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InvestigateTV: How crimes using AI open new risks for children
2+ hour, 26+ min ago (422+ words) (InvestigateTV) " Artificial intelligence can be a helpful tool, but it can also open children up to the risk of artificial exploitation. We looked into a case in Mississippi, what parents can do to protect their children and how law enforcement…...
New cybersecurity program creates pathways for Central Texas students
5+ day, 20+ hour ago (402+ words) WACO, Texas (KWTX) - Students at eight Central Texas school districts will soon have the opportunity to take cybersecurity classes thanks to a new program led by Baylor University in partnership with the Central Texas Cyber Hub. The K-12 Cybersecurity Pathways Program…...
Waco adjusts trash & recycling pickups after holidays — tree chipping Jan. 3
2+ week, 4+ day ago (55+ words) Waco adjusts trash & recycling pickups after holidays " tree chipping Jan. 3KWTX Waco adjusts trash & recycling pickups after holidays " tree chipping Jan. 3 Belton, Texas teen spends Christmas in hospital after stage three cancer diagnosis Fire crews battle structure blaze in North Temple…...
Social Security whistleblower who claims DOGE mishandled Americans’ sensitive data resigns from post
4+ mon, 2+ week ago (354+ words) Charles Borges, the agency's chief data officer, alleged that more than 300 million Americans' Social Security data was put at risk by DOGE officials who uploaded sensitive information to a cloud account not subject to oversight. His disclosure was submitted to…...
Why is Instagram’s new Map feature controversial, and should you disable it?
5+ mon, 3+ day ago (628+ words) CBS Texas - A new feature on Instagram that let's users share their real-time physical location with others on the app has privacy experts concerned over the amount of data exposed and potential safety risks to users. Called Instagram Map, the…...
Sinaloa Cartel hired hacker to use surveillance cameras, phone data to track and kill FBI informants
6+ mon, 1+ week ago (434+ words) (CBS NEWS) - A notorious drug cartel enlisted a hacker who was able to infiltrate phone data and Mexico City's surveillance cameras to help track and kill FBI informants, the U.S. Justice Department has revealed. The 2018 operation was disclosed Thursday in a…...
Homeland Security warns cyberattacks could target local governments and utilities
6+ mon, 2+ week ago (418+ words) WACO, Texas (KWTX) - The Department of Homeland Security said Americans" personal information could be at risk of being stolen through cyberattacks, over growing tensions in Iran. Public safety consultant, Joseph Scaramucci, said that with Fort Hood being one of the…...
Supreme Court allows DOGE team to access Social Security systems with data on millions of Americans
7+ mon, 1+ week ago (663+ words) The justices also separately reined in orders seeking transparency at DOGE,the team once led by billionaire Elon Musk. The court's conservative majority sided with the Trump administration in the first Supreme Court appeals involving DOGE. The three liberal justices…...
Google will pay Texas $1.4B to settle claims the company collected users’ data without permission
8+ mon, 3+ day ago (251+ words) Attorney General Ken Paxton described the settlement as sending a message to tech companies that he will not allow them to make money off of "selling away our rights and freedoms." ... Attorney General Ken Paxton described the settlement as sending…...
Baylor University and MCC to offer new cyber security courses to fill technology skills gap
8+ mon, 3+ week ago (455+ words) The courses will be held at the MCC and Baylor's cyber range. MCC Computer Information Systems professor Dr. Jeremy McCormick said the schools are well equipped to address the technology skills ... WACO, Texas (KWTX) - Baylor University and McLennan County Community…...