New Jersey Gov. Mikie Sherrill signed a package of laws Tuesday that seek to bolster online protections for kids in the state and restrict platforms’ ability to use addictive design features targeted at young users. The Democratic governor signed the New Jersey Kids Code Act, which codifies the state’s Age-Appropriate Design Code and limits how...Read More
Social media bans for kids are quickly becoming the global legislation trend of the moment. Children under 16 are finding themselves at the center of political conversations, with countries including Australia, the UK, Canada, Brazil, Austria, and Indonesia, and more attempting to wrangle Big Tech companies’ hold on young people’s attention. Online age verification laws...Read More
Details Last Updated: Friday, 07 August 2026 06:13 Published: Friday, 07 August 2026 06:13 Online Predator Arrested August 7, 2026 – San Joaquin County Sheriff’s Office officials report that detectives have arrested 34-year-old Matthew Martin in connection with an investigation involving the sexual exploitation of a child. Investigators learned Martin allegedly met a 12-year-old victim...Read More
“My beautiful, kind, intelligent, trusting daughter had the misfortune of stumbling across a link in a Discord server that led her to your evil and cruel group. “The grooming of her started immediately, and what followed was unimaginably harrowing and traumatic. You were just one of the group members who abused her, who made her...Read More
A company is selling an AI platform that advertises itself as having no limits, raising questions about the product’s potential usage by cybercriminals. The model’s name is “Kriminal,” and it’s the subject of new research published yesterday by ThreatDown, Malwarebytes’ enterprise-focused security brand. ThreatDown describes Kriminal in a blog post as “one of the newest...Read More
Expert provides ways to protect finances from cyber threats Cybercrime losses reached nearly $21 billion last year, prompting Kurt Knutsson to warn of increasingly sophisticated AI scams. He joins ‘Fox & Friends Weekend’ to break down the FBI data, highlighting that investment fraud alone cost victims $8.65 billion. Knutsson hosts a free live class to...Read More
The incident does not establish that the attack was fully autonomous. “The evidence points to a human-directed intrusion in which AI orchestrated delegated tactical work,” said Sanchit Vir Gogia, chief analyst at Greyhound Research. Faster attack cycles strain containment The speed demonstrated in the Unit 42 investigation puts pressure on security teams to reduce the...Read More
Tving is rolling out a relief insurance program that compensates customers affected by the cyber breach up to 3 million won (approximately $2,200) per person. Information security investment will be increased roughly fourfold by 2030 compared to the previous five years, and the security workforce will be tripled over the next five years. The company...Read More
That creates a powerful combination. The CSO provides the top-down, cross-functional influence. The CISO provides the technical depth and delivery capability. Neither role has to pretend to be the other, and together, they can create something that the current model often struggles to provide: Executive ownership of the business protection agenda combined with genuine technical...Read More
SAN FRANCISCO — OpenAI is rolling out a new “ChatGPT for Teens” experience that it says will provide additional safety protections for teen users. The move comes as the San Francisco-based company faces a string of lawsuits alleging that inappropriate conversations with ChatGPT contributed to the harm or deaths of young people. The experience will...Read More
