HOUSTON – As students head back to school, child safety experts are warning parents that bullying doesn’t always end when kids walk through the front door. Cyberbullying can follow children home through group chats, online games and social media — and parents may never see it happening. In the 2023 Texas Education Poll, 74% of...Read More
Researchers at the Israeli-Austrian firm Dream say suspected China-linked hackers used open-source AI agents to autonomously breach Taiwan’s government over four days in July, compromising 85 accounts and stealing 2,500 records with almost no human oversight. The campaign, built on the Hermes and OpenClaw frameworks, later expanded to Taiwan’s nuclear safety agency, energy firms and...Read More
The ringleader of an overseas hacking ring that targeted BTS Jungkook and others is escorted by police through Incheon Airport in August 2025, after being extradited from Thailand. (Ministry of Justice) The leader of an overseas hacking ring that stole more than 38 billion won ($27.4 million) by targeting wealthy figures was sentenced to 20...Read More
The 51% stake acquisition is expected to be completed in the third quarter of 2026, with Blue becoming a subsidiary of Infotima Services and an indirect subsidiary of Infomina. Malaysian technology solutions provider Infomina Berhad is acquiring a 51% stake in Malaysian cybersecurity specialist Blue Fortress Sdn Bhd for RM25.5 million (US$6.3 million). The acquisition...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 sprawling cybercrime campaign has converted close to 2,000 hacked WordPress websites into a distributed criminal network used to spread malware, harvest sensitive files, and deploy ransomware, according to new research from Check Point Research. The operation, dubbed StopAndProtect after a ransomware family first spotted in mid-May, targets Windows users through fake CAPTCHA prompts on...Read More
Attack surface management and real-time detection become more important for ransomware response SK Shieldus published a KARA (Korea Anti Ransomware Alliance) ransomware trends report analysing global ransomware attack trends and key cases in the first half of 2026. It analysed that key intrusion routes in recent ransomware attacks are increasingly focused on exploiting corporate security...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
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
