European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen on Wednesday announced plans to introduce strict age limits for social media use across the European Union, unveiling a proposed “Kids Act” that would ban platforms for children under 13 and require parental supervision for teenagers. Age tiers and ‘mini accounts’ Addressing the European Parliament in Brussels, von...Read More
CenterPoint Energy disclosed that an unauthorized third party got into customer data through one of its external systems, after online claims by a hacker that millions of records had been stolen from the company. CenterPoint Energy is a Houston-based public utility company that provides electricity and natural gas services. It serves about 7 million customers...Read More
Ontinue helps customers across Europe and the US detect and respond to cyber threats in Microsoft environments through 24/7 managed security operations via its Managed Extended Detection & Response platform (“MXDR”) powered by agentic AI and automation EQT supported Ontinue’s transformation through its carve-out into a standalone business, leadership strengthening,...Read More
Meta has agreed to report cases related to child sexual abuse to appropriate law enforcement agencies, Meta told Fortune India, as the Centre stepped up pressure on social media platforms to take greater responsibility for children’s safety online. “Protecting children on our platforms is a priority for us and we’re committed to working with the...Read More
INDIA TOP STORIES Published: September 16, 2026 – TIE Staff Our Bureau New Delhi Meta will now report child safety-related matters directly to the cybercrime portal managed by the Indian Cybercrime Coordination Centre (I4C), the company said on Tuesday, in a move aimed at strengthening coordination with Indian law enforcement agencies. “Protecting children on our...Read More
Andre Walton guilty of historic sexual abuse against children Author: Charlotte BarberPublished 1 hour ago Andre Walton, 63, from Southampton, has been sentenced to 11 years in prison for historic sexual offences against a child following a conviction at Hull Crown Court. Walton faced charges for multiple counts of indecent assault, stemming from offences committed...Read More
An enterprise network fell in under ten hours on September 2, 2026, and almost nobody touched a keyboard to do it. Researchers at Palo Alto Networks’ Unit 42 spent weeks picking apart the intrusion afterward and concluded that AI agents, not a human operator, carried out nearly every step of the attack chain: reconnaissance, credential...Read More
A man is facing multiple charges after he allegedly sextorted two Oakland County teens on social media. Anthony Lamont Fowlkes, a 40-year-old Massachusetts man, is facing federal charges of sexual exploitation of a child and attempt, distribution and receipt of child pornography and attempt, possession of child pornography, transfer of obscene matter to a minor...Read More
Part of tough new laws to protect children from the worst of the internet 10:19, 16 Sep 2026Updated 10:37, 16 Sep 2026 The European Union is moving to severely curtail or even stop the use of social media by teenagers up to the age of 18. Under tough new laws set out by the EU...Read More
Texas Utility CenterPoint Energy Confirms Data Breach After Hacker Claims 7.49M Records Stolen Pierluigi Paganini September 16, 2026 CenterPoint Energy confirmed a customer data breach after a hacker claimed to leak 7.49M records, including personal and billing information. CenterPoint Energy admitted on Monday that an intruder stole personal information belonging to some of its customers....Read More
