Cybercrime
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Operators of World's Biggest Anime Piracy Site Arrested
Vietnamese authorities have arrested and are prosecuting seven people believed to be behind HiAnime, the anime streaming platform that was until this year the largest piracy site of…
News
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UK Goverment Wants to Manipulate Your Social Media Timeline
The UK government has opened a public consultation on requiring social media and video sharing platforms to make news from designated "trustworthy" providers prominent and easy…
News
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Goodbye! Sony Is Already Converting Its Last Disc Factory
Sony announced on July 1, 2026 that physical disc production for new PlayStation games will end in January 2028, with new releases sold only in digital formats through…
Europe
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EU Expected to Announce Social Media Ban for Children
Multiple EU officials and diplomats told the Commission president will use her September 16 State of the Union address to commit to bloc-wide age restrictions. The minimum age, the enforcement model, and the legal basis are all still open.…
Cybercrime
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Belgian Police Arrest Suspected Ringleader of European Phishing Network
Belgian federal police announced on July 2, 2026 the arrest of a 19-year-old man from Antwerp suspected of playing a central role, and possibly a leadership…
Europe
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EU Parliament Faces Third Vote on Reviving "Chat Control 1.0"
The European Parliament is set to vote next week, for the third time, on reviving "chat control 1.0". The measure is the EU's…
AI
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Claude Fable 5 Nerfed After Return From Its Export-Control Suspension
Community benchmark group BridgeMind said on July 2, 2026 that the relaunched version of Claude Fable 5 performs dramatically worse on its BridgeBench coding suite than the model…
Cybercrime
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Google and FBI dismantle Residential Proxy Network Built on Millions of Hijacked Home Devices
Google announced on July 2, 2026 that it has taken coordinated action against NetNut, a residential proxy network also tracked as Popa. According to Google Threat Intelligence Group…
Cybercrime
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US Extradites Alleged Scattered Spider Member From Finland
The Justice Department announced today that Peter Stokes, 19, an alleged member of the cybercrime group Scattered Spider, has been extradited from Finland to the United States and…
Vulnerabilities
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Apple Hide My Email Doesn't Hide Your Email
A vulnerability in Apple's Hide My Email lets almost anyone uncover the real email address the feature is meant to keep private, and Apple has failed…
USA
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A US Court Just Knocked Out the Watchdog Behind EU-US Data Sharing
The US Supreme Court ruled that the president can now fire the leaders of the Federal Trade Commission, ending its independence. Privacy group noyb says that breaks the…
Cybercrime
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Huntress admits an employee tipped a ransomware actor to law enforcement
Huntress, the managed-detection vendor, has published its first formal written response to a week of public accusations from a former employee, acknowledging that a current staff member…