The U.S. Department of Justice has unsealed federal charges against British teenager Thalha Jubair, accusing him of involvement in at least 120 cyberattacks, including the U.S. Courts system. Jubair, 19, was arrested in East London and appeared in court alongside Owen Flowers, 18, in connection with a 2024 cyberattack on Transport for London.

Jubair faces charges of computer hacking, extortion, and money laundering related to hacks that saw corporate victims pay over $115 million in ransom. The FBI seized servers allegedly run by Jubair and found evidence of hacks on at least 120 companies, including 47 in the United States.

Jubair allegedly used social engineering techniques to steal data, encrypt servers, and extort victims. He is also accused of hacking the U.S. Courts system to search for information related to "Scattered Spider," a financially motivated cybercrime group of teenagers and young adults.

The House Oversight Committee has requested that the CEOs of Discord, Twitch, Reddit, and Steam testify on October 8 regarding their platforms' alleged involvement in online radicalization and incitement to politically motivated acts.

Chairman James Comer referenced the murder of Charlie Kirk and other acts of politically motivated violence as reasons for the investigation.

Discord has stated they look forward to testifying, while Reddit is investigating a potential link between its platform and Kirk's death, emphasizing its policies against hateful content and incitement to violence.

The investigation follows the arrest of Tyler Robinson for Kirk's murder, with reports suggesting Robinson confessed on Discord and used bullets engraved with video game references.

Google is collaborating with the U.K. nonprofit StopNCII to enhance its efforts in combating the spread of nonconsensual intimate images, also known as revenge porn. The search giant will utilize StopNCII’s hashes, digital fingerprints of images and videos, to proactively identify and remove such imagery from Search.

StopNCII assists adults in preventing the sharing of their private images online by creating a unique identifier (hash) for their intimate imagery. These hashes are then provided to partner platforms like Facebook to automatically identify and remove matching content.

Google's partnership follows similar integrations by companies like Microsoft (Bing), Facebook, Instagram, TikTok, Reddit, Bumble, Snapchat, OnlyFans, and X. This move is part of Google's ongoing efforts to combat nonconsensual intimate images, including making it easier to remove deepfake images from Search and making them harder to find.

DACLab, a startup emerging from stealth mode, has secured $3 million in seed funding to advance its direct air capture (DAC) technology. The company claims its technology requires only 1,500 kWh of electricity to remove one metric ton of CO2, significantly less than the industry average of 2,000 kWh.

DACLab's technology, adapted from industrial designs, separates the carbon capture and release processes, using a relatively low heat of 70°C for solid sorbents. The company has built units capable of capturing 100 metric tons of CO2 per year and plans to deploy larger units in Washington State and Kenya.

DACLab sells its 100-metric ton unit for under $500,000. Ultimately, the company aims to supply units to oil and gas companies and carbon project developers, with the goal of reducing energy consumption to less than 1,000 kWh per metric ton and capturing CO2 for $250 per metric ton.