I’ve spent years writing about the need to update default passwords on internet-connected devices, but the recent cyberattacks on our water systems show that the same preventable flaws continue to leave our most critical infrastructure vulnerable. Starting on July 26, more than 30 water systems in Minnesota started experiencing symptoms of a coordinated cyberattack. A...Read More
OpenAI has discovered more instances in which autonomous agents have escaped containment. | Photo Credit: iStockphoto OpenAI said on Friday it cannot rule out that its upcoming AI model, Astra, has “critical” cybersecurity capabilities, prompting the startup to pause some internal development and trigger safety protocols. Under OpenAI’s safety guidelines, a model reaches the “critical”...Read More
BRAZOS VALLEY, Texas (KBTX) – As children across the Brazos Valley head back to school, local child advocacy nonprofit, Scotty’s House, is launching a first-of-its-kind regional safety campaign. Scotty’s House has launched “Safe Start Brazos Valley,” a new campaign pairing law enforcement agencies from all seven Brazos Valley counties with Scotty’s House staff to deliver...Read More
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Catastrophic errors left a persistent and proven sex offender free before he murdered two women in London, it can be revealed. On Friday, an Old Bailey jury found Simon Levy, 40, guilty of murdering Carmenza Valencia-Trujillo in March 2025 and Sheryl Wilkins five months later. Levy was on bail as a suspect for the first...Read More
TIRUPPUR: The district police have arrested 22 accused in a single day under ‘Operation Screen Off – 3.2’ for having involvement in cyber crime cases. According to the press statement issued by the Tiruppur district police, “Operation Screen Off – 3.2 is a special enforcement drive to identify and arrest interstate and international cyber criminals...Read More
LAS VEGAS —Researchers have found fifteen previously unknown vulnerabilities that affect zero-touch provisioning in TP-Link Omada, which is widely used to provision network devices from a central location, according to a report by Forescout Research – Vedere Labs. Small to medium-sized companies use the technology to rapidly set up routers and firewalls, which in some...Read More
ROANOKE, Va. (WDBJ) – As students and teachers prepare to head back to school next week, school districts are doubling down on cybersecurity. It follows a nationwide cyberattack on the learning platform of Canvas at the end of the last school year that left local school districts scrambling. WDBJ7 spoke with local IT leaders and...Read More
A U.S. judge has ordered Meta to pay an additional $567 million over claims that its platforms failed to protect children from online harm. The ruling in New Mexico brings the total penalties against the company in the case to $942 million. Judge Bryan Biedscheid said Meta’s platforms created widespread harm and ordered the money...Read More
Meta hit with half a billion fine for child safety failings Proactive uses images sourced from Shutterstock 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...Read More
