Alabama’s attorney general announced Monday that it sent a subpoena to OpenAI as part of an investigation into the company’s alleged “complete lack of oversight and adequate safeguards” in the Hugging Face incident. The investigation comes weeks after OpenAI admitted that one of its unreleased and guardrail-free cybersecurity models had escaped an isolated environment, connected...Read More
Cyber criminals are finding new ways to access your personal data – whether it be stealing your identity or hacking your accounts – but cybersecurity expert Jasmine Wong is offering 10 crucial tips to stay protected online. Tip 1: Blur your home on Google Maps “If people can see your entry points, what type of...Read More
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 around the topic, the research aimed to figure out whether people actually thought this was a good idea. According to the poll, 35% said it should be...Read More
New Zealand is introducing legislation that would restrict social media for kids under the age of 16. According to the New Zealand Herald, the bill requiring age checks for social media platforms, which prime minister Christopher Luxon’s party tabled in parliament today, targets content sharing platforms with at least one high-risk feature, such as “endless...Read More
Its offerings are ‘relatively powerful with very low cyber guardrails’, says a research firm Published Tue, Aug 25, 2026 · 09:56 AM [HONG KONG] Chinese hackers are ramping up attacks after integrating DeepSeek and other open-source artificial intelligence models into their operations, highlighting attackers’ ability to leverage basic AI tools to hit targets abroad. State-affiliated...Read More
BEIJING/TAIEPEI – Chinese hackers are ramping up attacks after integrating DeepSeek and other open-source artificial intelligence models into their operations, highlighting attackers’ ability to leverage basic AI tools to hit targets abroad. State-affiliated cyber groups more than doubled the amount of attacks they carried out since they began delegating mundane tasks to AI and using...Read More
(TNS) — Old Dominion University has become the first college in Virginia to offer an interdisciplinary doctoral degree program in cybersecurity. University officials said it is one of the only colleges in the nation with such a program. The degree path through the School of Cybersecurity is available this fall. The university expects 12-15 students...Read More
The Trump administration still has four months to update the National Quantum Strategy, but that doesn’t mean agencies are waiting for that document, expected by late December, to get started. The General Services Administration and the Treasury Department today both announced initiatives and changes to processes to prepare for the future of quantum cryptography to...Read More
Updated August 19, 2026 at 8:40 AM EDT Sign up for alerts on breaking news and exclusive reporting from NPR OAKLAND, Calif. – A landmark trial got underway on Tuesday pitting Meta Platforms against a consortium of states accusing the company of designing its platforms to hook young users and misleading the public about it....Read More
By Kenrick Cai, Diana Novak Jones and Jonathan Stempel OAKLAND, California, Aug 19 (Reuters) – A former engineering director at Meta Platforms testified on Wednesday that CEO Mark Zuckerberg fostered a culture that treated child safety as secondary to growth and engagement on Facebook and Instagram. Arturo Bejar, a vocal Meta critic, made the allegation...Read More
