The Brief The City of Norcross announced that a ransomware incident on Aug. 1 affected certain computer networks. Officials engaged cybersecurity experts and law enforcement to investigate and secure systems. Most city services are operational, though limited disruptions remain during restoration efforts. NORCROSS, Ga. – The City of Norcross is notifying residents after a ransomware...Read More
The Flagler County Sheriff’s Office says 40 registered sex offenders and predators were arrested during a three-day operation targeting compliance with Florida’s sex offender registration requirements. The Flagler County Sheriff’s Office partnered with the Florida Department of Law Enforcement and Florida Department of Corrections for Operation Offenders: Endgame, conducted Aug. 25-27. According to FCSO, the...Read More
FAIRMONT — The City of Fairmont will look at other options once its contract with Flock Safety expires. “We’ve already pressed hold on expansion of anything further,” City Manager Travis Blosser said on Tuesday after the regular City Council meeting. “We already have an agreement in place, so that agreement has to go through its length...Read More
NORCROSS, Ga. — The city of Norcross said it was affected by a ransomware incident that occurred on Aug. 1. Restoration efforts are still being completed with additional security measures. Despite that, most city systems and services are currently operational. [DOWNLOAD: Free WSB-TV News app for alerts as news breaks] Until the restoration is fully...Read More
Sam Altman, CEO and co-founder of OpenAI, speaks to members of the media on the Senate Subway while heading to a meeting at the U.S. Capitol in Washington, July 29, 2026. Al Drago | Bloomberg | Getty Images OpenAI published a technical report on Wednesday detailing how its artificial intelligence models successfully breached Hugging Face...Read More
The Solar Energy Corporation of India Limited (SECI) has issued a Request for Empanelment (RfE) to create a panel of experienced cybersecurity auditing organizations for India’s renewable energy sector. The initiative is aimed at strengthening cybersecurity practices and ensuring regular and independent audits of Information Technology (IT) and Operational Technology (OT) systems used by renewable...Read More
A settlement announced Wednesday between Meta and dozens of states resolves one of its biggest legal fights, but the social media giant is still facing litigation elsewhere over its products’ effects on young people’s mental health. The deal cut short a landmark trial in federal court in Oakland, California, where the Instagram and Facebook parent...Read More
Meta has agreed to pay $17 billion (€14.6bn) and add child-safety measures to its Facebook and Instagram platforms to end a landmark trial over teen social media addiction and settle claims filed by 47 states, state attorneys general announced on Wednesday. ADVERTISEMENT ADVERTISEMENT California, Colorado, Kentucky and New Jersey were among 29 states that sued...Read More
by Elise Rapoza, CommonWealth Beacon August 29, 2026 MY CHILD doesn’t have a smartphone or use social media. Until they turned 13, I thought that meant they were protected from its influence. I was wrong. I’m watching the culture of social media reach my child secondhand, both as a mother and the wife of a...Read More
An investigation led by the FBI’s San Diego field office has resulted in a takedown of online networks that were allegedly used by state-sponsored Chinese hackers to target federal agencies, large corporations and critical infrastructure across the United States and more than 130 other countries, the FBI and U.S. Department of Justice announced Wednesday. Authorities...Read More
