A December iPhone update gives parents a new tool to protect children online. Parents who have their kids on a family sharing plan can turn on the “communication safety” feature in iOS 15.2. When the function is turned on, explicit photos sent to the child are blurred. “[The child is] presented with helpful resources, and...Read More
The attacker crafts a malicious serialized payload designed to abuse the deserialization routine, a technique commonly used to trigger arbitrary object instantiation or method invocation on a server. The payload is sent via an HTTP request directly to a Server Function endpoint; no authentication is required. The server deserializes the malicious payload, resulting in arbitrary code execution in the server-side Node.js process. The initial React...Read More
Equal parts eye-opening backgrounder, cautionary chronicle and impassioned plea for the defense, “Deep Web” begins as an illuminating overview of the Internet’s non-indexed digital substratum, then narrows its focus to recount the arrest, prosecution and conviction of Ross Ulbricht, alleged originator and supervisor of the notorious Silk Road online bazaar. Even after touring several fests...Read More
Key Takeaways Older adults can be targets of health care fraud due to trust in authority figures, lack of digital literacy and social isolation. To avoid being the victim of a health care scam, be a skeptic and verify links and requests directly. Never click on links, reply to suspicious texts or emails or share...Read More
SALT LAKE CITY – A repeat sex offender who was getting another chance at freedom is back behind bars after a civilian predator hunter group confronted him inside a halfway house in Salt Lake City. Predator Poachers, the group run by Alex Rosen, baits online predators using “decoy accounts” set up to look like online...Read More
Earlier this week, Microsoft expanded its Copilot capabilities with new features designed to provide a persistent AI co-worker across enterprise workflows. These features combine multiple AI models and operate continuously inside the tools that employees already use. At the same time, Google has continued rolling out AI functionality inside its Chrome product that can interpret...Read More
Some UC Riverside students have reported that their financial aid accounts were hacked and that money intended for spring quarter classes has disappeared. The university is aware of a phishing scam that has “resulted in students granting account access to bad actors,” UCR spokesperson John Warren said in a Friday, April 3, email. UC Riverside...Read More
MOSCOW ― Operations across the Gritman Medical Center System are coming back online following a cybersecurity incident and systems outage this week that forced the closure of several offices and clinics across the organization. The incident is still being investigated, and an outside forensic investigation will be completed to determine exactly what happened. All preliminary investigations...Read More
House Energy and Commerce Subcommittee on Commerce, Manufacturing, and Trade Chair Gus Bilirakis (R-FL) led a hearing on Tuesday, December 2, 2025, titled “Legislative Solutions to Protect Children and Teens Online.” Source The once-surging alliance of federal lawmakers pushing to bolster protections for children online in the United States is splintering. The House Energy and...Read More
After Justin Folley – a now-former teacher at Moffat County High School in northwest Colorado – was found not guilty of sexting with a student, we learned of a gap in Colorado law. Turns out that an adult sexting a kid who is 15, 16 or 17-years-old is legal. When an adult teacher has a...Read More
