A New Mexico court has ordered Meta to pay $567m (€492m) into a teen mental health fund and change how its platforms function for young users, finding the company harms children’s wellbeing. Judge Bryan Biedscheid in Santa Fe ruled the company had created a public nuisance in the state, siding with Democrat attorney general Raúl...Read More
Drones add another layer to school campus security | Image by Mithril Defense/website As students return to classrooms for the new school year, an Austin-based technology company says its emergency response drones are now protecting schools in three states, with plans to eventually expand into Texas. Campus Guardian Angel, developed by Austin-based Mithril Defense, has...Read More
SOUTH BEND, Ind. (WNDU) – With school starting up, the South Bend Fire Department is sharing important safety tips for students and drivers alike. Derek Erquhart, the department’s assistant chief of fire prevention, joined us on 16 News Now at Noon to highlight key safety practices for the upcoming school year. Tips for students walking...Read More
A SERIAL CHILD predator has asked an American court for ‘the Meta deal’ as he seeks to avoid all serious sanctions and prison sentences normally associated with his heinous crimes. “No judge, no prison for me, I’ll have what they’re having,” serial predator Jason Boudamn Smyth Jr told the court, as he pointed to a...Read More
Jobless Simon Levy’s crime spree spanned from 2018 to 2025 and included myriad sex attacks on women in public spaces and two killings, as the Metropolitan Police, the British Transport Police (BTP) and the courts failed to stop him. On Friday, Levy, of Beaufoy Road, Tottenham, north London, was found guilty at the Old Bailey...Read More
Researchers tested AI-generated patches on six CVEs with poor success rates Many fixes failed, altered behavior, or introduced new vulnerabilities Guidance improved outcomes, leading to FLAWED evaluation harness release When using Generative Artificial Intelligence (GenAI) to fix vulnerabilities, security professionals are most of the time just robbing Peter to pay Paul, experts have warned. Researchers...Read More
The Indian Cyber Crime Coordination Centre (I4C), under the Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA), on Friday issued a fresh warning over a surge in cyber fraud cases involving the takeover of WhatsApp accounts through malicious files disguised as account statements and regulatory communications. According to the I4C, complaints received on the National Cyber Crime Reporting...Read More
security What, you didn’t think the top gangs were busy watching agents escape their sandboxes too, did you? Ransomware attacks jumped nearly 20 percent in July, with UK firm Comparitech counting 799 incidents, up from 668 in June. Of those, 51 had been confirmed by victims. The tally makes July the second-busiest month of the...Read More
4 Wesley Harper was installed as Master of the Worshipful Company of Security Professionals (WCoSP) in June 2026 at Drapers’ Hall in the City of London. Among his guests were the Lady Mayor of the City of London, Dame Susan Langley, and Pete O’Doherty, Commissioner of the City of London Police. His connection with the...Read More
AI experts are panicking about a future in which artificial intelligence undermines the safety and security of our devices and the personal information they contain. But is there anything we, as normal computer users can do? In recent days, there have been a wave of terrifying-sounding reports about AI-powered cyber attacks. They began last month,...Read More
