Fears About Kids’ Online Safety Unite Democrats and Republicans | #childpredator | #kidsaftey | #childsaftey

  By Darius Tahir The U.S. Senate candidates in Texas could hardly be more different: James Talarico, a former seminarian turned Democratic state lawmaker who speaks in calm cadences about love and empathy, and Ken Paxton, the pugnacious Republican state attorney general who speaks about a refusal to compromise. They share an enemy, though. They […]

Password Security in the Age of AI | #hacking | #cybersecurity | #infosec | #comptia | #pentest | #ransomware

In the age of artificial intelligence, access controls are increasingly important as AI can accelerate the discovery and misuse of compromised credentials. In 2023, Hugging Face reported that a malicious user had taken control of organizations belonging to Meta/Facebook and Intel on its platform using employee passwords that had been reused and compromised in an […]

ANZ Cybercrime Hackathon returns to build Queensland’s next generation of cyber talent | #cybercrime | #infosec

ANZ, in partnership with Griffith University and Google Cloud, will return with its second Cybercrime Hackathon in Brisbane on 19 and 20 October, bringing together students, academics and industry leaders to tackle cybercrime and scam scenarios reflecting the threats facing Australians today. Across two days, participants will work as part of a simulated financial crime […]

Casablanca Police Arrest Two Over Phone Hacking, Fake NARSA Fine Scam | #hacking | #cybersecurity | #infosec | #comptia | #pentest | #hacker

Casablanca – Police in Casablanca arrested two men suspected of involvement in international telephone call hacking and an online fraud operation that impersonated Morocco’s National Road Safety Agency (NARSA). The suspects, aged 23 and 28, were detained on Saturday by judicial police officers from Ain Sebaa-Hay Mohammadi security district.  Preliminary investigations suggest that the pair […]

Fahmi condemns cyberbullying of UM student, urges victims to lodge reports | #childpredator | #kidsaftey | #childsaftey

Communications Minister Fahmi Fadzil has condemned the bullying and threats directed at Universiti Malaya (UM) student Ummi Umairah Bakhit following views she expressed at a forum.He also urged all victims of cyberbullying to immediately lodge reports with the police and MCMC immediately.Fahmi (above) said that acts of berating or threatening the student, including threats to […]

CISO Challenges 2026: 73% of CISOs Aren’t Ready for an Attack | #hacking | #cybersecurity | #infosec | #comptia | #pentest | #ransomware

For a decade, a CISO’s core job was simple to state: stop the breach before it lands. AI-driven attacks have broken that premise. In a CSO Online feature on the seven biggest CISO challenges of 2026, security leaders describe a role reorganizing around a harder fact: a 2026 Sygnia survey found 73% of CISOs weren’t […]

Raising Awareness About Cyber Fraud Through ‘Cyber Dandiya’: Commissioner Dr. Ramesh | #cybercrime | #infosec

With the twin objectives of raising public awareness about cybercrime and strengthening the bond between the police and the community, the Cyberabad police on Sunday organised ‘Cyber Dandiya’, a programme integrating the cultural celebrations of Bathukamma and Dasara with messages centered on “cyber safety.” The Society for Cyberabad Security Council (SCSC) organised the event in […]

Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 4 Hacked 5 Days Before Release | #hacking | #cybersecurity | #infosec | #comptia | #pentest | #hacker

Some have already highly praised the new campaign. The full release of Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 4 is scheduled for October 23, 2026. However, developers traditionally offer those who pre-ordered early access to the single-player campaign.Soon, a hacker under the nickname r4v3n announced the release of an “offline fix” for Call of Duty: Modern Warfare […]

Florida wins key ruling, can enforce law banning social media accounts for kids under 14 – NBC 6 South Florida | #childpredator | #kidsaftey | #childsaftey

The state of Florida won a key court decision Wednesday that allows it to enforce a ban on social media accounts for kids under 14 and other restrictions. The law was one of the most restrictive in the U.S. on social media use by children when Gov. Ron DeSantis signed it in 2024. The law […]

Georgia can enforce law limiting kids’ social media use | Local | #childpredator | #kidsaftey | #childsaftey

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