Trial includes claims from 29 states over children’s data collection and use Witness for states says Zuckerberg was closely involved in decision-making Case is scheduled to last six weeks A former engineering director at Meta Platforms has testified that chief executive Mark Zuckerberg was responsible for a culture that may have led the company to...Read More
OAKLAND, California — A former engineering director at Meta who has testified before Congress about child safety on Instagram told jurors Wednesday at a landmark trial that the company took a “don’t ask, don’t tell” approach on kids under 13 on its platforms. During his second day of testimony, Arturo Béjar said Meta consistently prioritized...Read More
A joint cybersecurity advisory from the FBI, CISA, the Department of Defense Cyber Crime Center, the NSA, the U.S. Secret Service, and South Korea’s National Police Agency has exposed a dangerous new wave of attacks by the Gunra ransomware group, which is actively exploiting known Fortinet VPN vulnerabilities to bypass multi-factor authentication and exfiltrate sensitive...Read More
Aug. 18, 2026Updated Aug. 19, 2026, 3:42 p.m. ET It’s the kind of call that makes Clayton LiaBraaten’s blood boil. LiaBraaten, senior executive spokesperson at Truecaller, a Caller ID and spam-blocking app, said a man called in recently asking for help. His mother, a grieving widow, had been scammed out of more than $7,000. Scammers...Read More
Adobe Stock by Sidnee Michelle August 19, 2026 Experts told the outlet that elder fraud is underreported, suggesting the actual financial toll could be higher. Artificial intelligence is giving scammers new tools to target older Americans, adding another financial and emotional burden for adults already caring for aging parents and their own children, USA Today...Read More
Dozens of states are suing Meta Platforms Inc. for harming young people and contributing to the youth mental health crisis by designing features on Instagram and Facebook that addict children to its platforms. Meta has rejected the states’ claims. https://wapo.st/3UaLPNk | Washington Post Source link ——————————————————– Click Here For The Original Source.Read More
Watch the Senate hearing at 9 am on Thursday, August 20 MANILA, Philippines – The Senate is holding a hearing on Thursday, August 20, to tackle recent incidents of violence inside schools and the impact of digital platforms on children. These incidents include the Ateneo de Zamboanga University shooting that occurred last Tuesday, August 18,...Read More
Ransomware Affiliate Re-Extorts Victims GuidePoint Security’s Research and Intelligence Team (GRIT) has uncovered a ransomware extortion tactic in which an alleged recovery service, “Ransom Busters,” contacts victims before their cyberattack becomes public. The group claims it can retrieve stolen files, destroy criminal backups, and provide ransomware decryption keys. However, GRIT assesses with moderate confidence that...Read More
The Cl0p ransomware group has named more than 40 organizations allegedly targeted in the recent campaign that exploited a vulnerability in PTC’s product lifecycle management (PLM) platforms Windchill and FlexPLM. The vulnerability and its exploitation The exploitation of the vulnerability, tracked as CVE-2026-12569, came to light in June, when CISA added it to its KEV...Read More
F5, the global leader in delivering and securing every app and API, introduced significant enhancements to the F5 AI Gateway and integrated the solution into the F5 AI Security Platform. The enhanced F5 AI Gateway seamlessly enforces policies on every AI request, giving enterprises a unified control plane to govern how AI models, agents,...Read More
