Telecom networks have become one of the most vital pieces of infrastructure in the modern economy. They carry not only calls and messages, but the financial transactions, government services, and industrial systems that entire economies now rely on. That centrality makes them an attractive target, and the nature of the threat is evolving quickly. Attackers...Read More
No, CNN’s Dr. Sanjay Gupta, actor Steve Martin, and tech guru Bill Gates are not selling a manuka honey supplement to cure Alzheimer’s. Yet seniors across the country who have come across AI scams and “deepfake” videos featuring the celebrities’ likenesses have shelled out cash for the snake oil the videos promote. In turn, scammers...Read More
Seniors across the country are falling for online scams that use AI technology to part them from their money. While states such as Wisconsin are doing their best to protect vulnerable populations, tech experts say social media platforms like Facebook play a significant role in perpetuating these AI scams. “Whoever is behind the scam, whether...Read More
New episodes of State of Texas are on KXAN or the KXAN+ app every Sunday at 8:30 a.m. Don’t want to wait? Scroll down to continue watching this week’s segments now. AUSTIN (Nexstar) – Meta, the social media giant, will pay $1 billion and implement new child safety regulations on its platforms as part of a settlement...Read More
ATLANTA, Ga. (WRDW/WAGT) – Georgia’s candidates for governor took different paths on the campaign trail Wednesday, highlighting stark policy divides and trading sharp personal attacks as they toured metro Atlanta. Republican nominee Rick Jackson stood at the State Capitol to pitch a zero-tolerance crackdown on human trafficking and online predators. Meanwhile, Democratic nominee Keisha Lance...Read More
Of the child safety measures agreed to in Meta’s landmark legal settlement, no category contains more detailed requirements than its commitments on age assurance — and for good reason. No matter how well the protections work, they are of little use if Meta can’t tell which users are kids. Determining which accounts belong to children...Read More
My initial response to the recent Meta settlement was relief that kids were finally being protected from intentional harms from corporate America, but a deeper investigation and a bit of reflection suggest that it’s too soon to relax. Meta stock prices actually rose on the news of the $17.1 billion price tag, to be paid...Read More
BULACAN, Philippines: As an alarm warning of an active shooter threat blared through a Philippine public school on Thursday (Sept 3), students and teachers moved swiftly into action. Some students helped lock and stack chairs against classroom doors, while others drew curtains, switched off lights, and crouched under desks as teachers instructed them to stay...Read More
(Hong Kong SAR, China, August 26, 2026) — A new AI-powered portal designed to detect illegal wildlife trade online has been unveiled, giving conservation and law enforcement professionals a powerful tool in the fight against wildlife cybercrime. IFAW officially unveiled the AI Guardian of Endangered Species Portal today at the AI for Nature: How AI...Read More
Irony, thy name is hacking.
BreachForums, an infamous forum used by hackers to distribute leaked and stolen data, recently suffered a data breach of its own, resulting in the compromise of almost 324,000 accounts. According to Bleeping Computer, an archive containing an SQL file, a text file, and a PGP key file popped up on...Read More
