A massive data breach at fintech firm 700Credit has exposed the personal information of 5.8 million car buyers. The data, including Social Security numbers, was stolen via a misconfigured API over a five-month period. Affected customers are being offered free credit monitoring.
In a significant shift, a key US banking regulator has given five cryptocurrency companies preliminary approval for national trust bank charters. This marks a major step in the industry’s long quest for mainstream legitimacy and regulatory clarity.
A coalition of state attorneys general has issued a stark warning to major AI companies. They say the era of reckless innovation is over when it comes to AI’s impact on mental health, particularly for children. The policy letter demands immediate action and hints at legal consequences.
Apple CEO Tim Cook was in Washington, D.C. to lobby against the proposed App Store Accountability Act. The company argues it’s a privacy threat, but the logic completely backfires.
Publishers have a new weapon in the fight against AI web scraping. The Really Simple Licensing spec has hit version 1.0, providing a framework to set machine-readable rules—including payment demands—for crawlers. Backed by companies like Cloudflare and Akamai, it aims to turn unwanted bot traffic in
When asked for suicide hotline numbers, most major AI chatbots provided incorrect, geographically inappropriate resources or refused to help. Only ChatGPT and Gemini got it right on the first try, while apps like Replika completely ignored the plea. Experts warn these failures introduce dangerous fr
Australia has enacted one of the world’s toughest social media bans, prohibiting users under 16 from platforms like Instagram and TikTok. The law, enforced from December 10, 2024, aims to shield kids from online harms. But making it work is an entirely different challenge.
Petco has confirmed a data breach that exposed highly sensitive customer information, including Social Security and driver’s license numbers. The company filed notices in multiple states but hasn’t disclosed the total number of victims.
A federal judge has expanded the remedies in the DOJ’s antitrust case against Google. The ruling imposes a one-year limit on the contracts that make Google the default search engine on devices like iPhones.
A new study reveals most popular free file-sharing services don’t scan for malware, leaving billions of users at risk. The security warning comes as UK regulators plan to expand proactive file scanning in 2026.
