Gypsy Rose Blanchard said her fiancé Ken Urker died from an overdose and has hinted that cyberbullying might have contributed to his death. Urker died Thursday on his 34th birthday in his bed at his home in Raceland, Louisiana. Blanchard told People on Friday she doesn’t know whether his death was intentional or not but...Read More
In the wake of two verdicts against social media companies, researchers discuss what a safer social media for kids and teens could be. Are we anywhere near there yet? Transcript SCOTT DETROW, HOST: Yesterday, a California jury held Google and Meta liable for causing the depression and anxiety of a woman who used social media...Read More
Editorials A coordinated cyberattack wave hit Korean financial institutions, underscoring the need to secure externally connected systems against AI-driven threats. ATMs operated by several banks stand in Seoul on Oct. 4. Financial institutions are on heightened alert after AI-powered cyberattacks targeted several major commercial banks and leaked customer information.YONHAP A wave of cyberattacks believed to...Read More
PALM COAST, Fla. – A 16-year-old Palm Coast girl is facing felony charges after the Flagler County Sheriff’s Office said she repeatedly abused a school safety reporting app to trigger swatting incidents at multiple schools and her own home. Lilyana Blanco was arrested on Sept. 16 following an extensive investigation into a series of false...Read More
October 1, 2026 1:57 PM, EDT Todd Florence, CIO at Estes Express; Erica Brigance, vice president of technology enablement at ArcBest; and Joe Ohr, chief operating officer at NMFTA. (Connor D. Wolf/Transport Topics) Key Takeaways: NMFTA officials opened the Sept. 29-Oct. 1 cybersecurity conference in Long Beach, Calif., warning cyber risks now affect operations, safety,...Read More
A ransomware group has put a dual-listed insurer on notice, and the insurer is pushing back on the word “confirmed.” On October 3, 2026, Insurance Business reported that Tower Limited, the New Zealand insurer known as Tower Insurance, is investigating a claim from a cyber-extortion group that says it stole company data. Tower told Stuff...Read More
SEOUL — South Korean President Lee Jae Myung on Sunday ordered a thorough investigation into a series of hacking attacks targeting major banks and other financial institutions that resulted in customer data leaks. The recent attacks have targeted financial institutions including Hana Bank, KB Kookmin Bank and Shinhan Bank, compromising customer information, according to Yonhap...Read More
The company’s Series B round, announced Thursday (Oct. 1), values Aramdin at more than $2.5 billion and will help it scale its agentic security platform, research, training and go-to-market efforts. “Seven months after emerging from stealth, Armadin is running agentic attack campaigns in production for Fortune 500 enterprises and government customers,” the company said in a news...Read More
Security teams are seeing more attacker activity from infrastructure that looks ordinary at first glance, including residential internet access, mobile services, cloud servers, and VPN services. With legitimate and malicious traffic moving through the same environments, it’s becoming harder for teams to build detection models around the long-held assumption that risky activity comes from easy-to-identify...Read More
Gypsy Rose Blanchard urged her followers to sign an online harassment petition to honor her fiancé, Ken Urker, after his tragic death. “In honor of Ken, I am asking for your support for Kenan’s Law. 🤍,” she captioned an Instagram post Sunday. “Before his passing, Ken experienced an overwhelming amount of online scrutiny and what...Read More
