Cyber-bullying

Musk’s Grok helps people undress minors. Who takes the blame? - opinion

Despite the scrutiny, Musk is trying to make a point: when it comes to AI sexual imagery of minors, instead of “don’t hate the player, hate the game,” it is always hate the player, and never the game

 Elon Musk, Chief Executive Officer of SpaceX and Tesla and owner of Twitter, gestures as he attends the Viva Technology conference dedicated to innovation and startups at the Porte de Versailles exhibition centre in Paris, France, June 16, 2023
Instagram, TikTok, Snapchat, YouTube, Facebook, Twitch and Reddit applications are displayed on a mobile phone in this picture illustration.

ZOG conspiracy posts spiked over threefold online during 2026 Iran war, study finds

Bereaved families, friends, and soldiers stand still as a two-minute siren sounds across Israel, marking Memorial Day which commemorates the fallen Israeli soldiers and victims of terror at the site of the Nova music festival massacre, in Re'im forest, near the Israel-Gaza border, April 21.

Iranian bot campaign targets Nova festival massacre survivors with severe online abuse, propaganda

Former hostage Rom Braslavski at the Israeli Premier League match between Maccabi Netanya and Beitar Jerusalem at the Teddy Stadium in Jerusalem on November 30, 2025.

Former Gaza hostage Rom Braslavski faces online attacks after criticizing Gal Hirsch


Kaspersky researchers link ransomware to North-Korean 'Lazarus' group

The move by Lazarus to create and distribute ransomware signifies a worrisome change of strategy to pursue cyber attacks for financial gain

Cyber Hackers

COVID-19 pandemic sparks 72% increase in ransomware attacks

Skybox Security report finds attacks also targeted critical infrastructure, including research labs and healthcare companies

Hacker

What is the impact of online shaming and cyberbullying?

Like any form of bullying, there are deep consequences to this treatment of others and it’s impact on both children and adults.

BULLYING BY online ‘mean girls’ can have a deep psychological, social and emotional impact.

IBM study: More cyberattacks succeeding, despite better business planning

Global survey finds that use of more than 50 security tools leads to less-effective security response, and that the majority of organizations don’t have specific plans for common and emerging attacks

Hackers and cybersecurity

New ransomware masquerading as COVID-19 tracing app

CryCryptor targeting Android users in Canada; ESET researchers find decryption tool for victims of cyberattack

A man holds a laptop computer as cyber code is projected on him

Apparent ransomware attack brings Honda operations to standstill

Production in the US, Brazil, Europe and Asia was disrupted following the infiltration of the auto giant's servers

Cyber hackers [illustrative]

Jewish president of Brazilian Congress victimized by antisemitic slurs

The slurs against Sen. Davi Alcolumbre were published this week on the Facebook profile of a user called Jota Junior, which was removed after the comments were made public.

Davi Alcolumbre, from the Democratas party is congratulated by his colleagues after being elected for presidency of Brazilian senate in Brasilia, Brazil February 2, 2019.

Beno Reinhorn, sports coach, convicted of sexual crimes against 57 minors

The case had been the largest pedophile investigation in the country’s history.

Beno Reinhorn headshot, August 20, 2018

The world of the Web – making the Internet a safer place

The Internet is home to 26.6 billion active user accounts (or online residents), and this space is known as the virtual world.

Keep it safe

L1ght: Protecting children from online darkness

L1ght is an anti-toxicity start-up that declares child safety its first priority.

L1ght: Protecting children from online darkness