By Helaina Dahl. Three major social media companies are suing California over a bill intended to protect children. Gov. Gavin Newsom signed Assembly Bill 1709 in September, to shield underage kids from the “psychologically exploitative features” of social media. This includes giving children under the age of 16 personalized recommendations and autoplay features.Google, Meta and...Read More

WICHITA, Kan. (KWCH) – A convicted sex offender faces over a decade in prison for possessing child pornography. The U.S. Attorney’s Office confirmed that a federal court judge sentenced 63-year-old James Yohn to 180 months (15 years) in prison after Yohn pleaded guilty to one count of possessing child sexual abuse material (CSAM). The case...Read More

KUALA LUMPUR: Courts will be empowered to issue property restriction orders to prevent proceeds from cybercrime activities from being disbursed, even before suspects are formally charged, says Datuk Seri Dr Ahmad Zahid Hamidi (pic).The Deputy Prime Minister said the provision was among the measures introduced under the Cybercrime Bill 2026 to strengthen enforcement against online...Read More

So it was all some kind of hoax. Or maybe more of a cautionary tale. The supposed hack of an Uzbek government database that threatened to compromise the personal data of up to 27mn individuals in Uzbekistan was not a hack at all, according to the purported perpetrators, calling themselves the Butterfly collective. It was an exercise...Read More

As unauthorized airline mileage usage incidents occur, the importance of checking accumulation history and strengthening account security is growing. [Reuters] Airline mileage hacking is on the rise, leaving travelers vulnerable as cybercriminals target frequent flyer accounts and reward points. Even travel professionals are falling victim to these sophisticated digital thefts. According to recent reports from...Read More

In a new security report, Telenor takes the temperature of the threat landscape in Denmark, Norway, Sweden and Finland and points to the challenges that come with society’s total dependence on digital infrastructure. The report brings together assessments from Nordic security authorities, insights from Telenor’s own security experts and a survey of Nordic...Read More

JOSEPH GABRIEL LAGONSIN News Editor Rubrik has launched Rubrik-Hosted Protection for On-Premise Unstructured Data, a hosted service for enterprise-scale network-attached storage data. Built on its NAS Cloud Direct offering, the service is designed to let customers back up and restore on-premise unstructured data without buying or managing their own backup storage hardware. Rubrik is targeting...Read More

Artificial intelligence is everywhere now. It has become part of most Americans’ work and personal lives at an unprecedented pace, popping up in our inboxes and social media apps even when we haven’t opted into a chatbot ourselves. Examples of the harm have rolled in, from staggering numbers of deepfake nudes being created of children...Read More

The Queens Public Library in New York City said a ransomware gang has encrypted its systems and shut down many of its digital services.  The library system, which has 66 branches serving the borough’s 2.3 million residents, published multiple alerts on Wednesday confirming that the disruption was caused by a ransomware attack.  In a statement...Read More

LONDON (TNND) — British comedian and actor Russell Brand was convicted Thursday of rape and sexual assault in a case involving allegations dating back more than 20 years.Brand, 51, was convicted of one count of rape and three counts of sexual assault involving four women, according to The Associated Press. He was acquitted of two...Read More