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 newly released draft law on combating cyberbullying has been praised by experts as a people-centered initiative that would establish a collaborative governance framework, uniting all sectors of society to effectively curb and prevent online abuse. The 60-article draft was published on Wednesday by the Cyberspace Administration of China, the nation’s top internet regulator, for...Read More
On Safer Internet Day, the European Commission published the Action Plan against Cyberbullying, which is one of the pillars of the European Union’s strategy for the protection of children and adolescents in the digital space. This Action Plan was announced by President von der Leyen in her2024-2029 policy guidelines. In addition, von der Leyen entrusted...Read More
A Chinese-speaking hacker group leverages AI to automate attacks on 170,000 vulnerable servers globally, targeting data theft and SEO fraud. In early 2026, a cybercrime group known as UAT-10147, identified by Cisco Talos, began using artificial intelligence to automate attacks on internet-facing Windows and Linux web servers worldwide. This group has been linked to various...Read More
Online scam syndicates that rely on trafficked workers, guarded compounds and vast call-centre-style operations could soon become more threatening by exploiting agentic AI to run some fraud operations autonomously, a cybercrime expert has warned. Unlike earlier uses of artificial intelligence to write scripts, translate messages or produce deepfakes, agentic AI systems can carry out multi-step...Read More
Origin Energy says as many as 60 customers had their full bank account numbers accessed by a hacker in July. Last month, Origin confirmed a major cybersecurity breach affecting approximately 900,000 current and former customers. The company has also updated the public, saying that for those 900,000 customers affected by the July security breach, information...Read More
The recent publication of a new patent by Meta for its smart glasses reopens the debate about the implications of these devices for privacy and cybersecurity. As smart glasses incorporate more advanced capabilities, the information they can potentially collect and process is no longer limited to images or videos of the environment and may include...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
The University of the West Indies (UWI) Mona gate
August 19, 2026
KINGSTON, Jamaica—The University of the West Indies (The UWI) says it has received an alert regarding a potential cybersecurity issue involving ransomware claims. The university in a press release on Wednesday, said at this time,...Read More
