Authorities in Cleveland held a press conference to release details on what’s being described as “a significant announcement involving an international cybercrime network targeting U.S. victims causing tens of millions of dollars in losses.” “Today we announce the unsealing of an indictment charging three Russian nationals and two companies for their roles in malicious cyber […]
A top European Union official on Monday called for limits to be placed on children using social media as a special EU panel looking into the challenge recommended forbidding access for those under 13 until tech companies can prove their platforms are safe. Growing awareness of the dangers social media poses for young, developing brains has shown up in […]
The WhatsApp app logo is seen on a smartphone in this picture illustration taken September 15, 2017. — Reuters National Cyber Crime Investigation Agency (NCCIA) Director General Khurram Ali on Friday said that sharing one-time passwords (OTPs) remained the primary reason behind the hacking of WhatsApp accounts. Speaking to the media in Islamabad, Ali said […]
By Nqobile Dludla Kenya’s ministry of information, communications and the digital economy said on Saturday it was investigating a cybersecurity incident that affected the official website of the president, adding that there was no evidence so far of unauthorised access to sensitive data or loss of information. The ministry said the incident was detected by […]
Google is challenging a child-safety assessment that gave AI Overviews and AI Mode in Google Search its lowest risk rating. The dispute leaves families and schools without a dedicated control for disabling Google’s generated answers while retaining conventional search results. Common Sense Media reported failures involving crisis-related queries, deepfake instructions, unreliable information, and schoolwork. Google […]
CLEVELAND (WJW) — Three Russian nationals are now under indictment in Northern Ohio, charged with concealing cybercriminal gangs that targeted U.S. banks, hospitals and governments behind the largest “bulletproof” internet hosting service in the world. The U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Northern District of Ohio on Tuesday morning, July 14, joined federal investigators and cybersecurity […]
A ransomware operator broke into a production database server, stole credentials, mapped an internal network, and left a Bitcoin ransom note without a human typing a single exploit command in real time. That is the claim Sysdig’s Threat Research Team made on July 1, 2026, in a report describing an intrusion the firm has named […]
Parents should talk with their kids about sextortion, fake accounts and online safety. Catherine Falls Commercial/Getty Images Midland County Sheriff Scott Holzinger Courtesy As Midland County Sheriff, I have taken an oath to protect and serve our community. That responsibility extends beyond responding to crimes after they occur. It requires us to recognize emerging threats, educate our […]
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (WAND) – Teenagers are connected like never before, through social media and messaging. But instant access online can also expose kids to severe cyberbullying, sextortion and exploitation. “When parents think my kid would never do that- that is when their kids are going to be victimized,” retired detective Richard Wistocki told WAND News. […]
A security weakness in Anthropic’s Claude for Chrome extension could allow another malicious browser extension to activate predefined AI workflows without a genuine user click, potentially exposing information held in Gmail, Google Docs and Google Calendar or initiating actions in services such as Salesforce. The issue was discovered by Manifold Security researcher Ax Sharma, who […]
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