. Security researchers have now identified cases where attackers, instead of distributing custom malware, are exploiting the legitimate disk encryption feature built into the Microsoft Windows operating system to lock up files. A new tactic has also emerged: printing ransom notes directly on...Read More
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Somebody get these PREDATORS out of here. In the middle of an extraordinarily busy 2026 — which includes a leading role in breakout A24 hit “The Drama” and a scene-stealing villain turn in “The Odyssey,” plus a performance in “Dune Part 3” later this fall — Robert Pattinson is going back 20 years to 2006,...Read More
