Why It Matters A recent Congressional Research Service (CRS) report examining the FY2026 National Defense Authorization Act reveals how lawmakers are embedding cybersecurity mandates and artificial intelligence governance requirements directly into military operations and procurement. The legislation includes restrictions on AI systems from adversary nations, mandatory secure communications upgrades for senior officials, and new oversight...Read More
Brazil’s data authority orders Discord to suspend live-streaming over child safety concerns The Brazilian National Data Protection Authority (ANPD) has issued a preventative measure affecting Discord’s video-sharing functions in Brazil. Discord has been under scrutiny since police identified suspects who allegedly induced a 13-year-old girl to take her own life during a live broadcast. According...Read More
Meta is currently undergoing a landmark trial in Oakland, California, litigated by four US states — Colorado, California, New Jersey and Kentucky. The case could permanently change how popular social media platforms such as Facebook and Instagram are designed. ADVERTISEMENT ADVERTISEMENT The states accuse the social media giant of intentionally designing its platforms to addict...Read More
Exposing Online Predators Some of the people helping expose alleged online predators aren’t wearing badges. They’re content creators, internet sleuths, and groups like Predator Poachers, who recently brought their operation to Upstate New York. Predator Poachers is an online group founded by Alex Rosen that uses decoy social media accounts posing as minors. The group...Read More
Last month, cybercrime researcher Paul Raffile found himself in a muddy Lagos shantytown, watching a witch doctor chop the head off a live goose, then pouring its blood over a photograph of an American porn star. Inside the cardboard-and-steel shack, littered with potions and talismans, a large machete lay on the floor and a mysterious...Read More
Last month, cybercrime researcher Paul Raffile found himself in a muddy Lagos shantytown, watching a witch doctor chop the head off a live goose, then pouring its blood over a photograph of an American porn star. Inside the cardboard-and-steel shack, littered with potions and talismans, a large machete lay on the floor and a mysterious...Read More
‘We Are Crossing a Threshold’ Warns Critical Infrastructure Security Expert Shaun Waterman • August 20, 2026 Image: Agung Priyo/Shutterstock An artificial intelligence-assisted cyberattack campaign is targeting widely used online operational technology devices made by Siemens, the U.S. cyber defense agency warned Wednesday – the first time it’s called out an AI-assisted cyber campaign...Read More
British economy hotel firm Travelodge Group CEO Jo Boydell has left the company. Boydell, a 13-year veteran at the privately held company, resigned her position as of Aug. 17, but Travelodge confirmed the news as part of its half-year 2026 earnings report published Thursday. Boydell joined Travelodge as chief financial officer in 2013 and was...Read More
The National Police Service (NPS) cannot withdraw the security of any judge without prior consultations with the Judicial Service Commission (JSC), the High Court has ruled. This was declared on Thursday, August 20, during the determination of a case challenging the withdrawal of the security detail of Justice Lawrence Mugambi in 2024. The court ruled...Read More
A South Korean court on Thursday sentenced a Chinese national to 20 years in prison for leading a hacking scheme that targeted BTS member Jungkook and South Korean business executives, and stole more than 38 billion won ($27.2 million), according Yonhap News. The Seoul Central District Court sentenced the man, identified by his surname Chun,...Read More
