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- 1Indiana librarians get help meeting mental health needs●A new partnership is helping Indiana librarians meet mental health needs
A new partnership in Indiana is helping librarians respond to patrons' mental health needs, according to a report from News From The States. Libraries increasingly serve as front-line points of contact for people in crisis, and the initiative aims to give library staff tools and support to handle those encounters.
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WhatsApp is strengthening safety protections for teenagers on its platform. The move is part of a broader push by major technology companies to improve safeguards for younger users, including tighter privacy controls and limits on unwanted contact. Details of the specific measures and their rollout remain limited, but the change signals growing scrutiny of how messaging apps protect minors.
- 3Egypt, Sudan, Somalia and Eritrea reach consensus●Egypt-Sudan-Somalia-Eritrea reach consensus on these issues
Egypt, Sudan, Somalia and Eritrea have reached agreement on a set of issues following high-level contacts among the four countries, according to Egypt Independent. The consensus comes amid growing regional coordination in the Red Sea and Horn of Africa, where concerns over security, port access and the fallout from Sudan's war have drawn the four governments closer together.
- 4Actor claims leak of 3 million records from Chilean education portal●🇨🇱 We tracked a data leak claim by zfo naming Chile's Ministerio de Educación Portal Anotate. The actor claims access to
A threat actor known as zfo claims to have accessed more than 3 million student and guardian records from Portal Anotate, the Chilean Ministry of Education's platform. The alleged data includes names, national ID numbers, contact details and school information. Security watchers are tracking the claim, which also references multiple related listings. Chilean authorities have not publicly confirmed the breach.