Opera rolls out Paste Protect feature to fight ClickFix attacks

Opera has introduced Paste Protect, a security feature designed to block ClickFix-style attacks that trick users into ...
Android

Google reCAPTCHA May Soon Ask You for Hand Gestures to Verify Your 'Humanity'

Google is testing a new reCAPTCHA check that uses hand gestures for verification purposes. It’ll ask users to perform simple hand gestures in front of the webcam. The system analyzes them to confirm ...
SecurityWeek

Critical SimpleHelp Vulnerability Exploited for Malware Delivery

A threat actor has been exploiting CVE-2026-48558, a critical SimpleHelp vulnerability, to drop TaskWeaver and Djinn Stealer ...
techtimes

Apple App Store Use in Texas Begins Mandatory Age Verification Following Court Ruling

Apple has recently announced that it will comply with Texas' state law, which requires the App Store and similar platforms to verify the users' age and obtain consent from parents and legal guardians ...
AOL

Scammers are using a fake captcha hack to steal your personal information: ‘Verify you’re human.’ Here’s the big red flag to watch for

Clicking a captcha "I am not a robot" box and identifying images to prove it is second nature for many internet users. Now, cybercriminals are exploiting people's comfort with the routine to scam them ...
TechCrunch

Some kids are bypassing age-verification checks with a fake mustache

Some age-verification systems are no match for enterprising children, who have found that drawing on a fake mustache with a makeup pencil is enough to skirt the blocks of adult websites. U.K.-based ...
9to5Mac

Pornhub is now using Apple’s own age verification feature in the UK

Apple first launched its own age verification feature in the UK back in March, before rolling it out to other countries. The move is intended to comply with a growing trend for age verification ...
CNET

Utah's Ban on Using VPNs to Circumvent Age Verification Begins Today

Ty Pendlebury is CNET's senior editor for TV and home audio, and author of the daily Insider newsletter. He has rigorously tested, reviewed and written about AV equipment for the company since 2006.
ABC7 San Francisco

Meta to use AI to verify and deactivate underage accounts: Here's how it works

MENLO PARK, Calif. (KGO) -- Menlo Park-based Meta will use AI to verify age on its platforms. The maker of Facebook and Instagram says the tool will scan photos and videos, analyze text and ...
Wired

Pornhub Restores Access for UK Adults Who Use Apple’s Age Verification

The porn giant blocked its content from new UK users in February but says device-based age verification is more secure than third-party sites. Three months after Pornhub blocked access to new users in ...
TechSpot

Kids are using fake mustaches, VPNs, and their parents' accounts to get around age verification

Why it matters: Age verification and social media bans for under-16s are gaining popularity worldwide in response to rising concerns over harmful online content. However, questions surround the ...
TechSpot

Utah just passed the first US law targeting VPN use for age verification

A hot potato: Plenty of states (and countries) now have age-restriction measures placed on pornography sites, which are often circumvented using VPNs. But a Utah law is about to go into effect that ...