UK regulator to investigate Pornhub parent company for alleged age verification failings
2026-09-24T02:51:49Z•9f37e30864ce7c462ac5ef2003d75394b950f5fbbfbbae7b5048303d377aa691
OfcomRyukShinyHuntersage-verificationcybersecuritydata-breachelection-securityextortionforeign-interferencelaw-enforcementprivacyransomwarewebsite-defacement
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The feed reports several cybersecurity and digital-safety developments: UK regulator Ofcom plans to investigate Pornhub’s parent company over allegedly inadequate age-verification controls; U.S. intelligence found no evidence of successful foreign interference in the 2024 election; a Ryuk ransomware participant received a two-year prison sentence after attacks that extorted $1.2 million; the FBI is investigating an alleged ShinyHunters defacement of its jobs website; and Latvian authorities arrested a suspect accused of breaching companies, stealing personal data, and attempting extortion. No—
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