Sen. Joseph Victor “JV” Ejercito – Senate Public Relations and Information Bureau MANILA, Philippines — Senate Deputy Majority Leader JV Ejercito has filed a bill seeking to address the growing wave of cyberbullying, fake news, and online defamation in the country, especially against vulnerable users such as the youth. He particularly referred to it as...Read More
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A series of unusual posts appearing on McDonald’s India’s official X account has sparked a debate online after a person claiming to be an intern alleged that their stipend had remained unpaid for months. The posts, which have since been deleted, identified a supervisor named Amit Joshi and claimed that the intern had not received...Read More
It took six days for Colonial Pipeline Co.’s 5,500-plus miles of connected refined petroleum supply infrastructure from Houston to New York City, to come back on line after a May 7, 2021 ransomware cyberattack forced the company to shut down operations and pay $4.4 million for restoration. The Wall Street Journal reported that a criminal...Read More
Zscaler (ZS) stock fell Friday after the cybersecurity firm reported fiscal fourth-quarter earnings and revenue that topped estimates while its fiscal 2027 outlook for a key financial metric underwhelmed. Reported after the market close on Thursday, Zscaler earnings rose 22% to $1.19 per share on an adjusted basis. Revenue climbed 25% to $898.2 million, the...Read More
Bullying composite image from INQUIRER files. MANILA, Philippines — Bullying among Filipino children is no longer discussed only within classrooms and school corridors. Child rights advocates said recent incidents — including stories shared publicly by actor and Quezon City Councilor Alfred Vargas and actress Yasmien Kurdi — have reopened a difficult national conversation: Bullying can...Read More
New regulations from China’s Cyberspace Administration (CAC) governing content creators across multiple platforms take effect today, prohibiting 11 specific online activities the regulator says are used to spread rumors and incite public division. The “Provisions on the Management of Multichannel Distribution Services for Internet Information Content” were issued by the CAC and four other...Read More
Pinterest published internal research on September 1, 2026 showing that teenagers use the platform in ways that diverge sharply from how they use other social media, with the company citing re-Pin rates 64% higher than other age groups and search activity up 44%, alongside comments switched off by default for every teen account. In short...Read More
The engineering team at software company Figma recently documented how they built AI agents to help their security team investigate alerts, search past incidents, check company systems, and even prepare code fixes. The agents learn from previous investigations, reducing repetitive work and helping engineers resolve complex alerts about 70% faster, while human review and strict...Read More
Haryana Police have become the latest to join the bandwagon of state police forces using Artificial Intelligence (AI). On August 31, they announced setting up an AI Task Force headed by an Indian Police Service level officer. One of their main focus would be on cybercrime as it involves vast and complex data like transactions,...Read More
