SEOUL – Seven in 10 South Koreans said they support the introduction of a policy restricting social media use by teenagers, a poll showed Tuesday, amid growing concerns over the excessive use of such platforms. In the survey conducted on 1,000 respondents aged 14 to 58, 70.7 percent said they support such a policy, while...Read More
CLEARFIELD — A York County man was taken into custody on Saturday by Curwensville Borough Police on charges related to an 814PredHunter case. Michael Alan Beard, 38, of Hanover, was arraigned by Magisterial District Judge David Meholick on the following charges: involuntary deviate sexual intercourse person less than 16 years of age, first degree felony,...Read More
SAN DIEGO (TCS) — Federal law enforcement has seized core infrastructure reportedly used by a Chinese state-sponsored cyber platform to target high-profile U.S. government entities and critical infrastructure in a campaign dating back to 2018. Authorities said the hacking targets varied from NASA to the Federal Reserve. The U.S. Department of Justice and the FBI...Read More
Ravie LakshmananSep 01, 2026Malware / Artificial Intelligence Cybersecurity researchers have disclosed a new technique dubbed GuardBreaker that’s been put to use by a Russia-aligned threat actor known as UAC-0099 against a target in Ukraine with an aim to interfere with artificial intelligence (AI)-assisted analysis. The idea, ESET said in a series of posts on X,...Read More
Under the new strategy, international cooperation will form part of efforts to address cyber threats that increasingly cross national borders, while domestic partnerships are expected to strengthen information sharing and preparedness across government and industry. A new national cybersecurity strategy for 2026-2030 aimed at strengthening protection of critical infrastructure, improving readiness against cyber threats and...Read More
LISTEN | What withdrawal from social media can look like: The Dose26:14How might a social media ban affect my child’s mental health? If your teenager has spent summer glued to their phone — at home, the beach and even at that campground — returning to school means getting bricked for the bulk of the day. ...Read More
PHOTOS: Theodore Reyes Ever wondered who works behind the scenes to keep Singapore safe in the digital domain? Operating at the frontlines of our virtual borders is the Cyber Command of the Singapore Police Force (SPF). Deputy Superintendent of Police (DSP) Chua Kia Min, Officer-in-Charge (OC) of the Cybercrime Investigation Branch (CIB), shares what it...Read More
News1 The Ministry of Foreign Affairs said on the 1st that it has drawn up a budget of 3.0733 trillion won for next year, up 88.1 billion won, or 2.4%, from this year’s 3.6152 trillion won. The most notable change is a more than fourfold increase in cybersecurity spending to 15.5 billion won from 3.8...Read More
A year after hackers breached Vietnam’s National Credit Information Center (CIC), Hanoi is moving from damage control to a full regulatory and institutional overhaul. New reporting cited internationally, alongside Vietnamese state media, confirms that the city and the national government have locked in a new cybersecurity law, a mandatory spending floor for public agencies, and...Read More
Image credit: Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives On Monday, the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF) confirmed that a ransomware gang broke into one of its computer systems and published stolen files, including material from open criminal investigations. The Qilin ransomware group, a Russian-speaking operation, claimed the attack and posted roughly...Read More
