cyber-crime Unknown parties know where you stayed last summer, down under, across 120 Quest properties Australian aparthotel chain Quest has revealed it leaked customer data. A Reg reader kindly shared an email from the chain with the subject line “Important Security Update Regarding Your Quest Data.” That missive opens with unwelcome news that “I am...Read More
France was set to become the first country in Europe to block access to social media for everyone under the age of 15, effective Sep. 1. Following a veto by the Constitutional Council, the law must now be revised. German education minister Karin Prien intends to wait for the draft proposal from the European Commission,...Read More
Parents clutching photos of their children outside an Oakland federal courthouse Tuesday as Meta faced a landmark trial over allegations that it deliberately hooked kids on social media. The emotional scene, including a massive list of young victims, unfolded as opening statements began inside the courtroom, where a group of 29 states — including California...Read More
“This is the pattern CISOs must internalize: in agentic systems, the malicious action and the legitimate action are the same action with different intent, which collapses the entire signature-and-anomaly detection model that enterprise security has been built on for twenty years,” Mahapatra said. “CoSnitch is serious, but its defining property is that nothing was broken....Read More
NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! Getting hacked once is scary enough. But getting hacked again after changing carriers, replacing cards and trying to recover your accounts can make it feel like the criminals are always one step ahead. That is exactly what happened to Lela in Ohio, who reached out after a...Read More
Swiss hardware wallet BitBox [Photo: BitBox] BitBox, a hardware wallet widely used among bitcoin users, has recommended an “immediate update” after fixing 2 major flaws in its firmware. According to blockchain media outlet U.Today on Aug. 18, Dogecoin community figure Mishaboar (미샤보어) urged BitBox users to quickly upgrade their firmware. The warning came after BitBox...Read More
OpenAI pauses its model testing for two weeks and is adding other AI systems to monitor the activities of AI agents in testing SAN FRANCISCO, USA – OpenAI on Tuesday, August 18, said it is slowing down the pace of its AI model development while it overhauls its research and training systems after OpenAI officials...Read More
San Francisco-Oakland-San Jose, California–(Newsfile Corp. – August 18, 2026) – Harsh Verma, Principal Software Engineer for Artificial Intelligence at Palo Alto Networks, has received two recognitions at the 2026 Cybersecurity Excellence Awards, including AI Security Innovator of the Year, selected by an independent jury of cybersecurity practitioners, analysts, and CISOs and Community Choice Winner in...Read More
Japan’s communications ministry plans to establish a system to dispatch expert teams to local governments hit by cyberattacks, amid difficulties in securing sufficient personnel and budgets for cybersecurity measures, informed sources said. The team of information and communication technology experts will work to prevent the spread of damage from cyberattacks and support the recovery of...Read More
People walk outside of a Federal Courthouse Wednesday, Aug. 12, 2026, in Oakland, Calif. (AP Photo/Jeff Chiu) Kentucky Division Chief of Consumer and Senior Protection Chris Lewis, left, and Colorado’s Chief Trial Counsel Jason Slouthouber, middle, arrive at a Federal Courthouse Wednesday, Aug. 12, 2026, in Oakland, Calif. (AP Photo/Jeff Chiu) OAKLAND, Calif. | Opening...Read More
