For just under a year from 2022 to 2023, George Volichenko had what I have come to think of as the median experience of working in trust and safety at Meta. Hired to work on Instagram’s “teen mental well-being team,” the data scientist soon found that Meta made it difficult to ship features that meaningfully...Read More
Social media giant Meta has agreed to a historic $17 billion settlement with multiple states, including Colorado, in a lawsuit over social media addiction. Colorado was one of dozens of states that accused Meta of intentionally designing a product that’s addictive to children. The company will now pay the states a portion of the settlement,...Read More
Two Western Australian men have been charged with a combined 14 offences following an international cybercrime investigation into an alleged syndicate accused of compromising open-source software to infiltrate more than 1,000 organisations worldwide. The Australian Federal Police (AFP) charged the men on 26 August following a joint investigation with the Western Australia Police Force (WAPF),...Read More
Following Australia’s trailblazing social-media ban, New Zealand has become the latest country to introduce a bill banning younger teens from a range of social media platforms and artificial intelligence (AI) companions in response to addiction concerns. On Monday, Prime Minister Christopher Luxon introduced the “Online Safety (Minimum Age and Child Safety Risk Assessment) Bill,” which...Read More
HACK ATTEMPTS STARTED IN 2018 The affidavit said the hackers used tools they developed to compromise critical infrastructure and other sensitive networks in the US and worldwide since at least 2018. The affidavit said that not all their attempts to gain access were successful. The hackers unsuccessfully attempted to gain access to NASA networks in...Read More
3D printed models of people working on computers and padlock are seen in front of displayed data leaking words and binary code in this picture illustration created on Feb. 1, 2022.REUTERS/YONHAP A Korean financial group was among the targets of a Chinese state-sponsored hacking network that the U.S. Department of Justice said it had disabled...Read More
The June 2026 White House Executive Order (EO) Promoting Advanced Artificial Intelligence Innovation and Security sparked much discussion about American innovation and signaled the Trump Administration’s intent to keep regulation light. A more interesting story that received less attention lies in the Binding Operational Directives (BODs) directed by the Order’s text. In particular, the Order...Read More
(FOX 9) – Boston Scientific is dealing with a cybersecurity attack that is disrupting its operations as the company works to restore its systems. Boston scientific hacked What we know: Boston Scientific said it detected a “cybersecurity incident” on Aug. 25 and activated its incident response protocols in response. The company then brought in third-party...Read More
SHREVEPORT, La. (KSLA) – Louisiana is set to receive about $180 million from Meta as part of a settlement over allegations the company’s social media platforms targeted children with addictive content. The attorney general says the money could help protect children online. Largest settlement since tobacco case The settlement is the largest consumer protection settlement...Read More
