Necva Taştan Sevinç 02 October 2026•Update: 02 October 2026 OpenAI’s artificial intelligence (AI) agents obscured hacking activity targeting government websites, according to findings by digital forensics firm Asymmetric Security on Thursday. The investigation found that the agents pulled data from 55 websites belonging to government agencies, businesses and nonprofits including the US Centers for Disease...Read More
The Trump administration has provided Louisiana’s attorney general with a $1 million grant to support victims of cybercrime, the U.S. Department of Justice announced Tuesday. The money will be used in “a statewide effort to identify, serve and empower victims of technology-facilitated abuse, including image-based sexual abuse, non-consensual dissemination of intimate images and sextortion,” according...Read More
Ransomware gangs spent 2026 doubling down on a strategy that insurers and researchers have warned about for years: steal the data first, encrypt it second, and squeeze victims from both directions. A headline circulating Thursday from Security Boulevard put a number on just how fast that shift has moved, reporting that ransomware-linked data theft “surged...Read More
VICKSBURG, Miss. (WLBT) – The City of Vicksburg was the subject of a ransomware cyberattack Thursday, according to Vicksburg Mayor Willis Thompson. The incident resulted in the temporary shutdown of the City’s computer systems. However, services including 911, police departments and fire departments were unaffected by the cyberattack. Though there may be delays for anyone...Read More
SALT LAKE CITY — Passwords have protected our online lives for decades. But cybersecurity experts say they are on their way out. We have been told for years to make passwords stronger and we, largely, have not listened. A new analysis from the Alan Boswell Group looked at data from Have I Been Pwned to...Read More
Australia’s online safety regulator has found “significant gaps” in how popular gaming platforms protect children online. In a new report it found inconsistent approaches in how Steam, Roblox, Fortnite and Minecraft implement child safety measures as research shows nine out of 10 children aged 8 to 17 in Australia have played online games. “Australian children...Read More
CHICAGO (WLS) — Families are speaking out about what they describe as chronic bullying in Chicago-area schools, saying their children were not adequately protected and, in some cases, were forced to change schools while the alleged bullies faced little accountability. The families shared their concerns with the ABC7 I-Team, arguing that more needs to be...Read More
CHICAGO (WLS) — Families are speaking out about what they describe as chronic bullying in Chicago-area schools, saying their children were not adequately protected and, in some cases, were forced to change schools while the alleged bullies faced little accountability. The families shared their concerns with the ABC7 I-Team, arguing that more needs to be...Read More
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BAKERSFIELD, Calif. (KERO) — California has enacted what experts call the nation’s strongest law protecting children from social media addiction. Gov. Gavin Newsom signed Assembly Bill 1709; a bipartisan measure authored by Assemblymember Josh Lowenthal; that strips platforms of autoplay and algorithmically personalized feeds for users under 16. For one Bakersfield family, the dangers of...Read More
