GNB takes cybersecurity seriously | My County Link | #hacking | #cybersecurity | #infosec | #comptia | #pentest | #ransomware

GREENVILLE – Scammers are becoming more creative every day, using fraudulent emails, text messages, phone calls, and impersonation schemes to try to gain access to personal and financial information. That’s why Cybersecurity Awareness Month is a great reminder to stay vigilant and take simple steps to protect yourself and your accounts. At GNB, protecting your […]

Florida social media ban survives key First Amendment challenge | #childpredator | #onlinepredator | #sextrafficing

Oct. 15, 2026Updated Oct. 16, 2026, 11:58 a.m. ETA federal appeals court upheld a Florida law that bars children under 14 from having social media accounts.The law also requires parental permission for 14- and 15-year-olds to create social media accounts.Tech industry groups challenged the law, arguing it violates First Amendment rights, but the court ruled […]

What to know about the cyberattack that targeted supermarket refrigeration systems in France | #hacking | #cybersecurity | #infosec | #comptia | #pentest | #hacker

Supermarket staffers were confronted by pools of water beneath freezers and spoiled produce earlier this week after hackers took control of refrigerators in hundreds of grocery stores across France. Around 700 food retailers were impacted by the nationwide cyberattack, in which hackers remotely connected to refrigeration equipment, switched on defrost cycles that led to the […]

Vallejo school safety employee arrested in connection with assault | #schoolsaftey #kids #parents #children

One person was injured Friday at a high school in Vallejo after a district employee entered campus without authorization and assaulted another individual, according to the Vallejo City Unified School District. In an email sent to VCUSD families, the school district said a site safety employee entered Jesse Bethel High School and became involved in a […]

BEYOND THE BYLINE: Protect seniors from abuse, scams | #datingscams #romancescams

WILKES-BARRE — Across Pennsylvania, Area Agencies on Aging investigate thousands of cases of suspected elder abuse each year. That is beyond staggering — it’s unconscionable. The good news is that the Pennsylvania Department of Aging (PDA) is doing something about it. As part of the Aging Department’s historic commitment to enhance transparency and accountability, […]

More Rewards customers’ information accessed in data breach | #hacking | #cybersecurity | #infosec | #comptia | #pentest | #ransomware

Customers’ information was accessed during a cybersecurity breach of More Rewards, the rewards program for Save on Foods and other Jim Pattison-owned grocery stores, this week.In an email to CTV News, More Rewards said it discovered “unusual activity” on one of its servers on Tuesday and immediately shut it down before launching an investigation.“We confirmed […]

AI hacking incidents will grow more damaging unless organizations better contain AI: scientists | #hacking | #cybersecurity | #infosec | #comptia | #pentest | #hacker

The Canadian Centre for Cyber Security (Cyber Centre) and allied agencies in four countries have issued joint guidance on agentic AI – systems that plan and act with little human intervention. It warned that agents built on large language models (LLMs) “may change their behaviour when evaluations are underway and may even bypass system-level instructions […]

Cybersecurity incident at BAE Systems disrupts US bankruptcy court system | #hacking | #cybersecurity | #infosec | #comptia | #pentest | #ransomware

A cybersecurity incident at BAE Systems has halted the production and delivery of bankruptcy notices for every federal bankruptcy court in the United States, disrupting a core administrative function of the judiciary with no announced date for restoration. The Bankruptcy Noticing Center, known as the BNC, produces and transmits notices in bankruptcy cases nationwide. BAE […]

Grocery store hack could have broader implications, national security expert says | #hacking | #cybersecurity | #infosec | #comptia | #pentest | #hacker

PHILADELPHIA (WPVI) — Customers attempting to shop online with Giant, Stop & Shop and Food Lion on Wednesday found some websites and mobile apps unavailable as parent company Ahold Delhaize responded to a cybersecurity incident affecting its network.The company said it is working to restore affected systems after taking some services offline. Stores remain open, […]