Mercury Security has published research showing a widening cybersecurity gap in physical access control controller infrastructure. The survey also found that more organisations now view controllers as important to long-term access control strategy. Based on responses from 561 physical security and cybersecurity professionals worldwide, the findings point to growing pressure on controller systems from cybersecurity...Read More
Australia’s online safety regulator has identified “significant gaps” in the way popular gaming platforms protect children online. In a new report, the regulator found inconsistent approaches to child safety measures on Steam, Roblox, Fortnite and Minecraft, as research shows that nine out of 10 Australian children aged 8 to 17 have played online games, BBC...Read More
Gypsy Rose Blanchard said her former fiancé, Ken Urker, the father of her young daughter, was subjected to “relentless cyberbullying” in the months before he was found dead. Urker sadly died on Thursday, October 1, in a Louisiana home on what would have been his 34th birthday. In a statement, Blanchard described Urker as a...Read More
Scientists Warn: Teens Who Watch Beauty Tutorials Use Up to 40% More Products Loaded With Hormone-Disrupting Chemicals You probably don’t think twice when your teenager locks the bathroom door for an hour, emerging with dewy skin, perfectly styled hair, and a cloud of fragrance trailing behind them. It feels harmless – maybe even endearing. They’re...Read More
This story was originally published on Social Media Today. To receive daily news and insights, subscribe to our free daily Social Media Today newsletter. Pew Research published a new study that provides insights into global opinions about social media and its impacts. The research found that a rising number of people now believe that social...Read More
Armadin raised $255.5M in a Series B co-led by a16z and Accel. The round values the Mandiant founder’s startup at more than $2.5B. Armadin’s $445M total tops Horizon3’s $428.5M and XBOW’s $270M-plus. On August 3, Armadin said it had sent 26,000 AI agents to attack a live institution’s network for three days, with the institution’s...Read More
Approximately $1.1 million of the nearly $388 million stolen from crypto exchange Bitget in last week’s cyberattack has been frozen, as the platform continues efforts to trace and recover the assets. Frozen assets had not necessarily been returned to the exchange, CEO Gracy Chen told CNBC in an email interview. She did not disclose how...Read More
Thursday 01st October, 2026 09:15 PM| By Zipporah Ngwatu
Albert Komen appears before the Milimani Principal Magistrate Theresa Nyangena on Thursday, October 1, 2026. PHOTO/Zipporah Ngwatu
A Milimani Court has cancelled a bond granted to Albert Komen Kipkechem, alias Jonathan Kiptum Barmasai, who was charged with computer misuse and cybercrime and...Read More
A Chubb Ltd. unit and Congruity 360 LLC are working to finalize a settlement and requested a federal court stay an insurance coverage case over a ransomware attack against policyholder CoWorx Staffing Services. Ace American Insurance Co., Congruity, Trustwave Holdings Inc., and third-party defendant CoWorx reached an agreement in principle on the material terms of...Read More
Police in Europe allege that a 16-year-old is the leader of a ransomware group called KillSec, which tried to extort hundreds of businesses and organizations. Europol says the investigation also led to the shutdown of the KillSec site on the dark web, which has since been replaced with a seizure notice. “The alleged administrator and...Read More
