A landmark settlement involving Meta, the parent company of Facebook and Instagram, is raising important questions for parents across the country. The agreement includes billions in payments to states and new safeguards designed to better protect children and teens from potentially addictive platform features. Liz Repking, founder and president of Cyber Safety Consulting, joins us...Read More
EUGENE, Ore. — Eugene police are warning residents about in-person romance scams after an elderly man nearly gave $3,000 to a woman he recently met. According to the Eugene Police Department, the man was eating dinner alone at a local restaurant last week when a woman approached him and said she recognized him from a...Read More
The Alamance-Burlington School System is exploring AI technology to enhance school security by monitoring cameras for potential threats. No decision has been made. BURLINGTON, N.C. — The Alamance-Burlington School System is exploring whether artificial intelligence could help spot potential safety threats before someone has to go back and review security camera footage. ABSS board members...Read More
WAPPINGER – Dutchess County Legislator Rob Faust, a retired police officer, recently met with school officials to discuss safety protocols in the Wappingers Central School District (WCSD). The meeting took place ahead of the start of the 2026-2027 school year. The Wappingers Central School District is the eighth largest district in the state outside of...Read More
Samuel Corum/Bloomberg via Getty Images The US announced Wednesday a coordinated operation to dismantle Xinbi Guarantee, a Chinese-language criminal organization accused of processing more than $24 billion in illicit transactions. The Treasury Department characterized Xinbi Guarantee as a platform used by cybercriminals to operate a large online marketplace for fraud and money laundering, Anadolu agency...Read More
The ShinyHunters Playbook: Widespread Extortion without Encryption This edition of the Bitdefender Threat Debrief covers the latest developments in the ransomware threat landscape, including ShinyHunters’ recent activity, an update on Qilin’s ranking, and our Top 10 Groups. This release also covers Clop’s exploitation of different software, Medusa’s operational milestone, and more. As ransomware continues to...Read More
Veradigm just told federal regulators it happened again. On September 8, 2026, the Chicago-based health IT company filed a Form 8-K with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission disclosing that stolen vendor credentials had been used to reach into one of its patient-facing APIs and pull down personal data, including Social Security numbers in some...Read More
Paul Archuleta/FilmMagic/Getty Images A decade after Kirsten Storms and Brandon Barash went their separate ways, the relationship between the former couple is still a very contentious one. Amid their custody battle over their daughter Harper, Brandon has accused Kirsten of lying about her internet being hacked. But Kirsten’s not letting his claims go so easily,...Read More
Former Deadspin editor Timothy Burke (inset picture) from an undated social media image. (Graphic by The Desk) The U.S. Department of Justice is ending its attempt to have an appeals court reinstate criminal wiretapping charges against a former Deadspin video editor who stole proprietary videos from Fox News after trespassing into an online system. On...Read More
Check Point reported a rise in cyberattacks, phishing and ransomware in its August 2026 threat data, while warning that growing use of generative AI is increasing organisations’ risk of data leakage. Organisations faced an average of 2,422 weekly cyberattacks in August, up 4% from July and 22% from a year earlier. The figures suggest sustained...Read More
