Cybersecurity stocks surged on Thursday after CrowdStrike (CRWD Quick QuoteCRWD – Free Report) ) and Okta (OKTA Quick QuoteOKTA – Free Report) ) both topped Q2 expectations yesterday evening and raised their outlooks. CRWD spiked 20%, while OKTA soared nearly 30%, as investors cheered resilient security spending and the growing need to protect AI workloads...Read More
Kids under 18 will soon see a host of changes to their Instagram and Facebook experiences thanks to a historic $18 billion settlement Meta Platforms reached Wednesday with 48 U.S. states. Besides the money, which will be paid out over a decade, Meta has agreed to strengthen its age estimates to keep kids under 13 off its...Read More
Posted by Trish Svoboda/Image courtesy of Canva Kansas is set to receive more than $134 million as part of a $17.1 billion settlement with Meta over claims that Facebook and Instagram harmed children and teenagers. Kansas Attorney General Kris Kobach announced the settlement Wednesday. The agreement involves 47 states, Washington, D.C., Puerto Rico, American Samoa...Read More
A Wisconsin child development specialist said new protections set for Instagram and Facebook are “a step in the right direction” after a lawsuit between owner Meta and dozens of states was settled this week Wisconsin was one of 47 states that filed claims against social media giant Meta, alleging the company harmed children and designed...Read More
According to court documents, on or about January 13, 2023, Nelson knowingly enticed and coerced a then-11-year-old girl to engage in sexually explicit conduct. The defendant communicated with the girl through a messaging application and directed her to send sexually explicit content to him, and he would send money through a peer-to-peer money transfer application....Read More
CRPx0, a cybercrime crew that has rapidly evolved from a scam service to a ClickFix-delivered ransomware and crypto-theft business over the summer, claims its victim count jumped from fewer than 10 in June to 48 organizations on its clear-web leak site at the time of publication. Keep in mind: criminals aren’t always the most trustworthy...Read More
Two men suspected of being members of the notorious cybercrime group TeamPCP have been arrested and charged by Australian authorities. The suspects, Ruben Ian Thomson, 21, and Louis Michael Gaebler, 23, have been arrested in Perth. They face several charges related to their alleged role in a cybercrime syndicate that is believed to have caused...Read More
Ladakh Lieutenant Governor Vinai Kumar Saxena has approved the establishment of a dedicated cyber police station in Ladakh. Officials said the decision has been taken in the wake of the growing incidents of cybercrime, including cases of cyber financial frauds, online scams, digital arrests and identity theft. The cyber police station will have jurisdiction across...Read More
Meta has a message for the public: Don’t forget about TikTok and YouTube. After Meta’s surprise settlement of up to $18 billion in a teen addiction lawsuit on Wednesday, the company is going on the offensive to shape the narrative with a series of ads on social media and in print newspapers. The advertisements, which...Read More
The FBI and the National Security Agency led the issuance of a joint advisory about hacker group QTFY The FBI also collaborated with the Department of Justice to seize two of QTFY’s hacking tools The agencies are urging organizations to review their networks against the threat indicators found in their investigation The National Security Agency...Read More
