T-Mobile’s cybersecurity team reportedly turned to an unusually simple containment measure during its fight against the Chinese state-backed Salt Typhoon hacking group. The team physically cut a network cable to disrupt the threat actor’s access. Key takeaways T-Mobile physically cut a network cable to disrupt Salt Typhoon’s access after tracing suspicious activity to infrastructure connected...Read More
The US Department of Justice (DOJ) on Tuesday unsealed a 14-count indictment charging 17 Iranians connected to the Mabna Institute, a private company based in Iran, for conducting cyberattacks against the US. The DOJ’s press release stated that many of these attacks were done on behalf of the Islamic Republic of Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard...Read More
On August 10, 2026, CrowdStrike Holdings, Inc. (NASDAQ:CRWD) and Palo Alto Networks, Inc. (NASDAQ:PANW) shares jumped more than 5% to new highs after the cybersecurity industry’s annual Black Hat conference in Las Vegas. Analysts at BTIG wrote that “AI agents have fundamentally changed the threat landscape.” Why This Matters AI is cutting both ways for...Read More
OAKLAND, Calif. (TNND) — Meta is defending its record of protecting children and teenagers online as the technology giant faces a federal trial over allegations that Facebook and Instagram were deliberately designed to keep young people hooked despite risks to their mental health. Opening arguments kicked off on Tuesday in Oakland, where California, Colorado, Kentucky,...Read More
A New Jersey teen has withdrawn her lawsuit against major social media companies, claiming they contributed to her mental health struggles and addiction. Identified as P. M-Y., the 15-year-old had pursued legal action against platforms like Meta, Google, and Snapchat. Despite her withdrawal, her attorney emphasized the aim was to hold these companies accountable and...Read More
PC hardware and storage company Kingston Technology is looking into a potential data breach after hackers claimed to have stolen a trove of marketing material designed for the Asia-Pacific region. “We are aware of claims of a security event at Kingston, and are investigating these claims,” a company spokesperson told Cyber Daily. You’re out of...Read More
Seven years later, June R., age 73, still remembers the shock. “Someone hacked into my job payroll accounting system,” she recalled. “They wrote checks in my name.” The experience left June shaken—and far more cautious than she’d ever been before. More recently, another fraud incident hit close to home. A friend of June’s received a...Read More
The Cap Times is an independent newsroom serving Madison and Wisconsin. Sign up for the Morning Update to receive news in your inbox each morning. Across Madison and beyond, children are spending a significant amount of time on screens and social media. While there are some benefits of devices, such as certain educational platforms, local...Read More
The 2026-27 academic year is starting up, and one division of the Delaware Emergency Management Agency has been working hard to make it a safe school year. The Delaware School Safety Center is headed by Director Joey Melvin, who served as a school resource officer in Milford and Georgetown. The center serves as a resource...Read More
The gaming world has been rattled by what appears to be a major leak of the highly anticipated “Grand Theft Auto VI,” with the alleged hacker warning other publishers that “no one is safe” from similar breaches. Rockstar Games, the company behind the blockbuster “GTA” franchise, is known for tightly guarding unreleased material. But this...Read More
