A Chinese threat actor has been attributed to a spear-phishing campaign that exploits recently patched security flaws in Google Chrome and Microsoft Windows to deliver a malicious JavaScript backdoor called GRIMWEDGE. Volexity, which is tracking the threat cluster under the moniker UTA0560, said the activity targeted multiple non-governmental organizations (NGOs) on September 1, 2026. “The...Read More
Shares of cybersecurity giant CrowdStrike (CRWD +13.85%) have gained over 100% so far in 2026. Despite those stellar gains, I think that this cybersecurity company could still turn a $1,000 investment made today into a position worth more than $4,400 over the next decade. Image source: Getty Images. Upside potential CrowdStrike’s annual recurring revenue (ARR)...Read More
Social media giant Meta on Tuesday said it will strengthen its efforts to combat child sexual abuse and from now on report child safety matters directly to the cybercrime portal managed by the Indian Cybercrime Coordination Centre (I4C). “Protecting children on our platforms is a priority for us and we’re committed to working with the...Read More
The European Commission is set to unveil an EU Kids Act proposal restricting minors’ access to platforms such as Instagram, TikTok and YouTube, alongside new safety requirements for online services including video games and AI chatbots. ADVERTISEMENT ADVERTISEMENT Minors under 15 would be barred from creating accounts on social media and video-sharing platforms without parental...Read More
What are we going to do about kids and social media? Lawsuit after lawsuit has accused the biggest social media platforms in the US of designing their products to be addictive and of endangering children. Meta recently settled one of those lawsuits, agreeing to pay up to $17.1bn in penalties and to limit how kids...Read More
Pakistan wicketkeeper-batter Mohammad Rizwan has sought answers over his summons by Pakistan’s National Cyber Crime Investigation Agency (NCCIA) in connection with alleged dressing-room leaks. Rizwan was removed from the Pakistan squad mid-way through the Test series in England and sent home. Pakistan’s Mohammad Rizwan watches his shot go to the boundary on day two of...Read More
“It was a third party scam,” said the attorney representing the claimants. A divided panel of arbitrators under the aegis of FINRA Dispute Resolutions Services on Thursday awarded a client of Charles Schwab & Co. Inc. close to $1.34 million in compensatory damages over a dispute centered on wire transfers from an elderly client’s account...Read More
Scams targeting senior citizens are nothing new. But Legal Aid Services of Oklahoma is warning seniors that scammers are getting better at what they do, and they don’t feel bad about it. Senior citizens are the most targeted demographic for scams, according to Legal Aid attorney Kevin McMahon. He warns that Craigslist and Facebook Marketplace...Read More
CENTER, Texas (KTRE) – Center ISD is rolling out weapon detection systems across multiple schools as the district aims to enhance existing safety measures. In a letter from the district, Center ISD Superintendent Jake Henson announced that multiple schools will implement OPENGATE Weapons Detection technology at F.L. Moffett Elementary (Sept. 15), Center Elementary (Sept. 16)...Read More
The Haryana Human Rights Commission has taken suo motu cognisance of the death of a 16-year-old Class XI student of a private school on Dabua-Ghazipur Road in Faridabad and sought detailed factual and action-taken reports from the concerned authorities. The commission’s intervention is primarily an inquiry and fact-finding exercise and should not be construed as...Read More
