Ravie LakshmananAug 29, 2026Vulnerability / Web Security Multiple critical security flaws have been disclosed in WordPress plugins and themes, including WPMU DEV Dashboard, Avada, TranslatePress, Pods, and GiveWP, that could lead to authentication bypass, account takeover, and arbitrary code execution. The vulnerabilities, according to Wordfence and Patchstack, are listed below – CVE-2026-76581 (CVSS score: 9.8)...Read More
Welcome to the daily Inside Scoop newsletter. Meta has settled a lawsuit agreeing to pay up to $18 billion and implement new restrictions designed to protect kids and teens. Plus, as the world continues to mourn Dolly Parton, I texted with correspondent and anchor Joe Fryer, who shares the last time he interviewed her —...Read More
The proposed settlement would require Meta to pay $17 billion in penalties over 10 years, and to make changes to make its platforms safer for minors. Aug 26, 2026 Updated 8:00 am PT John Ruwitch California Attorney General Rob Bonta speaks to reporters at a press conference after opening arguments took place in the Meta...Read More
A federal judge on Wednesday approved a landmark settlement requiring Meta to pay billions to states nationwide — including more than $1 billion to Texas — and to fundamentally change how teenagers use Instagram and Facebook. Chief U.S. District Judge Yvonne Gonzalez Rogers entered the consent judgment in Oakland, California, finding the deal “fair, reasonable,...Read More
The US National Security Agency, Federal Bureau of Investigation and Cyber National Mission Force have issued a joint warning about a China-linked hacking group accused of building an industrial-scale cyberattack infrastructure capable of scanning, exploiting and concealing intrusions against government agencies, defence contractors and critical infrastructure operators. The group, tracked as QTFY and also known...Read More
Mogadishu, 29 August 2026 – Somalia’s Upper House held first reading for two bills on cybersecurity and establishing a national meteorological agency. The bills were presented during the Senate’s first sitting of its eighth term, chaired by Speaker Abdi Hashi Abdullahi. The cybersecurity bill has six chapters and 33 articles and seeks to establish a...Read More
DAILY CALLER NEWS FOUNDATION—Meta settled Wednesday in its multistate lawsuit over alleged child social media addiction claims. The Big Tech platform agreed to the $17 billion settlement with California, Colorado, Kentucky, and New Jersey in People of the State of California, et al. v. Meta Platforms, Inc. in Oakland, California, on Wednesday, Axios reported. The deal...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
CrowdStrike Holdings Inc.’s most recent earnings print shows that Anthropic PBC’s Mythos model transformed artificial intelligence security from something chief information security officers needed to worry about down the road into an immediate buying event. The company’s entrenched position in endpoint – along with its single lightweight agent, proprietary intelligence and a rapidly expanding portfolio...Read More
Essex County Council said the “operatives” would be introduced in town and city centres in Braintree, Colchester and Chelmsford to deter anti-social behaviour and reassure residents. But the personnel will have no more power than other members of the public to take any action against crime, and law enforcement will still need to be led...Read More
