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TikTok directs children to pornography, new report finds
TikTok’s algorithm suggests sexually explicit or outright pornographic content to children, according to new research from a human rights campaign group, Global Witness.
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Trump admin faces lawsuit over $100,000 H-1B visa corporate pricetag
A coalition of stakeholders, including the Global Nurse Force and the United Auto Workers union, filed a lawsuit against US President Donald Trump et al. in California on Friday over its controversial $100K H-1B Visa pricetag, which became effective September 21st.
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Apple pulls ICE-tracking apps from App Store after Trump administration pressure
Apple said on Thursday that it had removed ICEBlock, the most popular ICE-tracking app, and other similar apps from its App Store after it was contacted by President Donald Trump's administration.
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Israel's 4th largest hospital, Shamir Medical Center, hit by ransomware on Yom Kippur
Israel’s Shamir Medical Center was allegedly hacked by the Qilin ransomware group on Thursday. The seasoned hackers boasted of access to the hospital’s entire IT system and hordes of sensitive patient data.
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Intelliloan mortgage breach exposes customer PII, Social Security numbers, driver's licenses
California mortgage lender Intelliloan has finally begun sending out breach notification letters to its customers about a previous March hack that exposed reams of sensitive data.
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YouTube to pay $24.5 million for suspending Trump account after US Capitol riots
Alphabet-owned YouTube has agreed to pay $24.5 million to settle a lawsuit that US President Donald Trump brought against the company over the suspension of his account following the January 2021 US Capitol riots, a court filing showed on Monday.
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Harrods reveals 430,000 exposed in third-party breach, refuses to engage with attackers
Britain’s beloved Harrods department store revealed on Sunday that 430,000 customers have been compromised in yet another cyberattack impacting the retailer in 2025 – this time, via one of its third-party vendors. Now, those same ransomware attackers have been reportedly contacting Harrods customers, ever since the retailer publicly declared it would not negotiate.
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BreachForums gets (yet another) "Star" studded reboot: "Not some young adults in their basement"
The infamous BreachForums has gotten yet another reboot, the hacker community tells Cybernews. And, while still in its infancy, the new admins vow “BreachStars” will be a nod to all the predecessors that have come before it.
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Google and Flo settle privacy class-action lawsuit for $56M
Google and app developer Flo Health have agreed to pay $56 million to settle a class-action lawsuit for violating the privacy of millions of Flo app users.
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Jaguar Land Rover secures £1.5bn UK government loan
The UK government has announced that it will underwrite a £1.5bn loan guarantee to Jaguar Land Rover (JLR), which has been struggling to fully restore its operations after a crippling cyberattack.
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Harrods luxury department store warns customers of data breach
UK luxury department store Harrods has issued a warning to its customers that their personal details might have been stolen in an IT systems breach.
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Trump demands Microsoft fire global affairs chief, Lisa Monaco
US President Donald Trump has formally urged Microsoft to fire its head of global affairs, Lisa Monaco, who served as deputy attorney general under former President Joe Biden.
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A fifth of TikTok sexual health videos are bogus
TikTok’s abortion content mixes awareness with danger, spreading unsafe methods alongside other questionable medical information.
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Moldovans are facing a wave of AI-driven disinformation ahead of crucial election
All sorts of wild stories are appearing about pro-Western Moldovan politicians prior to the upcoming parliamentary ballot. Analysts say secret Russian-funded networks are at work – and AI tools are helping them.
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Energy firms fined for a total of £550K for unlawful robo-calls
Green Spark Energy and Home Improvement Marketing, two energy companies operating in the United Kingdom, have been fined £250,000 and £300,000 respectively for making unlawful automated marketing calls.
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Amazon fined $2.5B for manipulative Prime enrollment tactics “worthy of a Greek Tragedy”
Amazon will fork over an unprecedented $2.5 billion to the FTC over accusations the e-commerce giant used misleading and deceptive practices to enroll consumers in its Prime membership, and then made it nearly impossible for those customers to cancel it.
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YouTube to reinstate accounts banned for misinformation
YouTube says it “values conservative voices” and claims it was “pressed” by the Joe Biden administration to moderate content on COVID-19 and other issues.
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Is US tech giant deal turning the UK into a vassal state?
US tech companies and private equity firms plan to invest at least $200 billion in the UK. Jobs will be created and money will be made. But some experts say the agreements, announced during US President Donald Trump’s visit, aren’t necessarily a good omen for the British economy.
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Australia thinks GitHub is as risky for kids as TikTok
GitHub, along with several other platforms, might be damaging to kids, according to Australia’s watchdog. The commission is investigating which companies will need to comply with age restrictions coming into effect in December.
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Apple goes public and pressures EU to repeal landmark Digital Markets Act
US tech giant Apple has formally asked the European Union (EU) to repeal the Digital Markets Act (DMA), its landmark digital competition law, saying that the legislation poses security risks and hurts consumers. Mostly, though, it hurts Apple’s business model.
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