Frontier artificial intelligence (AI) model governance has arrived on Capitol Hill. Reps. Ted Lieu (D-Calif.) and Nathaniel Moran’s (R-Texas) AI Kill Switch Act would empower the secretary of the Department of Homeland Security to slow or halt frontier models. Sen. John Kennedy (R-La.) introduced a different “kill switch” bill, placing such power in the hands...Read More
White T-shirts turn children’s stories into a quiet but powerful invitation to notice what adults may overlook every day. An exhibition titled “Recognize. Respond.”, dedicated to children’s safety and preventing violence, has opened at Ukrainian House in Ternopil. It was created by the Center for Child Dignity at the Ukrainian Catholic University. As reported by...Read More
What This Story Is About A woman who ran a dance team for middle schoolers and reportedly exposed children to a pedophile was sentenced to more than a decade in prison. Why It Matters The woman knew her husband and then ex-husband had a history of sexual abuse when she invited the preteens to stay...Read More
Published On : 2026-10-02 Ransomware In Focus CYFIRMA Research and Advisory Team would like to highlight ransomware trends and insights gathered while monitoring various forums. This includes multiple industries, geographies, and technologies that could be relevant to your organization. Type: RansomwareTarget Technologies: Windows OS Introduction: CYFIRMA Research and Advisory Team has found Ried Ransomware while...Read More
Published On : 2026-10-02 Ransomware In Focus CYFIRMA Research and Advisory Team would like to highlight ransomware trends and insights gathered while monitoring various forums. This includes multiple industries, geographies, and technologies that could be relevant to your organization. Type: RansomwareTarget Technologies: Windows OS Introduction: CYFIRMA Research and Advisory Team has found Ried Ransomware while...Read More
OpenAI told Thomson Reuters it was “aware of reports of OpenAI models attempting to access publicly available information from Canadian government websites.” A spokesperson said the company had briefed Canadian officials. Routine research tasks led to aggressive tactics Transluce reported that on June 17, 2026, agents sent more than 200,000 requests to the U.S. Department...Read More
Technology investigative journalist and author Geoff White explores the growing sophistication of cyber criminals, from unlikely alliances between organised crime and nation states to the rise of cross-border money-laundering networks and AI-enabled attacks, and why good cyber hygiene is vital.
Hushpuppi, an Instagram influencer with around 2.8m followers, spent his life...Read More
Fred Gildred (Courtesy photo) United Midcoast Charities will host a practical cybersecurity workshop from 9-10:30 a.m. on Wednesday, Oct. 14, at 87 Elm St. in Camden. The workshop is being offered as part of Cybersecurity Awareness Month. “Cybersecurity isn’t just an IT issue,” said United Midcoast Charities Office Administrator Rebecca Leonard. “The risks are real,...Read More
BRASÍLIA — A Brazilian judge on Wednesday ordered the messaging platform Discord to do more to protect underage users after detecting shortfalls that allegedly led to the suicide of a 13-year-old girl. South America’s largest nation is one of the most active online regulators on the planet and sued Discord last month for nearly $100...Read More
The first trailer for Mike Flanagan’s “Carrie” has finally arrived. The eight-episode series will premiere on Prime Video on Oct. 7. The trailer starts with Carrie (Summer H. Howell) walking into a classroom for the first time after being homeschooled all her life. Immediately she’s met with sneers and sarcastic remarks from her classmates as...Read More
