As social media becomes a central part of young people’s lives, concerns are growing about its impact on their mental health. Yet public debates and measures tend to treat adolescents as one homogeneous group. We frequently ignore the fact that social media use does not affect all young people in the same way – nor...Read More
Australia’s Teen Account Takedowns Meta said on Thursday it had removed more than 750,000 accounts it suspected were held by Australians under 16, and promised more action as regulators weigh intervention. The disclosure landed a day before company representatives were due to face a parliamentary inquiry. Australia introduced the world’s first national minimum age for...Read More
A defence investor which counts Sir Jeremy Fleming, the former director of GCHQ, among its advisers will this week unveil a £35m fundraising, underlining the surging appetite to fund the next wave of security and resilience start-ups. Sky News has learnt that GALLOS Technologies, which was co-founded by a pair of senior former national security...Read More
During her January 2025 confirmation hearing to be secretary of homeland security, Kristi Noem was asked how she would strengthen the nation’s cyberdefenses. Noem told senators that she would make the department’s Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency “smaller” and “more nimble.” President Trump had created CISA as a stand-alone agency within the Department of Homeland...Read More
The Indian Computer Emergency Response Team (CERT-In) has issued a high-severity security advisory warning millions of desktop Google Chrome users about multiple critical vulnerabilities that could allow hackers to remotely compromise targeted devices. According to the vulnerability note released by the cybersecurity agency, the security flaws impact Google Chrome across Windows, macOS and Linux systems....Read More
OKALOOSA COUNTY, Fla. — On social media alone, close to a million people saw WEAR News’ story about a 13-year-old Okaloosa County girl who died by suicide after bullying. The teenager kept the struggle a secret from her family, who chose to share her story as part of an effort to impart change. Since the...Read More
Manitoba’s largest hospital was the victim of a ransomware attack. Health Sciences Centre Winnipeg responded to the cyber incident on Monday evening, according to a press release by Shared Health. Certain facility maintenance systems were affected, including HVAC and door access. Patient care and clinical services were not affected, according to Shared Health. “HSC is...Read More
(TNS) — The state is providing grant money to local governments to harden computer systems against hacking following a wave of cyberattacks targeting U.S. public water systems. Treasurer Deb Goldberg, who oversees the Massachusetts Clean Water Trust, said the state is “working closely” with public water suppliers across the state “to assess risk and mitigate attacks” and is providing...Read More
Iranian intelligence operatives are contacting Israeli journalists via WhatsApp and Telegram, posing as familiar figures and inviting them for interviews or offering to collaborate on projects in an attempt to hack their devices, take over their accounts and obtain sensitive information, according to an official statement issued Sunday by the Shin Bet security service and...Read More
Published on 10/02/2026 – 21:45 GMT+1 The European Commission outlined an action plan against cyberbullying at the European Parliament on Tuesday, aimed at helping young victims of online bullying to safely report abuse and receive help. ADVERTISEMENT ADVERTISEMENT Part of the plan is the rollout of an EU-wide app that should let children confidentially report...Read More
