Cybercriminals have stolen the personal data of about 8.7 million customers following a cyberattack on systems used by Manchester Airports Group (MAG), which operates Manchester Airport, East Midlands Airport and London Stansted Airport. The airport operator said the incident involved unauthorized access to customer information, including email addresses, postcodes and vehicle registration details. The attackers...Read More
Blaming the firewall when a cyberattack gets through is a little like blaming the front door when someone walks into your house wearing a uniform. The problem is not necessarily that the door failed, the problem is that someone found another way in. Modern cyberattacks have become far too sophisticated for businesses to think of...Read More
New platform pairs Cyberr’s professional network with identity verification and payment safeguards A new platform aimed at simplifying how companies find contract cybersecurity help launched Tuesday. Heelr connects organizations with identity-verified security professionals, targeting the gap between when businesses need specialized expertise and how long it typically takes to find someone trustworthy. The platform draws...Read More
Meta is calling on TikTok and YouTube to also set limits on teen use at night. Manuel Arias Duran/Moment RF/Getty Images hide caption toggle caption Manuel Arias Duran/Moment RF/Getty Images Stay up to date with our Up First newsletter, sent every weekday morning. The social media company Meta has agreed to pay up to $17.1...Read More
Texas law, legal system and justice concept with a 3d render of a gavel on a wooden desktop and the Texan flag on background. SAN ANTONIO (KTSA News) — Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton announced a more than $1 billion settlement with Meta over the protection of children online. Under the settlement, Meta will implement new...Read More
A cybercriminal operating under the alias “TheHatman” is selling roughly 3.6 million employee-directory records allegedly pulled from the Microsoft Azure and Entra ID tenants of nine large companies, according to cybercrime intelligence firm Hudson Rock. The victim list includes McDonald’s, Vodafone, Tata Consultancy Services (TCS), Kyndryl, HCL Technologies, InterContinental Hotels Group (IHG), Gap Inc., Hexaware...Read More
A swarm of 700 OpenAI bots conspired in a cyber attack last month, an investigation has revealed, in what the AI giant called a “warning shot” to the world. Independent researchers found that hundreds of AI bots worked together to attack the technology company Hugging Face after an OpenAI agent escaped from its test environment....Read More
With the Nasdaq trading sideways since early June and the S&P 500 just 1% above its June 2 high, the stock market winds down a highly unusual earnings season and heads into September. As of Friday, FactSet reported that 488 of the 503 S&P 500 stocks had served up their most recent quarterly earnings. Some...Read More
Meta settlement could become template for youth protections across social media State attorneys general, Meta and child-safety advocates are pushing for broader industry protections after a settlement imposed new restrictions on young people’s use of Instagram and Facebook. WASHINGTON — A landmark settlement with Meta will change how young people use Instagram and Facebook while...Read More
Meta’s decision to restrict teenagers’ use of its social media platforms in the United States shows that the company has the tools to provide stronger protections for young people online, Australian officials said as the country continues to face uneven enforcement of its own social media restrictions. According to foreign media, Meta has agreed to...Read More
