The highways Georgia citizens use each day are built on more than concrete, steel, and asphalt. Getting to and from school, work, or shopping now depends on networked systems using optical fiber, sensors, video cameras, and electronic devices known as programmable logic controllers (PLCs) that help process information. As part of the existing Georgia Traffic...Read More
Meta has taken a “don’t ask, don’t tell” strategy when it comes to the safety of children on its social media platforms, according to a whistleblower who testified during a landmark trial against the company on Tuesday and Wednesday. Arturo Béjar, a former Meta safety engineer, told the jury that the company was aware of...Read More
Parents hold pictures of their deceased children during a protest against social media platforms outside the Ronald V. Dellums Federal Building and U.S. Courthouse on Tuesday, Aug. 18, 2026, in Oakland, Calif. Noah Berger/AP Photo/Noah Berger FILE – Former Facebook employee Arturo Bejar speaks during a rally to protect kids online on Capitol Hill in...Read More
(InvestigateTV) — The FBI is warning the public that scammers are impersonating employees of its Internet Crime Complaint Center, known as IC3, to target victims a second time. IC3 is where people who have been scammed online can report the crime. Paul Keener, a cybersecurity strategist at GuidePoint Security, said the scheme is particularly harmful...Read More
A joint advisory released Aug. 19 by the FBI, Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency, and the Department of Health and Human Services provides updates on activity by Medusa, a foreign ransomware-as-a-service variant first identified in 2021. Healthcare has been a frequent victim of Medusa operations, which have also impacted organizations in education, legal, insurance, technology...Read More
Nozak Consulting Rerouted contact forms, hundreds of hidden pages, a bluffed ransom note: a look at the website attacks businesses miss, and the habits that shut them down. TULSA, OK, UNITED STATES, August 19, 2026 /EINPresswire.com/ — When a business owner logged in to find several of their websites replaced with a ransom note, the...Read More
In a large-scale campaign that researchers dubbed CameraSwarm, hackers compromised more than 14,500 Dahua IP cameras mostly in Ukraine and Russia. The operation ran for at least 35 days between June 17 and July 22, compromising devices by exploiting vulnerabilities, brute-forcing logins, and using offline recovery codes from serial numbers for cloud-registered cameras. Researchers at threat...Read More
Attackers can use it to produce more convincing phishing messages, search for vulnerabilities faster and lower the technical barrier to launching attacks. Defenders can use the same technology to examine networks, automate routine work and identify weaknesses before criminals exploit them. Jonathan King of Texas Cyber Command said the state has seen increases in both the volume and sophistication of cyberattacks. AI...Read More
A former engineering director at Meta Platforms testified on Wednesday that CEO Mark Zuckerberg was responsible for a culture that may have led the company to shirk its responsibility to protect children who use its Facebook and Instagram platforms from harm. Arturo Bejar, a vocal Meta critic who worked at the company from 2009 to...Read More
WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. (CBS12) — A convicted sex offender at the center of an underage sex case was sentenced to 15 years in prison Friday afternoon in Palm Beach County, months after a judge raised concerns about whether a proposed plea agreement did enough to protect the victim and the public. Matthew Takahashi appeared...Read More
