Self-Taught Hacker Used AI to Steal 8.2 Million Records, Police Say | #hacking | #cybersecurity | #infosec | #comptia | #pentest | #hackerNew!!
A text message the extortionist sent to a victim company. Photo courtesy of the Seoul Metropolitan Police AgencyPolice have arrested a group accused of using generative artificial intelligence to hack more than 90 businesses, including an affiliate of a large conglomerate as well as private academies, hospitals and golf courses, stealing 8.2 million pieces of […]
Presentation highlights dangers of excessive screen use among childrenNew!!
Emily Brownlee and Will Fernholz speak at Church of the Ascension in Overland Park on Oct. 15 about the impact excessive digital screen use can have on children and teens. LEAVEN PHOTO BY KATHRYN WHITE by Eileen ScottSpecial to The Leaven OVERLAND PARK — Screens can wait. Childhood can’t. That was the theme for the […]
Greece Bans Social Media for Under-15s From January 2027 – AndroidPure | #childpredator | #kidsaftey | #childsafteyNew!!
Greece’s parliament has passed a ban on social media for children under 15, and it takes effect on January 1, 2027. From that date, Instagram, Facebook and TikTok will have to verify users’ ages in Greece. Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis said companies have about two and a half months to build an age check that […]
Kotek talks school safety, gun storage after Bend shooting | Silver Rail | #schoolsaftey #kids #parents #childrenNew!!
BEND, Ore. — Gov. Tina Kotek spoke with Central Oregon Daily News anchor Molly Hendrickson Wenesday, six day after the shooting at Silver Rail Elementary School that left three children and a teacher dead and another child and teacher injured.Kotek said the state will review safe gun storage and firearm access for people under 18, […]
North Carolina gets first $45.2M payout from Meta child safety settlement | #childsafety | #kids | #chldern | #parents | #schoolsafeyNew!!
North Carolina has received its first payment from a multistate child safety settlement with Meta, totaling $45,167,732, according to Attorney General Jeff Jackson’s office.Meta, which owns Facebook and Instagram, will pay up to $17.1 billion to participating states under the agreement. North Carolina is expected to receive up to $645 million, with a guaranteed minimum […]
Google Ads splits child safety rules into two penalty tiers from January 11 | #childsafety | #kids | #chldern | #parents | #schoolsafeyNew!!
Google on October 22, 2026 posted a notice in its Advertising Policies Help Center stating that the Google Ads policy on child sexual abuse and exploitation will be renamed “Child Safety”, moved out of the Inappropriate Content policy and split into two labels with different penalties. Enforcement of the new policy begins on January 11, […]
Colorado County, Texas, disruption and ransomware claim | #hacking | #cybersecurity | #infosec | #comptia | #pentest | #ransomwareNew!!
Colorado County, Texas, warned that a disruption affecting government information systems and operations threatened essential services, including systems supporting public safety.The ransomware tracker ransomware.live recorded a NightSpire listing for a victim named “Colorado Texas” on Oct. 14 UTC. The entry identifies no victim website, and its connection to the county’s disruption remains unconfirmed.The county’s Oct. […]
San Antonio Man Files Cyberbullying Lawsuit | #childpredator | #kidsaftey | #childsafteyNew!!
A San Antonio father is suing his son’s classmates — and their parents — for cyberbullying.The father’s attorney, Justin Nichols, said Monday it’s the first known case filed using Texas’ 2017 anti-bullying legislation known as David’s Law.The suit against unnamed Hill Middle School students requests an injunction against future cyberbullying and seeks $50,000 in damages […]
Agentic AI helps hackers level up, even without detailed instructions | #hacking | #cybersecurity | #infosec | #comptia | #pentest | #hackerNew!!
Threat actors are deploying agentic AI in more sophisticated ways to automate aspects of their hacking campaigns, according to CrowdStrike.“In 2026, CrowdStrike Intelligence has documented several incidents in which threat actors used AI not only to create tooling or artifacts, but to conduct agentic campaigns in which AI agents make decisions and execute commands,” the […]
Govt plans legal panel to tackle disinformation, cyberbullying: Zahed | #childpredator | #kidsaftey | #childsafteyNew!!
The government is forming a specialised panel of expert lawyers to strengthen institutional measures against the spread of disinformation, cyberbullying, and defamatory content on social media, announced Prime Minister’s Information and Broadcasting Adviser Zahed Ur Rahman.Speaking at a press conference at the Secretariat today (21 July), he confirmed that a gazette notification regarding the panel […]