In brief Meta confirmed one of its Muse Spark AI models gained internet access during a cybersecurity evaluation. The model exploited a security vulnerability in a third-party service after a testing partner accidentally exposed it to the internet. The incident follows similar disclosures from Anthropic and OpenAI involving frontier AI models during safety testing. In...Read More
The grant awards will help municipalities assess cybersecurity threats and implement safeguards for wastewater and drinking water systems. ITHACA, NY (607NewsNow) – New York is supporting local cybersecurity efforts. On August 5, State Senator Lea Webb announced that over $200,000 is headed to Tompkins County and Cortland County through the Strengthening Essential Cybersecurity for Utilities...Read More
In the last few years, some of the UK’s biggest cultural institutions have experienced major threats to their security. A report by the public accounts committee (PAC) has warned that such incidents have exposed serious weaknesses across the sector but that the government has failed to devise a strategy to prevent them. This has left...Read More
Ransomware attacks surged by 19% in July compared to June, with finance, tech and healthcare industries heavily impacted, new analysis by Comparitech has found. The consumer service firm observed a total of 799 claimed ransomware attacks in July, making it the second highest month of 2026 following a relative lull in April, May and June....Read More
Facebook and Instagram owner Meta Platforms Inc (NASDAQ:META, XETRA:FB2A, SIX:FB) has been ordered to pay $567 million by a US judge over the harm caused to children on its platforms. The New Mexico court ruling takes the total the company has been ordered to pay in the case to almost $1 billion. Judge Bryan Biedscheid found that Meta,...Read More
FILE – A Meta logo is shown on a video screen at LlamaCon 2025, an AI developer conference, in Menlo Park, Calif., April 29, 2025. Jeff Chiu/AP hide caption toggle caption Jeff Chiu/AP A New Mexico court has ordered Instagram and Facebook parent company Meta to pay $567 million to address harms to young people...Read More
Dr Enas Mohamed AhmedCybercrime is one of the most significant emerging forms of crime, causing extensive damage to critical infrastructure and national economies, with potentially devastating consequences. It is inherently transnational, making regional and international agreements and conventions essential to combating it.Cybercrime is one of the major challenges arising from digital transformation and the...Read More
RALEIGH, N.C. (WTVD) — Recent attempted cyberattacks targeting water systems in New Jersey are raising concerns among cybersecurity experts and prompting local utilities to remain vigilant, even though no attacks have been reported on North Carolina water systems. The attempted attacks in New Jersey follow similar hacking attempts in several other states, including what officials...Read More
Shlomo Kramer is the co-founder and CEO of Cato Networks. Since the company’s inception in 2015, Shlomo has led Cato to become a Secure Access Service Edge (SASE) leader, enabling enterprises to provide the global networking and security capabilities necessary for modern businesses. A pioneer in cybersecurity, Shlomo co-founded Imperva in 2002, guiding it to...Read More
Santa Fe | A US court ordered Meta to pay more than $US900 million ($1.3 billion) and limit the time young people can spend on its app, significantly increasing the cost of a landmark child safety verdict against the Facebook and Instagram parent. The judge in New Mexico said on Thursday (Friday AEST) that Meta...Read More
