Meta is challenging California’s new restrictions on children’s social media. The Facebook and Instagram owner has joined Google and TikTok in filing separate lawsuits seeking to block a law targeting features that could encourage compulsive use among users younger than 16. The legal challenge comes months after Meta agreed in August to pay up to...Read More
Meta, Google and TikTok each filed separate federal lawsuits against California on Wednesday, seeking to block a new law that would bar social media platforms from offering “addictive features” to users under 16. The New York Post reports that the three companies sued California Attorney General Rob Bonta over Assembly Bill 1709, which Governor Gavin...Read More
The lawsuit is the latest legal challenge over California’s social media restrictions. Technology companies Google, Meta and Tik Tok sued the state of California on Wednesday to block a new law that restricts companies from targeting children younger than 16 with “addictive” social media content that can keep them scrolling for hours. Assembly Bill 1709,...Read More
The volume of digital data within businesses is exploding, and digital evidence is now central to how enterprise organisations are reviewing fraud and misconduct cases. With remote working and the introduction of AI into business processes, enterprises now carry 4.31 times as many critical vulnerabilities as before AI-powered software development, while applications are built almost...Read More
A Saskatoon man has been extradited to the United States to stand trial on hacking charges.Ryan James Roach, a 35-year-old Saskatoon man, is accused of hacking into multiple supercomputers at educational institutions across the U.S. to install malware — hijacking the processing power from their heavy-duty hardware to mine an obscure cryptocurrency called Electroneum.Roach was...Read More
Cybastion and Cisco have launched a cybersecurity centre in Abidjan, Côte d’Ivoire, to strengthen cyber defence capabilities and expand digital skills training across West and Central Africa. The Cisco Cybersecurity Center at Cybastion will combine cybersecurity operations, technology demonstrations and professional training. Managed and operated by Cybastion, the facility follows a partnership involving Cisco, Cybastion...Read More
The Department of Education (DepEd) will roll out a nationwide assessment framework to evaluate school safety beyond physical security, covering disaster preparedness, child protection, health services, and psychosocial support.Education Secretary Sonny Angara said the Safe School Environment Audit (SSEA) would give schools a unified system to identify safety gaps and determine the interventions needed to...Read More
RENTON, Wash. — Authorities are warning Washingtonians to be vigilant for large-scale fraud cases tied to gold bar schemes.Law enforcement officials from the King County Sheriff’s Office (KCSO), King County Prosecuting Attorney’s Office, FBI Seattle, and the U.S. Attorney’s Office spoke to reporters Thursday about rising fraud losses this year.According to the National Senior Fraud...Read More
Senior citizens aged between 53 and 89 have emerged as the primary targets. Elderly victims in the 70–89 age group proved particularly vulnerable, with some individuals above 80 years old losing between ₹3 crore and ₹4 crore to these scams Chandigarh: Cyber criminals duped Chandigarh residents of around ₹8 crore through ‘digital arrest’ scams in...Read More
