Senate passes bill banning 18-and-under from social media | #childpredator | #onlinepredator | #sextrafficing | #cybersecurity | #hacker

The bill raised the minimum age from the initially proposed 16 to 18. The measure mandates strict age verification, enhanced safeguards for personal data, and measures to address harmful or addictive platform features. Emails, private messaging apps, and online gaming services intended for gameplay and not social networking are not…

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Silent Ransom Group Allegedly Extorted $207 Million Without Encrypting Files | #cybercrime | #infosec | #cybersecurity | #hacker

Silent Ransom Group Allegedly Extorted $207 Million Without Encrypting Files Pierluigi Paganini October 10, 2026 Silent Ransom Group allegedly extorted $207 million from 27 law firms in six months using phone calls and social engineering, not encryption. Silent Ransom Group doesn’t rely on encryption. No malware payload, no locked files,…

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ASD joins seven-nation alert as US seizes Chinese hacking firm’s tools | #hacking | #cybersecurity | #infosec | #comptia | #pentest | #hacker | #cybersecurity | #hacker

Key points US authorities seized seven domains supporting Integrity Technology Group’s MicroScan and FishHub hacking tools, as detailed in court documents unsealed in the Western District of Pennsylvania. A joint advisory from the FBI, CISA, the NSA, the ASD’s Australian Cyber Security Centre and partner agencies linked the Chinese firm…

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Canadian ransomware negotiator arrested amid FBI hacker crackdown — TradingView News | #ransomware | #cybercrime | #cybersecurity | #hacker

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City issues statement on recovery following cyberattack | #ransomware | #cybercrime | #cybersecurity | #hacker

Last updated: October 10, 2026 , Miss. (VDN) — The City of Vicksburg has released an update concerning the recovery efforts following a on the city’s computer systems. issued the following update: The City of Vicksburg continues to make steady progress in its recovery efforts following the recent ransomware attack that disrupted…

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Hackers abuse Google Ads, Bing redirects to push Claude ClickFix attacks | #hacking | #cybersecurity | #infosec | #comptia | #pentest | #hacker | #cybersecurity | #hacker

Hackers are abusing legitimate Bing search-result redirects as click URLs in Google search ads to direct users to fake Claude installers that deliver ClickFix attacks. The technique, dubbed “Adception” by security researchers at Push Security, appears designed to evade advertising security checks by using Bing’s trusted domain as the ad…

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UAE and Saudi Arabia take legal action over online bullying of child with disabilities | #childpredator | #kidsaftey | #childsaftey | #cybersecurity | #hacker

The UAE has taken legal action against an individual who posted content on social media that included the bullying of a child with disabilities. The video contained inappropriate innuendo that violates the country’s societal values and morals, the National Media Authority said on Friday. In a statement, the authority said…

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Christopher Saunders: Inside the double life of a bishop and sexual predator hiding in plain sight | #childpredator | #kidsaftey | #childsaftey | #cybersecurity | #hacker

Christopher Saunders was a sexual predator hiding in plain sight. As bishop of the diocese of Broome, Saunders had forged a career teaching Catholicism and visiting remote Aboriginal communities in the State’s Kimberley for more than 25 years. But simmering beneath a veneer of philanthropy was a shocking truth: the…

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