The Brazilian government on Wednesday said it was suing the Discord messaging platform for nearly $100 million in damages over its alleged failure to protect children from harmful content and demanded it adopt stronger safeguards. The Brazilian government on Wednesday said it was suing the Discord messaging platform for nearly $100 million in damages over...Read More
By Nora O’Malley Local Journalism Initiative Reporter Ucluelet, BC – On August 22, Ucluelet RCMP received notification from Federal Policing – Pacific Region (Drugs and Organized Crime), in collaboration with the FBI, of a BOLO (Be on the lookout) alert for a sailing vessel associated to Donald Steven Lang. Lang, 62, is wanted by the...Read More
The Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF) said Wednesday it is investigating a cybersecurity incident involving a standalone system, which senior Justice Department officials have designated a “major incident” under federal guidelines. The disclosure comes as the Qilin ransomware group claimed ATF as a victim, according to cybersecurity outlets tracking the group’s leak...Read More
NEWARK, Del. — On August 12, 2026, the Delaware Emergency Management Agency’s Delaware School Safety Center (DSSC) and Delaware Department of Education (DDOE) hosted the 2026 Delaware School Safety Conference at the University of Delaware’s Clayton Hall. The event brought together experts from Delaware and across the country to support school safety stakeholders as they...Read More
SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (Dakota News Now) – Sioux Falls students head back to school Thursday, and officials are reminding families and drivers to slow down and stay alert on the roads. The start of a new school year means more students, families and traffic on Sioux Falls streets. Officials say everyone has a role to...Read More
Okta, the identity security firm, saw its stock pop roughly 15% in extended trading after its fiscal second-quarter results blew past expectations. The company says the surge in AI agents, the software programs that can act on their own, is driving a wave of demand for security products. As organizations deploy more autonomous systems, the...Read More
(CNN) — U.S. officials on Wednesday in Washington said they uncovered a major alleged Chinese cyberespionage campaign that they say compromised or attacked numerous federal agencies, including NASA, the Federal Reserve, the departments of Justice and Energy, and the U.S. Senate. Officials said hackers tied to China’s military and intelligence services allegedly used a Chinese technology...Read More
17 Iranians charged in cyber theft campaign The Department of Justice charges 17 Iranian nationals for conducting a massive cyber theft campaign targeting American universities and government agencies. Reporter Alexandria Hoff details how the hackers compromised networks to steal intellectual property since 2013. Officials emphasize that the passage of time will not deter the United...Read More
The parent company of Facebook and Instagram will pay hundreds of millions of dollars to Colorado, part of an $18 billion multistate deal, in which the company also agreed to adopt extensive child-safety changes to its operations. The settlement ended a trial over teen social media addiction and settled claims filed by nearly every state....Read More
Todd McKinnon, chief executive officer of Okta Inc., during a Bloomberg Television interview, in London, UK, on Friday, April 11, 2025. Chris J. Ratcliffe | Bloomberg | Getty Images Okta shares surged 20% in extended trading after the identity software provider surpassed Wall Street’s fiscal second-quarter estimates. Here’s how the company did compared to LSEG...Read More
