AFP and Reuters, BEIJING and WASHINGTON China yesterday warned the US against “smearing” Beijing with hacking allegations after US law enforcement disrupted Internet domains it said were used by Chinese state-sponsored groups. The US on Wednesday said it had disrupted a Chinese hacking operation responsible for break-ins and attempts on the US Department of Justice,...Read More

The FBI and the Department of Justice have seized domains linked to a yearslong effort by China-nexus hackers to target U.S. critical infrastructure providers and government agencies for espionage and other activity.  Authorities said a state-backed group known as QTFY operated hacking platforms known as QScan and QTRouter in an operation that went after various...Read More

More than 100 companies, including AI giants OpenAI, Anthropic, Google and Perplexity, have signed an open letter calling for a global effort to strengthen AI-powered cybersecurity threats. “We have a limited window to strengthen cyber defenses,” the letter read. “In the coming months, AI-enabled cyber attacks will become far more widespread and sophisticated as models...Read More

MOUNT HOPE, Ala. (WHNT) — West Lawrence Water confirmed a recent security breach targeting both its information technology systems and its physical facility at one of its operational sites. West Lawrence Water said it immediately isolated the affected systems, engaged third-party cybersecurity and law enforcement partners, and secured the impacted facility. There was no water service...Read More

The lawsuit accused Meta of contributing to the youth mental health crisis by deliberately designing features that addict children to its platforms. QUAD CITIES — Meta agreed Wednesday to pay up to $18 billion and add stronger child-safety measures to Facebook and Instagram as part of a landmark legal settlement that ended a trial over...Read More

Expanded parental control on Instagram and Facebook. A ban on certain beauty filters. Two-hour daily time limits for users under 18. These are some of the requirements Meta leadership agreed to in a $17.1 billion historic settlement with nearly every state in the nation. Meta says these sweeping changes are a safety overhaul intended to...Read More

The Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives is investigating a cybersecurity event affecting one of its systems, which Justice Department officials have designated a “major incident” under federal guidelines. The disclosure came after the ransomware group Qilin listed ATF on its dark-web leak site and claimed to have compromised the agency. ATF has not...Read More

Chinese hacking operation stymied Chinese hacking operations target critical U.S. infrastructure before the Department of Justice blocks the cyber infiltration. Bret Baier and the ‘Special Report’ All-Star Panel analyze the national security threat, along with President Donald Trump’s 97% endorsement success rate in recent Republican primaries. NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! Chinese...Read More

Salesforce closed up 22.5% on August 27, a single-session move that is essentially unheard of for a company at its scale. Four of the five biggest gainers were cybersecurity stocks, with Palo Alto Networks, Rubrik, SentinelOne and Fortinet all clearing double digits on the day. Disclosure *$149 for two years (or $1.43 per week) is...Read More

Meta, the parent company of Instagram and Facebook, has reached an incredible $18 billion settlement with 48 states that accused the tech giant of knowingly causing harm to children — and parents who blame their teens’ suicides on social media are celebrating. “It feels like vindication,” said Victoria Hinks, whose daughter, Owl, was 16 when she...Read More