A major online safety bill for kids just passed the House—what parents need to know | #childsafety | #kids | #chldern | #parents | #schoolsafey

On Monday, the House passed the Kids Internet and Digital Safety (KIDS) Act, a package intended to protect minors from various dangers presented by online platforms such as social media and AI chatbots. The legislation includes measures regarding age verification, minors’ access to sexually explicit material, limits on “design features that result in compulsive usage,” […]

Jacksonville man arrested in child predator investigation ‘Operation Checkmate’ | #childpredator | #kidsaftey | #childsaftey

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. – A 41-year-old man was arrested Friday in connection with “Operation Checkmate,” a multi-day Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office investigation targeting people who use the internet to solicit children for sex, the sheriff’s office said. RELATED: ‘You let a predator around our children’: Clay County parents press school board after wrestling coach’s arrest Jermaine Lonon […]

Fairlife production halted across U.S. following network hack | #hacking | #cybersecurity | #infosec | #comptia | #pentest | #hacker

article Fairlife ultra-filtered fat free, whole, and chocolate milk arranged in Germantown, New York, US, on Tuesday, Dec. 3, 2024. Fairlife, which uses a specialized filtering process to boost protein and cut sugar and lactose in its milk products, helped s ATLANTA – The Coca-Cola Company has temporarily halted U.S. manufacturing operations for its fairlife […]

AGFA HealthCare Successfully Renews HITRUST i1 Certification, Demonstrating Commitment to Cybersecurity and Information Protection for the Second Consecutive Year | #hacking | #cybersecurity | #infosec | #comptia | #pentest | #ransomware

HITRUST Certification validates that AGFA HealthCare is meeting rigorous cybersecurity and data protection standards through independent assessment and assurance. MORTSEL, Belgium, July 17, 2026 (Newswire.com) – AGFA HealthCare, a leading provider of imaging IT solutions, today announced its Enterprise Imaging platform has once again earned certified status from HITRUST for cybersecurity and information protection. Built […]

Here’s How Apple Is Updating Its Child Safety Features in iOS 27 | #childsafety | #kids | #chldern | #parents | #schoolsafey

In June, at its Worldwide Developers Conference, Apple spent an unusual chunk of time during its keynote talking up new child safety features coming to its devices later this fall. The addition of these features came as a surprise to Sarah Gardner, who just so happened to be tied to a tree outside Apple Park […]

Online predator investigation leads to Oklahoma man’s arrest | #childpredator | #onlinepredator | #sextrafficing

WAGONER COUNTY, Okla. (KOKH) — Authorities say a Porter man was taken into custody after allegedly sending lewd messages to a decoy posing as a child. On July 11, deputies with the Wagoner County Sheriff’s Office were contacted by an online abuse prevention organization about an online predator investigation. The organization handed electronic communication that […]

The Human Cost of Southeast Asia’s Cyberscam Industry | #cybercrime | #infosec

For years, observers predominantly interpreted the phenomenon of so-called Southeast Asian cyberscam compounds as an issue of cybercrime and financial fraud. International news focused on the economic losses suffered by online fraud victims, the expansion of transnational criminal organizations, and the use of sophisticated digital technologies to target millions of people worldwide.  Only recently, however, […]

Spirals ransomware locks down victim systems in under 24 hours | #ransomware | #cybercrime

A previously unknown ransomware strain called Spirals was used last month in an attack against an IT services company in South Asia, where attackers went from initial access to data theft and encrypting the network in less than 24 hours, according to Symantec’s Threat Hunter Team. Spirals encrypts files quickly after gaining a foothold Spirals […]

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