LAPD ends deal with Flock license plate cameras The LAPD is letting its three-year contract with Flock Safety expire this Saturday, pausing the department’s use of the security firm’s technology. Flock’s automated cameras, which capture vehicle images and license plates on public roadways, have been used by police to help track down criminal suspects. LOS…

COLUMBIA, S.C. (WOLO)– Attorney General Alan Wilson announced a multi-state settlement with 23andMe over a genetic data breach. FILE – A 23andMe saliva collection kit is shown on March 25, 2025, in Oakland, Calif. (AP Photo/Barbara Ortutay, File) According to his office, Wilson joined a coalition of 42 attorneys general announcing the settlement, resolving allegations…

A Russian-speaking threat actor known as “bandcampro” used a jailbroken Gemini CLI, Google’s open-source terminal-based AI agent, to deploy and operate a small command-and-control (C2) botnet, according to TrendAI. Operational overview (Source: TrendAI) In more than 200 sessions between March 19 and April 21, 2026, the threat actor worked with Gemini to deploy and operate…

Microsoft has released security updates to address a newly disclosed zero-day vulnerability in Microsoft Defender, publicly referred to as “RoguePlanet.” The flaw, tracked as CVE-2026-50656, affects the Microsoft Malware Protection Engine and could allow attackers to gain elevated privileges on vulnerable systems. The vulnerability is classified as an elevation-of-privilege issue. It carries a CVSS score…

Nightmare Eclipse, the disgruntled security researcher who has been dropping zero-day exploits targeting Microsoft products, released another unpatched Windows vulnerability this week, right on the July 2026 Patch Tuesday. The fresh exploit, named LegacyHive, is a local privilege escalation bug in the Windows User Profile Service that allows an attacker to load other users’ hives,…

Smart rings are a step above smartwatches for their health- and sleep-tracking capabilities. I credit the Oura Ring for helping me understand the factors that impact and improve my sleep. Smart rings track everything a smartwatch does, but without a screen. Plus, they tend to have longer battery life than smartwatches, so you spend less…