More than 20 countries participated in a coordinated takedown of platforms selling cheap access to distributed denial-of-service (DDoS) attacks.

Join us at RightsCon 2026 for a timely and critical conversation on the future of digital public infrastructure (DPI) in the Global South. Across the Global South, digital public infrastructure […] The post RightsCon 2026: South-South Digital Public Infrastructure Approaches: Challenges and Opportunities appeared first on Research ICT Africa.

The intrusions exploited vulnerabilities in the open-source Roundcube webmail platform that allow attackers to execute malicious code when a victim simply opens an email in their inbox.

The House passed stopgap legislation to extend a warrantless government surveillance power for 10 days, following a failed lobbying campaign by the Trump administration.

YouTube is rolling out a zero-minute Shorts limit that can hide short videos entirely. While teens under supervision face strict blocks, regular users can still bypass the restriction easily. The post YouTube rolls out option to turn off Shorts, expands time controls appeared first on MEDIANAMA.

Amnesty urges withdrawal of Draft IT Amendment Rules 2026, citing censorship and surveillance risks. The post Amnesty calls for ‘immediate withdrawal’ of India’s 2026 IT Amendment Rules, cites threat to free speech and privacy appeared first on MEDIANAMA.