Iran is experiencing a near-total internet blackout, with connectivity flatlining at just 1% of ordinary levels. The government-directed outage is seen as an attempt to stifle communication during massive anti-government protests.
NSO Group released a new transparency report, but it’s missing the hard numbers on customer terminations that were in past versions. Critics see it as a cynical campaign to get removed from the U.S. Entity List and enter the market.
UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer has threatened action against Elon Musk’s X, demanding the platform “get their act together” over sexualized AI-generated images of children. The images, allegedly produced by X’s AI tool Grok, were found on the dark web and reported as criminal by a UK watchdog.
The Open Rights Group is pushing the UK to reduce its dependence on US Big Tech, citing risks of service cut-offs and foreign surveillance. Their warning comes as the government debates a new cybersecurity bill and extends its G-Cloud contracts by £1.65 billion.
Roblox is making age verification mandatory for users who want to access its chat features. The process involves facial scanning or ID checks and is being handled by a third-party vendor. This comes after multiple lawsuits over child safety on the platform.
The Open Rights Group is urging UK lawmakers to use a new cybersecurity bill to reduce dependence on US Big Tech. They argue foreign companies controlling digital infrastructure leaves Britain exposed to external political pressure and law.
A security breach at Ledger’s e-commerce partner, Global-e, has exposed customer order and contact details. While financial data and recovery phrases are safe, phishing scams are already circulating. Ledger warns customers to be extremely vigilant.
YouTube Music’s algorithm is recommending a flood of low-quality, AI-generated music to paying subscribers. Users say hitting “Not interested” does nothing, and the fake tracks keep coming back. It’s a core failure that has people ready to cancel.
A major data breach at Condé Nast has exposed information from 2.4 million Wired accounts. The hacker claims to have data from other publications, potentially affecting 40 million more records. Here’s what you need to know.
The European Space Agency is investigating a cyber incident after a hacker claimed to access its systems for a week in mid-December. The attacker, known as “888,” is now trying to sell the allegedly stolen data online. This is just the latest in a series of breaches for the agency.
