NEW YORK—The United Automobile Workers (UAW), Communications Workers of America (CWA), and American Federation of Teachers (AFT) filed a lawsuit today against the Departments of State and Homeland Security for their viewpoint-based surveillance and suppression of protected expression online. The complaint asks a federal court to stop this unconstitutional surveillance program, which has silenced and...

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A leading technology industry association has sued Texas, seeking to block a state law that requires app stores to verify user ages to purchase and download apps.

The regional American airline Envoy Air confirmed that its IT system was impacted by a recent hacking campaign targeting Oracle E-Business Suite.

Authorities raided a "SIM farm" operation that used tens of thousands of cards to enable fraud in several European countries, including Latvia and Austria.

A targeted underground doxxing campaign exposed alleged core members of Lumma Stealer (Water Kurita), resulting in a sharp decline in its activity and a migration of customers to rival infostealer platforms.

Trend™ Research has uncovered an attack campaign exploiting the Cisco SNMP vulnerability CVE-2025-20352, allowing remote code execution and rootkit deployment on unprotected devices, with impacts observed on Cisco 9400, 9300, and legacy 3750G series.

The TED conference is changing hands, and education pioneer Sal Khan will be the new "vision steward" for the institution long headed by Chris Anderson. From a report: The move aims to ensure the future of the organization, while keeping it a not-for-profit entity. Khan, founder and CEO of Khan Academy, will be the public face of TED, with Logan McClure Davda taking over as CEO. Davda, who previously served as the organization's head of impact and was the co-founder of its fellows program, will run day-to-day operations. Khan remains CEO of Khan Academy while joining TED's board. Jay Herratti, who has served as CEO since 2021, will remain on TED's board. TED announced in February it was seeking new leadership and structure and put out an open call for proposals. The company held dozens of discussions, including some that would have transformed the organization into a for-profit venture. The organization's flagship conference is also headed for a big change, with 2026 being its last year in Vancouver, with plans to hold future events somewhere in California.

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The IMF has issued a stark warning over soaring global government debt, saying it is on track to exceed 100% of GDP by 2029. Semafor: Such a ratio would be the highest since 1948, when large economies were rebuilding post-war. Today, "there is little political appetite for belt-tightening," The Economist wrote: Rich nations are reluctant to raise taxes on their beleaguered electorates -- but they're facing pressure to spend more on defense, and on social services for aging populations. Higher long-term bond yields, meanwhile, suggest investor wariness over governments' balance sheets. In the short term, the debt concerns manifest in political disruption: France's budget fight recently toppled another government, while the US federal shutdown highlights the tension between new spending demands and deficit reduction.

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The Dairy Farmers of America said cybercriminals breached company systems in June, gaining access to the information of employees and members of the cooperative.

Under the new partnership, law enforcement agencies which use Flock Safety products can ask Ring owners to provide images for “evidence collection and investigative work,” according to a blog post on the Ring website.

Almost 60 South Koreans will be sent home from Cambodia after that country's government agreed to repatriate people rescued from scam compounds.

Hackers are also increasingly turning to other methods to obtain credentials. Microsoft tracked surges in the use of infostealer malware by criminals and an increase of IT scams where cybercriminals call a company’s help desk and simply ask for password resets.

A German member of the European Parliament has filed a complaint urging authorities to investigate Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán for allegedly ordering the country’s secret service to break into his phone with spyware.

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Michigan City, Indiana, has confirmed that a damaging cyber incident in September that impacted government systems was a ransomware attack.

The Florida attorney general's office sued the smart television company Roku for collecting and selling children’s sensitive data, including information showing precise geolocation, without notice and parental consent.

California's governor signed a bill that requires chatbot operators to set up a system to prevent suicidal ideation — an issue that several federal lawmakers have also focused on in recent months.

Taiwan’s National Security Bureau says network intrusions and influence operations by China have increased this year, with critical infrastructure drawing the most attention.

Other noteworthy stories that might have slipped under the radar: US universities targeted by payroll pirates, Zimbra vulnerability exploited, Mic-E-Mouse attack.

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