NEW YORK (AP) — Teenagers are more inclined than their elders to get news from nontraditional sources such as social media and influencers, heralding a generational shift in how people seek out information. A national study by the Media Insight Project finds 36% of U.S. adults say they get news from social media at least...Read More
According to a 2023 report from NBC News, experts deem it “impossible” to separate the rise of adolescent eating disorders from social media. “From 2018 to 2022, healthcare visits related to eating disorders more than doubled among people under age 17. With more than 80 percent of teenagers using social media platforms, experts say underlying...Read More
NEW YORK, NEW YORK – JANUARY 31: In this photo illustration, a teenager uses her mobile phone to access social media on January 31, 2024 in New York City. Technology executives appeared at a Senate hearing to address accusations that their companies are endangering children’s lives by not adequately policing predators and others who seek...Read More
The Suisun City council declared a state of emergency Saturday after a cyberattack forced the municipality to shut down its information technology network. The attack affected the communication operations of the fire and police departments, including the routing of 911 calls. Suisun City officials said in a statement that the attack posed no imminent threat...Read More
SAN ANTONIO – Taking photos on the first day of school is a time-honored tradition for many families spanning decades. However, as technology becomes a greater part of our lives, experts are warning about who you choose to share those photos with. In a Facebook post, the San Antonio Police Department said posting popular “whiteboard”...Read More
SEATTLE, WA – August 9, 2026 (STL.News) Conner Moucka – A Canadian man has admitted his role in one of the largest cloud-based cybercrime conspiracies prosecuted by the U.S. Department of Justice, pleading guilty to hacking more than 165 organizations, stealing billions of sensitive customer records, and extorting victims for millions of dollars. The case...Read More
Levi Strauss & Co. disclosed on Friday that suspected hackers gained unauthorized access to company files after compromising employees’ computers, making the iconic American apparel maker the latest retailer to report a cybersecurity incident. In a filing with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, the denim company said an unauthorized third party accessed and exfiltrated...Read More
The North Bay city says a “malicious software” infected its systems on Friday morning, impacting public safety and other city services. Aug 9, 2026 Updated 2:43 pm PT An aerial view of the Suisun Slough in Suisun City, Solano County, on Aug. 4, 2025. The North Bay city says a “malicious software” infected its systems...Read More
LAWRENCE, Kan. — KSHB 41 reporter Lily O’Shea Becker covers Franklin and Douglas counties in Kansas. As part of her coverage, she received an e-mail tip about the story below. Share your story idea with Lily. — Shawn Collier was a freshman at Lawrence’s Free State High School when police say a nude photo was...Read More
This week’s roundup covers active exploitation of Apache Tomcat and SonicWall SMA, a nearly two-decade-old Linux kernel flaw, critical bugs in N-able N-Central, Veeam ONE, Jenkins, and Cisco IOS XE, plus a wave of AI-security incidents touching Claude, Kimi K3, and code editors like Cursor and VS Code. CISA Warns of Apache Tomcat Encryption Flaw...Read More
