7 Days is a weekly roundup of picks of what’s been happening in the world of technology – written with a dash of humor, a hint of exasperation, and an endless supply of (black) coffee. This week’s highlights include new devices at Made by Google, new gaming controllers, and AI agent going rogue. Let’s get...Read More
By Ben Blanchard and Raphael Satter / Reuters, TAIPEI and WASHINGTON Taiwan last month detected artificial intelligence (AI)-assisted cyberattacks on government agencies coming from overseas, but the affected bodies successfully “handled” the incident, the Ministry of Digital Affairs said today. Taiwan has over the past few years complained about China’s “hybrid warfare” — from daily...Read More
European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen, center, poses with co-chairs of the Special Panel Maria Melchior, right, and Jörg M. Fegert during a report on children’s safety online at EU headquarters in Brussels, Monday, July 13, 2026. (AP Photo/Marius Burgelman) The European Commission’s child safety push is no longer just about keeping children off...Read More
Saratoga County District Attorney Brett Eby has launched a child safety review commission. BALLSTON SPA, N.Y. (WNYT) — Saratoga County District Attorney Brett Eby announced a 53-member commission to review child safety systems and recommend ways to better protect children. Eby announced the Saratoga County Child Safety Review Commission in a release, calling it a...Read More
His victim died from cancer a month before seeing justice done Kevin Cross, 69, from Falmouth has been sentenced to 12 years in prison for the child neglect and sexual abuse of his stepson who died from cancer a month before the trial(Image: Devon and Cornwall Police) The victim of a sadistic sexual predator died...Read More
SCHUYLKILL COUNTY, Pa. – A Schuylkill County man will serve up to 16 years in prison for possessing dozens of child sexual abuse material files (CSAM), Attorney General Dave Sunday says. According to a news release, Office of Attorney General agents responded to a tip that an IP address associated with Troutman was uploading CSAM....Read More
Donald Trump has signed a presidential memo that permits private US companies to carry out offensive cyber-attacks on foreign criminal organisations. The major policy shift directs federal agencies to unleash “the ingenuity of the private sector” and arrives as experts are warning of an escalation in attacks by cybercrime gangs linked to Russia. “Deputised” companies...Read More
Hackers could exploit a vulnerability in Cisco firewalls’ software to crash the devices, the networking giant is warning customers. The flaw, tracked as CVE-2026-20349, “could allow an unauthenticated, remote attacker to cause the device to reload unexpectedly, resulting in a denial of service (DoS) condition,” Cisco said in a Tuesday advisory. Devices running two Cisco...Read More
Baptist University has said it is reviewing the security of its information technology (IT) systems after a ransomware group claimed online to have illegally accessed the Hong Kong institution’s data. The allegations were made by “The Gentlemen”, an advanced cybercrime group that first appeared in the middle of last year. Cybersecurity monitoring platforms reported that...Read More
The FBI has been using hacking techniques and tools, such as spyware, since at least 1998, but to date there is no public data counting how often the feds were deploying them. That’s about to change — at least for the use of spyware for tapping into someone’s real-time communications. Starting in 2029, U.S. judiciary...Read More
