Presidential candidate of the African Action Congress (AAC) and human rights activist, Omoyele Sowore, has condemned the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) over the prosecution and continued detention of a final-year student of Bayero University Kano (BUK), Maryam Isah Shehu. Sowore accused the anti-graft agency under its Chairman, Ola Olukoyede, of becoming an institution...Read More
Presidential candidate of the African Action Congress (AAC) and human rights activist, Omoyele Sowore, has condemned the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) over the prosecution and continued detention of a final-year student of Bayero University Kano (BUK), Maryam Isah Shehu. Sowore accused the anti-graft agency under its Chairman, Ola Olukoyede, of becoming an institution...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
The US Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) has warned that the Medusa ransomware operation has impacted more than 500 critical infrastructure organizations in the United States since June 2021. The disclosure was made in a joint advisory issued by CISA in coordination with the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) and the Federal...Read More
Cybercrime , Data Breach Notification , Data Privacy Baylor Genetics Among the Latest Medical Labs, Bio-Tech Firms Attacked Marianne Kolbasuk McGee (HealthInfoSec) • August 20, 2026 Genomics testing firm Baylor Genetics is notifying at least 310,000 patients and employees of a June hacking incident exposing their sensitive personal, health and other information. (Image:...Read More
Three distinct suspected Russian cyber espionage threat clusters have been observed leveraging legitimate authentication flows to single out individuals working in academia, aerospace and defense, governments, and think tanks across Europe, as well as academia and think tanks within the U.S. These clusters include UNC6293, UNC7005, and UNC5976. “These clusters engage in persistent, adaptive phishing...Read More
Prometheus Security Group Global (PSG) has achieved Cybersecurity Maturity Model Certification (CMMC) Level 2, demonstrating the company’s compliance with Department of Defense cybersecurity requirements for protecting Controlled Unclassified Information (CUI). CMMC Level 2 requires organizations to implement the security requirements of NIST SP 800-171 for safeguarding CUI. PSG said the certification marks an important milestone...Read More
Week one of the landmark federal child safety trial against Meta is over. Four states are alleging that Meta violated consumer and child data protection laws and hid the risks its platforms risk. Transcript AILSA CHANG, HOST: The first week of a landmark multistate trial against Meta, the parent company of Facebook and Instagram, has...Read More
The U.K. is the latest country to announce a ban on social media for children under 16. NPR’s A Martinez speaks to Amy Orben, a professor at the University of Cambridge. Transcript A MARTÍNEZ, HOST: Britain is the latest country to announce a social media ban for children under 16. Prime Minister Keir Starmer says...Read More
Transcript SACHA PFEIFFER, HOST: Meta will head to federal court today to try to fend off accusations that it designed its social media platforms to hook children. The case is part of a wave of lawsuits trying to hold social media companies accountable for how they design their products. NPR’s John Ruwitch has more. JOHN...Read More
