Government officials are warning about a wave of cyberattacks on water utilities in the US. At least seven states have reported incidents to the FBI since July 27. The agency hasn’t identified the attackers’ motivation or identity, calling them only “malicious cyber actors” and saying they were remotely accessing internet-facing computers used by water utilities....Read More
Five Bay Area men arrived at a San Francisco home in late July, thinking they were going to meet kids they’d been soliciting online for sex, authorities said. Instead, cameras were rolling. Undercover deputies arrested them while drones flew overhead. Chris Hansen, the former host of “To Catch a Predator,” stepped in to confront the...Read More
Hyderabad: Additional Commissioner of Police (SIT and Crimes) M. Srinivas on Sunday conducted a comprehensive inspection of the Cyber Crimes Unit to strengthen the response to emerging cyber threats, including AI-enabled scams, fake dating apps, trading and investment frauds, and digital arrest scams. During the inspection, the Additional CP Srinivas reviewed various functional aspects of...Read More
A Meta artificial intelligence (AI) model hacked another company during cybersecurity testing, in an incident similar to earlier ones that happened at Anthropic and OpenAI, Reuters reported Wednesday (July 5). Meta said an unintentional misconfiguration by a company that conducts cybersecurity evaluations, Irregular, gave the model access to the internet during testing, according to the report. The model “exploited a security vulnerability in...Read More
Written by Emily J. Thompson, Senior Investment Analyst Source: Fool Updated: 14 minutes ago 0mins Source: Fool Significance of the Deal: Intel’s foundry business has secured a partnership with Fortinet to manufacture the next-generation Security Processor 6, marking Intel’s entry into the cybersecurity chip sector, which could attract more clients and challenge TSMC’s market dominance....Read More
State Attorney General Letitia James is warning of a rising scam targeting seniors, where callers attempt to convince people to convert their savings to gold bars. BUFFALO, N.Y. — New York Attorney General Letitia James is warning New Yorkers about a growing scam targeting seniors where criminals persuade victims to convert their savings into gold...Read More
School has started at Palestine Independent School District, and many schools in our coverage area, and extra care needs to be taken by motorists sharing the roads with school buses, children walking or on bicycles, and even lots of new teen drivers driving on their own for the first time. “As another school year begins,...Read More
Following the violent incident at Debsirin Nonthaburi School, four key ministries responsible for human capital development held a joint meeting to prevent a recurrence. They are accelerating work on “National School Safety Standards” to be completed within 90 days, including regular mental health screening for students and teachers. The meeting was led by Professor Yodchanan...Read More
Australian schools are overlooking one of the most effective tools available to help identify bullying and protect student wellbeing, with artificial intelligence and digital monitoring capabilities remaining underutilised across many school-managed platforms. BDO National Digital Leader Nick Kervin said schools were increasingly investing in technology, but many were failing to use existing capabilities to identify...Read More
BTCPay said its Lightning Network had been hacked and that it would temporarily restrict external remote access to Lightning nodes. The move blocks external wallets such as Zeus from connecting to nodes through BTCPay server domains or Tor addresses. BTCPay advised users to check for unusual payment records, unexpected channel closures, unknown peer connections, and...Read More
