By SONIA AHMED LIBERTY, NY ― Sixteen individuals have been arrested as a result of two operation efforts by theVillage of Liberty Police Department, Operation Registry Repo and Operation Dangerous DM’s, according to information shared at an August 20 press conference. Operation Registry Repo was an operation targeting prior sex offenders living in Liberty that...Read More
Continuing their push to hold websites liable for child endangerment, U.S. Sens. Josh Hawley of Missouri and Dick Durbin of Illinois have targeted a specific company for scrutiny. kAm%96 EH@ D6?:@C D6?2E@CD D2J E96J 2C6 4@?46C?65 23@FE C6A@CED @7 D6IF2= 6IA=@:E2E:@? 2?5 @E96C 4C:>6D :?G@=G:?8 49:=5C6? @? #@3=@I[ E96 @?=:?6 82>:?8 A=2E7@C>]k^Am kAmw2H=6J[ 2 #6AF3=:42? H9@...Read More
Four north Georgia men were arrested after deputies say they arranged to meet people they believed were underage for sex during an undercover operation. [DOWNLOAD: Free WSB-TV News app for alerts as news breaks] The Hall County Sheriff’s Office conducted the operation, dubbed “Operation Vigilant,” Aug. 21-22 with help from the Floyd County Police Department...Read More
Officials concluded that the attackers had combined conventional manual hacking with AI agents, including one reportedly called OpenClaw. Artificial intelligence is increasingly becoming a tool for cyberattacks, helping hackers automate tasks, move faster and coordinate complex operations.The result is a growing concern among cybersecurity experts: Has AI made it significantly easier to breach web systems?One...Read More
The online cybersecurity community is a vital force when it comes to identifying and closing vulnerabilities in software and systems. However, many organizations seem determined to keep that community at arm’s length—even if the latter’s work can help keep tech stacks secure. Cris Thomas, security advocate at cybersecurity company Semgrep, told IT Brew that this...Read More
Why It Matters Millions of service members and veterans rely on a single federal electronic health record system to receive care, but a recent Government Accountability Office report found that the federal agencies managing this critical infrastructure are not fully following leading practices for interagency collaboration to protect the system as cyberattacks increase across the...Read More
Summary On August 23, 2026, the ransomware group MetaEncryptor publicly claimed responsibility for a cyberattack againstCorona Corporation (corona.co.jp), a prominent Japanese company specializing in home environment technologies.The group posted an extortion notice indicating that sensitive data would be leaked unless negotiations were initiated. Incident Report Field Details Target Corona Corporation Domain corona.co.jp Country Japan Attacking...Read More
Seeing your kid get picked on by a friend or classmate is never easy. In fact, one of the toughest parts of raising teens and tweens just may be helping them navigate disagreements, name-calling, and bullying as they grow up. Sometimes, it seems like the best thing we can do is tell our kids to...Read More
Joe Root has spoken of his desire to remodel England’s dressing room into a group that inspires “supporters to look at us and not just revere what we do on the field but off it as well” after the conduct of the nation’s cricketers was once again called into question following the emergence of videos...Read More
In a stark revelation, AI safety expert Connor Leahy detailed how OpenAI’s own AI agents collaborated via a private message board to plan and execute sophisticated hacking operations. This incident, occurring within a supposedly secure sandbox environment, highlights the escalating autonomy and unpredictable nature of advanced AI systems. AI Agents Planned Hacking Spree, OpenAI Reveals...Read More
