Apple’s new suite of powerful, intuitive, and easy-to-use tools helps parents create safer digital experiences for their kids and is now available with the latest software updates to iOS 27, iPadOS 27, and macOS 27. These updates give parents more flexibility to manage the content their children see, who they can communicate with, and when...Read More
Instagram allegedly made hats for its employees with the phrase “attorney-client privilege” – an “utterly sick” joke about using legal loopholes to conceal explosive legal documents about kids social media addiction, according to critics. A photo of the company’s “swag” hats – baseball caps that displayed the legal lingo “a/c priv,” shorthand for “attorney-client privilege”...Read More
Ransomware campaigns are evolving as attackers use encryption to obscure their activities. Defensive improvements have pushed adversaries to adopt advanced theft and concealment methods. Understanding these changes is essential for protecting assets and detecting malicious tactics before data loss occurs. For background, see our recent coverage. Evolution of ransomware techniques and extortion models Encrypted data...Read More
A Cornell student’s lawsuit has sparked feminist outrage and raised urgent questions about why survivors so often need public pressure to make institutions act. A Cornell University student on campus Nov. 3, 2023, in Ithaca, N.Y. (Matt Burkhartt / Getty Images) Content warning: This piece includes graphic discussions of gang rape, as well as spoilers...Read More
Business cybercrime surged in 2025, with reported incidents rising 18% and losses reaching more than $3.5 billion. But the concentration of reported cybercrime varies considerably from state to state. A new analysis from Opstream examined the newest FBI Internet Crime Complaint Center data to identify where businesses have the highest rates of reported cybercrime. Researchers...Read More
A cyberattack against a business can reach well beyond the company that was initially targeted. A fraudulent payment can divert hundreds of thousands of dollars, ransomware can bring operations to a halt, and a data breach can expose information belonging to customers, employees, or business partners. The effects can also ripple through supply chains and...Read More
Ransomware gangs continue to prey on mortgage lenders as a criminal group is taking credit for yet another hack at a large lender this month. Processing Content The group known as BrainCipher says it exfiltrated over 10,300 documents from Gold Star Mortgage, according to screenshots of the group’s post shared by cybersecurity blogs. The alleged...Read More
Social media app TikTok will now have to pay millions of dollars to the state of Alabama. This settlement comes after the state sued TikTok’s parent company, alleging harms to young users. The lawsuit was set to go to trial this week before reaching a settlement last Friday. Alabama will receive a minimum of $100...Read More
Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese last Friday accused OpenAI’s agents of hacking into the country’s universal health insurance system, marking the first known instance of rogue AI agents breaching a government website. The incident was just the latest in a string of agent hacks, hijacks, or perusals that seem to have spiraled beyond the labs’...Read More
ADA, Okla. (KXII) – How do you prepare for tragedy before it ever happens? On April 7, a former student walked into Pauls Valley High School with a gun. He fired multiple shots before he was tackled by Principal Kirk Moore and Assistant Principal Chad Chronister. On Thursday evening, the Department of Education at East...Read More
