The Department of State Services (DSS) has instructed its private counsel, Akinlolu Kehinde, a Senior Advocate of Nigeria, to take steps to seek an adjournment in the case of alleged cyber-bullying it instituted against African Action Congress (AAC) presidential candidate, Omoyele Sowore, until after the next presidential election slated for January 16, 2027. The DSS...Read More
A settlement announced Aug. 26 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, Calif., where the Instagram and Facebook...Read More
The National Cybercrime Threat Analytics Unit (NCTAU), functioning under the Ministry of Home Affairs’ Indian Cybercrime Coordination Centre (I4C), has issued a public advisory warning against a surge in financial fraud linked to malicious Android applications masquerading as adult content platforms. Promoted via advertisements on social media platforms like Facebook and Instagram under names such...Read More
In June, Indian actor Hiten Tejwani told his 732,000 followers that “Instagram is okay” in a reel promoting Meta’s Teen Accounts. Ironically, Tejwani had barred his 17-year-old twin son and daughter from using social media until they turned 16. The reel was made after a Zoom call with Meta representatives, who explained what their campaign...Read More
Threat actors associated with Aurora (aka Aur0ra) ransomware have been observed using SpaceX’s artificial intelligence (AI)-powered coding assistant Cursor to break into target networks, according to findings from CloudSEK and Gambit Security. The two independent analyses are based on exposed infrastructure associated with the Russian-speaking cybercrime group, leading to the discovery of its toolkit, shell...Read More
The US Justice Department has quietly rewritten a press release that said Chinese hackers had claimed victims across the Senate, the Federal Reserve, NASA and half a dozen other federal bodies. The revised version says those organisations were targets, and that only some were actually compromised, as Reuters reported. The original text went out on...Read More
With Phase II third-party assessments suspended, Magna5 says contractors should verify current cybersecurity obligations, reporting, and evidence while the Department reviews the next phase of CMMC. PITTSBURGH, Aug. 31, 2026 /PRNewswire/ — The Department of Defense (DoD) suspended Cybersecurity Maturity Model Certification (CMMC) Phase II requirements that had been scheduled for Nov. 10 while a...Read More
CHICAGO – As students return to school this week, a Chicago nonprofit is raising questions about how schools respond to cyberbullying. Chicago nonprofit raises awareness about cyberbullying The backstory: A billboard and street art appeared outside the Latin School of Chicago as part of an awareness campaign by Buckets Over Bullying. The billboard asks: “What...Read More
The National Cybercrime Threat Analytics Unit has warned of a rise in financial frauds involving malicious pornography apps circulated through social media advertisements, which can take control of Android devices and potentially enable unauthorised financial transactions. The malicious apps, disguised as pornography applications and operating under names such as “Night Play”, “Reloop”, “Kyss”, “Vimo”, “Rivo”,...Read More
New Delhi, Aug 31 (KNS): The Union Home Ministry’s cybercrime arm has flagged a fresh wave of malicious applications disguised as pornography platforms that can hijack Android smartphones and potentially enable siphoning of funds from victims’ bank accounts. The National Cybercrime Threat Analytics Unit, operating under the Integrated Cybercrime Coordination Centre (I4C), said in...Read More
