US Bank is investigating LockBit’s claims of a breach and data theft, with the ransomware group threatening to publish the alleged stolen files on September 3 unless an undisclosed ransom is paid. Lee Henderson, US Bank vice president of public affairs, confirmed that the company is aware of the claims. In a statement, Henderson said...Read More
Canada’s largest pediatric health center suffered a recent cybersecurity incident that exposed the personal information of current and former employees. The Hospital for Sick Children — which was hit in a ransomware incident in 2022 that disabled some of its systems — released a statement on Thursday warning of a data theft incident they believe is...Read More
A pair of lawmakers wants a watchdog agency to probe how the federal government hacks Americans, including with the use of spyware, and deliver a report to the public. Sen. Ron Wyden, D-Ore., and Rep. Greg Casar, D-Texas, wrote to the Government Accountability Office on Friday to request the review. “While federal law enforcement agencies...Read More
A National Cyber Reserve Force provides strategic utility by enabling rapid mobilisation during crises, such as the May 2025 standoff, and fostering a culture of indigenous innovation essential for long-term sovereignty. However, the NCRF’s effectiveness depends on the state’s capacity to balance military secrecy with civilian collaboration and manage the tension between offensive...Read More
On Tuesday, OpenAI released ChatGPT for Teens, an age-gated version of its chatbot designed for young users. The company first announced it was working on a system to automatically identify teens and restrict their usage of ChatGPT last September, following the death of 16-year-old Adam Raine, who, as alleged in a lawsuit filed by his parents, took his...Read More
(Photo by Sanket Mishra via Unsplash) By Talker 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...Read More
The Executive Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), Ola Olukoyede, has ordered the withdrawal of cybercrime charges against two Nigerians, Maryam Isah Shehu and Abubakar Shuraim Abdulhamad. The two were arraigned separately before Justice Joyce Abdulmalik of the Federal High Court in Abuja on Thursday, August 20, 2026, over allegations of cybercrime...Read More
T-Mobile’s security team resorted to an unusually low-tech fix for a high-tech problem in 2024, physically severing a network cable to cut off Chinese state-backed hackers’ access to its systems, according to new reporting from Bloomberg. The dramatic move came amid a sprawling espionage campaign that compromised telecom and internet infrastructure across the United States....Read More
Cybersecurity best practices are the proven policies, controls, and habits that organizations use to reduce the risk of a breach and strengthen their security posture. They span technology, process, and people, from enforcing multi-factor authentication to training staff and testing incident response. The need is acute. CloudSEK’s Global Threat Landscape Report 2025 describes how cybercrime...Read More
