We analysed the concentration of and increases in data centre numbers of 143 countries between 2023 and 2026, looking at which of these are also in water-stressed countries.

The agency bought the robots without seeking competing bids, and chose a version built to detect chemical, biological, radiological and nuclear hazards.

The admission appeared in a newly unredacted filing in the landmark copyright infringement legal battle playing out between newspapers like the Orlando Sentinel and tech companies Microsoft and OpenAI...

One in five members of Congress reports household investments in AI developers, chipmakers, cloud infrastructure providers, data center companies, or private AI startups, a Sludge analysis finds.

We analyzed over 25,000 primary and secondary school websites to assess whether they had implemented seven common browser-side security controls.

From the very beginning of this recent obsession with identifying everyone online (yes, they like to call it "age" verification, but it always ends up as identity verification), we've been pointing out that it was a huge privacy nightmare waiting to happen. Or maybe it wasn't waiting. Maybe it was already happening. This week a...

By now you've almost certainly heard the news that Meta has settled with 52 state and local Attorneys General who had sued the company in some form or another over child safety on Meta's platforms. The headlines are all covering the basics: the years-long case these states filed against Meta ends, and Meta pays somewhere...

Report by Tech Transparency Project shows whenever governments mull platform regulations, company recruits influencers to promote its safety features

The number of ransomware attacks jumped 19 percent from 668 in June to 799 in July. This is the second-highest figure of the year so far, being just behind March’s total of 805 attacks.

Finland will dismantle power pylons supporting cross-border fiber-optic internet cables, impacting Russian web traffic and communication infrastructure.

The case centers on Tunick's use of GrapheneOS, an open-source operating system that works on Google Pixel phones and lets users enter a passcode to wipe a...

Discord CONFIRMED they moderate ALL user chats and store data. This isn't hypothetical; they admitted it accidentally. Why isn't this bigger news? Stay informed, especially if you use Discord. #Discor

Attacks on the education sector dropped by 13 percent in the first half of 2026, declining from 120 attacks in H2 2025 to 104 attacks in H1 2026. This decline wasn’t consistent across all levels of ed...

This year the state of New York had the dubious honor of being the first to pass a controversial provision to mandate all 3D printers come with surveillance and censorship. That means not only is

Ransomware attacks on government entities in H1 2026 jumped by over 13% when compared to H2 2025, increasing from 165 to 187.

Secretary of State Marco Rubio said that the United States will “dismantle” the international court that tries grave crimes “brick by brick, if necessary.”

Last week, the House voted on the KIDS Act, a disjointed package of legislation that seeks to control Americans’ web browsing and private messaging. The package combines a revised version of the Kids

Last May, EFF reported that a sheriff’s office in Texas searched data from more than 83,000 automated license plate reader (ALPR) cameras to track down a woman suspected of self-managing an abortion.

The nuclear option is gaining traction as web traffic collapses and Google refuses to negotiate with content creators

COMPLAINT FOR DECLARATORY AND INJUNCTIVE RELIEF against All Defendants ( Filing fee $ 405 receipt number ADCDC-12527922) filed by IRANIAN AMERICAN LEGAL DEFENSE FUND. (Attachments: # 1 Civil Cover She...

When a car passes an automated license plate reader (ALPR), its plate is captured and instantly compared against a list of vehicles that police are actively looking for or that police have identified

Medical billing company MCBSnotified at least 309,309 people of a data breach that compromised SSNs and medical info. Claimed by PEAR.

Colorado Health Network notified 68,212 people of a data breach that compromised health and payment info. Claimed by Cephalus ransomware.

Middletown, OH notified 123,791 people of a data breach that compromised SSNs, medical & financial info. Claimed by SafePay ransomware.

A cybercriminal group called Nova today took credit for a cybersecurity incident at the New South Wales Rural Fire Service.

Grandview School District (WA) notified 9,414 people of a 21-month-old data breach that compromised SSNs, financial and health info.

Kootenai County notified an undisclosed number of people about a March 2026 data breach and ransomware attack.

A cybercriminal group called Interlock took credit for a data breach at Reynella East College near Adelaide, Australia.

Bellflower Unified School District in Los Angeles notified students of a data breach that leaked SSNs. Claimed by Rhysida ransomware.

Kansas City, Missouri, plans to boost security by installing facial recognition cameras on buses