As opening statements kicked off Tuesday in a trial for Meta Platforms, advocates and parents of social media victims gathered outside the federal courthouse in Oakland, California, with a banner that stretched several feet across. Written on it in black ink were the names of children and young adults who have died from social media related...Read More
US Bank is currently investigating claims made by the LockBit ransomware group, which alleges that it breached the bank and stole sensitive data. The group has set a deadline of September 3 for the bank to meet an undisclosed extortion demand. As of now, the details of the alleged attack have not been independently verified,...Read More
The malicious code ran at build time The attack did not require developers to execute suspicious code or even call a function from arrayref. “Because Rust build scripts run at compile time, simply building any project whose lockfile resolved arrayref 0.3.10 was enough to detonate the payload. The crate’s code never needs to be called,”...Read More
As reported by TechCrunch, Senator Ron Wyden is urging the U.S. government to scrutinize the use of hacking tools and spyware by federal law enforcement agencies on American citizens, citing a significant lack of transparency regarding the frequency and justification for their deployment.Wyden has formally requested the U.S. Government Accountability Office (GAO) to conduct a...Read More
Maybe you’ve heard about this little video game coming out soon called Grand Theft Auto VI. Well, while most people are waiting to get their hands on it, one enterprising group, CyberLeek, claims to have a copy and has been posting images and videos from it, prompting Rockstar Games to file copyright takedowns to stem...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
(Photo by Sanket Mishra via Unsplash) Nearly two-thirds of Americans believe children under the age of 16 should not be allowed on social media, according to new research. The survey of 2,000 Americans revealed that 62% of respondents agreed that kids 15 and under should be barred from creating social media accounts. With discussions ramping up...Read More
Develop In-Demand Skills to Combat Cybercrime According to the FBI’s Internet Crime Complaint Center (IC3), from 2020 through 2025, there have been more than $71 billion in losses due to cybercrime—with over a million complaints received in 2025 alone. Cybereconomy research firm Cybersecurity Ventures asserts that by 2031 global cybercrime damages will exceed $12.2 trillion...Read More
A special report from The Irish Times declares cyber fraud is big business. According to Cybersecurity Ventures, global cyber fraud and cybercrime were on track to cost a staggering $10.5 trillion (€9.15 trillion) in 2025 and to grow to $12.2 trillion (€10.6 trillion) by 2031. Meanwhile, the World Economic Forum Global Cybersecurity Outlook 2026 reports that cyber-enabled fraud...Read More
Listen to the article 3 min This audio is auto-generated. Please let us know if you have feedback. Dive Brief: Turner Construction notified at least 6,098 individuals on Tuesday of a data breach that included Social Security numbers, salaries, dates of birth and bank account information for direct deposit, according to a filing with the...Read More
