Born in Bangladesh, Mahbub, an accountant, came to New Zealand in 2007. He worked for a recruitment company before setting up his own business, Talegeo, which later went into receivership. Sarah Spencer was in a business partnership with Shafkat Mahbub, who was sentenced to prison for secretly filming women having sex with him and then...Read More
(Photo Credit: Drazen Zigic/Shutterstock) Who: Meta agreed to a $17.1 billion settlement with California and 28 other states, approved by a federal judge following an advisory jury trial in Oakland. Why: The states accused Meta of hiding social media’s risks to teens and prioritizing profit over safety. Where: The Meta settlement was approved in California...Read More
It is not enough to get kids off their devices; governments need to give them somewhere to go By Catherine Thorbecke / Bloomberg Opinion Australia’s pathfinding efforts to keep children off social media are a closely watched experiment that more than two dozen countries are trying to imitate. The early data suggest it is not...Read More
North Korea-aligned threat actors have been using a new Linux toolkit in attacks targeting automotive and media organizations in South Korea, Rapid7 reports. Designed for long-term surveillance, the framework consists of a HAProxy instance called ‘ted backdoor’ and trojanized versions of tools such as ‘agetty’, ‘atd’, ‘crond’, ‘polkitd’, and ‘sshd’. The toolkit supports remote command...Read More
G7 urges governments and organizations to begin transitioning to quantum‑resistant encryption Warning highlights risk from future quantum computers able to break current standards like AES Guidance: inventory cryptographic assets, prioritize critical systems, and adopt phased PQC strategies The G7, a collection of some of the world’s most powerful economies, is urging organizations to adopt quantum-resistant...Read More
The alleged sex predator didn’t get far. Less than five hours after driving to Wyoming to pick up a 15-year-old Sundance girl, Dalton Renollet, 36, of Maricopa, Arizona, was arrested Aug. 31 during a traffic stop on Interstate 90 in South Dakota. He was taking her to Ohio to move in with one of his...Read More
When you buy through links on our articles, Future and its syndication partners may earn a commission. Rhysida ransomware group breached Berlin’s state government, stealing 1.44 million files weighing in at around 5.8TB Attackers demanded 30 BTC (~$2.3M); Berlin refused, leading to full leak online Leaked data reportedly includes water supply info, staff records, and...Read More
SECURITY Self-described white hats promise to return ‘most’ of the 4,000 BTC once the vulnerability is fixed Hackers have drained roughly $320 million in Bitcoin from the federation wallet backing the Liquid Network, while claiming to be the good guys. Liquid, a Bitcoin sidechain developed by Blockstream and used by exchanges and other financial institutions,...Read More
Electronic Healthcare Records , Fraud Management & Cybercrime , Governance & Risk Management Dr. Mark Yoffe on Aligning Clinical Recovery With Cybersecurity Response Marianne Kolbasuk McGee (HealthInfoSec) • September 7, 2026 Dr. Mark Yoffe, internist and certified information systems security professional Restoring hospital IT systems after a ransomware attack is only part of...Read More
Novocure Limited NVCR recently disclosed that it identified unauthorized access to certain information systems through a subsidiary in mid-August 2026. Following detection, the company activated its cybersecurity response plan, implemented containment measures and launched an internal investigation with support from independent cybersecurity forensic experts. Based on the investigation so far, the exposed information includes internal patient...Read More
