A prolific sexual predator has been found guilty of murdering two women and violently raping a third amid a string of missed chances to stop him. Simon Levy, 40, left the rape victim for dead in January last year before going on to kill Carmenza Valencia-Trujillo, 53, two months later and 39-year-old Sheryl Wilkins five...Read More
The judge overseeing the cases against the men accused of gang-raping LSU student Madison Brooks before her death has a son of her own who is a convicted sexual predator, records show. One of the men accused of raping Brooks before her death is set to stand trial on Aug. 17, when 21-year-old Desmond Carter...Read More
The AI giant said that it couldn’t ‘rule out critical cyber capabilities’ when it came to the upcoming Astra model.
Justin Sullivan/Getty Images Shortly after a major cybersecurity incident where OpenAI’s models hacked into an open source machine learning platform called Hugging Face, the company announced that it’s bolstering safeguards and security controls...Read More
The United Arab Emirates’ Cyber Security Council has successfully thwarted cyber attacks aimed at compromising critical sectors, including aviation, energy, and education. This significant defense operation was reported by the state-run news agency on Monday. The council, which operates under the direct oversight of the UAE government, has become a crucial protector in the face...Read More
In January 2026, the Law Reform Commission of Hong Kong published its report on Cyber-Dependent Crimes and Jurisdictional Issues (the “Report“), following a consultation paper issued in July 2022. The Report recommends introducing bespoke cybercrime legislation to supplement the existing computer related offences under the Crimes Ordinance (Cap. 200) (“CO“) and the Telecommunications Ordinance (Cap....Read More
In brief Bybit has sued North Korea, its Reconnaissance General Bureau and the Lazarus Group in U.S. federal court over the $1.5 billion theft from the exchange in February 2025. A judge granted a preliminary injunction freezing identified stolen assets and found Bybit likely to succeed on the merits, according to the exchange. Some $48...Read More
A report by a South Korean cybersecurity firm found that Kimsuky was making wider use of the technology while minimizing exposure to detection. An graphic of a hackerGETTY IMAGES The North Korean hacking group known as Kimsuky is making use of the localized characteristics of generative AI to automate its hacking attacks and create phishing...Read More
Today’s ESG Updates Meta Fined $567 Million in Child Safety Lawsuit: New Mexico court finds the social media giant harmed children and orders five years of tighter youth protections. Norway Targets Faster Renewable Power Development: Government will simplify approval processes and reduce bureaucratic delays to accelerate wind and grid expansion. New Jersey Wins $2.5bn PFAS...Read More
Upcoming AI system may be capable of autonomously discovering zero-day vulnerabilities and executing end-to-end attacks against hardened targets OpenAI has suspended some internal work involving its forthcoming Astra artificial intelligence model after preliminary security evaluations indicated that the system may possess cyber capabilities powerful enough to meet the highest risk category in the company’s safety...Read More
Sam Blackshear, co-founder and chief technology officer of Mysten Labs, the team behind the Sui blockchain, has announced his departure from the company to take on a new role at Anthropic focused on defensive security research. In a series of posts on social media platform X, Blackshear shared that reflecting on his professional journey, he...Read More
