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- Mystery Drone Sightings Lead to FAA Ban Despite No Detected ThreatsPlus: Google’s U-turn on creepy “fingerprint” tracking, the LockBit ransomware gang’s teased comeback, and a potential US ban on the… Read more »
- This VPN Lets Anyone Use Your Internet Connection. What Could Go Wrong?A free VPN app called Big Mama is selling access to people’s home internet networks. Kids are using it to… Read more »
- Congress Again Fails to Limit Scope of Spy Powers in New Defense BillThe National Defense Authorization Act passed today, but lawmakers stripped language that would keep the Trump administration from wielding unprecedented… Read more »
- Intel Officials Warned Police That US Cities Aren’t Ready for Hostile DronesIn a previously unreported August memo, the Department of Homeland Security urged state and local police to conduct exercises to… Read more »
- Stop Calling Online Scams ‘Pig Butchering,’ Interpol WarnsExperts say the catchall term for online fraud furthers harm against victims and could dissuade people from reporting attempts to… Read more »
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- Web Hacking Service ‘Araneida’ Tied to Turkish IT FirmCybercriminals are selling hundreds of thousands of credential sets stolen with the help of a cracked version of Acunetix, a… Read more »
- How to Lose a Fortune with Just One Bad ClickImage: Shutterstock, iHaMoo. Adam Griffin is still in disbelief over how quickly he was robbed of nearly $500,000 in cryptocurrencies.… Read more »
- How Cryptocurrency Turns to Cash in Russian BanksA financial firm registered in Canada has emerged as the payment processor for dozens of Russian cryptocurrency exchanges and websites… Read more »
- Patch Tuesday, December 2024 EditionMicrosoft today released updates to plug at least 70 security holes in Windows and Windows software, including one vulnerability that… Read more »
- U.S. Offered $10M for Hacker Just Arrested by RussiaIn January 2022, KrebsOnSecurity identified a Russian man named Mikhail Matveev as “Wazawaka,” a cybercriminal who was deeply involved in… Read more »
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Zdnet
- Over 60 million wearable, fitness tracking records exposed via unsecured database
- This is how a cybersecurity researcher accidentally broke Apple Shortcuts
- Google debuts new Private Compute features in ramp up of Android security
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- Ukrainian man extradited to the US to face botnet, data theft charges
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- Italy’s Data Protection Watchdog Issues €15m Fine to OpenAI Over ChatGPT ProbeOpenAI must also initiate a six-month public awareness campaign across Italian media, explaining how it processes personal data for AI… Read more »
- Ukraine's Security Service Probes GRU-Linked Cyber-Attack on State RegistersThe Security Service of Ukraine has accused Russian-linked actors of perpetrating a cyber-attack against the state registers of Ukraine Read more »
- LockBit Admins Tease a New Ransomware VersionThe LockBitSupp persona said LockBit 4.0 will be launched in February 2025 Read more »
- Webcams and DVRs Vulnerable to HiatusRAT, FBI WarnsThe FBI has issued a warning about the Hiatus RAT malware targeting Xiongmai and Hikvision web cameras and DVRs, urging… Read more »
- CISA Urges Encrypted Messaging After Salt Typhoon HackThe US Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency recommended users turn on phishing-resistant MFA and switch to Signal-like apps for messaging Read more »