Curt Springstead remembers the day in 2014 when he went to his mailbox and found about 25 letters congratulating him on opening new bank accounts — only he wasn’t the one who did it. Someone had stolen his identity and used it to open numerous accounts. Springstead spent the next three years battling banks for...Read More
A measure that would have required parental consent for kids under 16 to use social media was deferred indefinitely Wednesday. Similar laws in other states have been held up in court. Kalaʻe Kong often looks down the hallway at St. Louis School and notices his fellow students staring down at their phone screens. “I just...Read More
AI security launches reshape the Check Point investment story Check Point Software Technologies (NasdaqGS:CHKP) has introduced its AI Defense Plane and AI Factory Security Architecture Blueprint, two offerings aimed at securing enterprise AI systems and private AI data centers as adoption and regulatory demands increase. For you as an investor, these moves highlight how Check...Read More
BitcoinWorldDrift Hack Fallout: 20 Protocols Now Devastated by $285 Million Security Breach The devastating Drift hack continues to expand its reach across the Solana ecosystem, with the number of affected protocols now reaching 20 according to comprehensive data analysis. This significant security breach, initially reported with 11 victims, has nearly doubled in scope, revealing deeper...Read More
The average cost of a data breach to companies was $4.45 million in 2023, according to IBM’s Cost of a Data Breach Report. Read that number again. For most businesses, that’s not just a financial hit; it’s potentially a company-ending one. Customer records, financial data, and internal IT communications reside in systems that attackers constantly...Read More
Federal safety standards for water bead toys took effect this week, aimed at protecting children from a product blamed for thousands of injuries and at least one death. The Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) regulations target the small, colorful polymer pellets that expand dramatically when soaked in water. Between 2017 and 2022, an estimated 6,300...Read More
PeopleImages/Getty Get your news from a source that’s not owned and controlled by oligarchs. Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily. Until now, sexting has been somewhat of a vague phenomenon, without much concrete data on how common it actually is in teen life. Experts have tried to pin down how many and how often teens...Read More
Fraudsters running cyberscam operations in Cambodia could face life in prison after the Senate approved a new law on Friday targeting criminals involved in the multi-billion-dollar illicit industry. The Southeast Asian nation has emerged as a hotspot for crime syndicates running fake romantic relationship and cryptocurrency investment schemes in which scammers — some willing, others...Read More
If you’ve received a data breach notice from a company, you’re definitely not alone. According to a survey from US News, nearly half (44%) of respondents reported being notified multiple times about different breaches involving their personal data. So if you’ve felt like there seems to be another data breach at a familiar company every...Read More
San Antonio’s urgent plan aims to shield seniors from soaring holiday scams by enhancing protections and education. SAN ANTONIO — A San Antonio council member is pushing a plan to stop scammers from targeting seniors. This comes in the middle of the holiday season, with online shopping and donations at an all-time high — but...Read More
