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Android malware is wiping out bank accounts in Finland
An ongoing Android malware attack is targeting online banking accounts, say Finnish authorities.
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Police resurrect LockBit’s leak site to mock criminals and tease more info
Law enforcement agencies have updated the seized LockBit leak site again to troll the gang’s leaders and tease new information from the ongoing investigation into its operations.
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German military Bundeswehr found leaking classified meetings
Security gaps in Germany’s military left more than 6,000 meetings, some of them classified, leaking online.
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MedStar suffers data breach,183K patients exposed
The American healthcare service MedStar has suffered a breach, with attackers gaining access to the personal information of 183,000 patients.
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Darknet 'BenzoBoys' gets prison selling millions counterfeit Xanax
A Missouri man – online username ‘BenzoBoys’ – was sentenced to prison for peddling millions of fake Xanax pills on the dark web in what the FBI calls a “prolific” drug operation.
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You’ll soon be able to see less of your ex on Google Photos
Google Photos is testing an upgrade that’ll allow users to control which faces they want to see in their Memories recaps.
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Germany summons Russian envoy over Fancy Bear hacking
Germany summoned the acting representative of the Russian embassy over a sweeping cyberespionage campaign dating back to 2022 that Berlin blames on Moscow's GRU military intelligence service.
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New streaming study: show chasers even worse than serial churners
A subset of streaming subscribers is becoming a huge headache for major platforms, a new study has found. So-called show chasers subscribe, watch a series or a movie, and then cancel immediately.
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Microsoft goes passwordless on all consumer accounts
Microsoft has launched passkeys enabling users to drop passwords to access the company’s accounts.
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Sam Altman calls GPT-4 “the dumbest model”
At a question-and-answer session at Stanford University, Sam Altman slammed his own creations, ChatGPT and GPT-4, calling them dumb and not phenomenal.
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Rumor: OpenAI could announce Google Search alternative in May
According to a well-informed OpenAI insider, the company behind the viral ChatGPT bot is likely to soon announce a new search engine that will rival Google.
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Man sentenced for possession of deepfake abuse materials
A recidivist sex offender has been sentenced to almost 15 years in prison for possession of deepfake child sexual abuse material (CSAM) depicting child celebrities.
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LastPass attempts to open a new chapter by separating from its parent company
The password manager has announced the completion of its planned separation from GoTo (formerly LogMeIn) in an attempt to establish itself as an independent cloud security company.
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Cisco fraudster will pay $100M restitution, serve prison time
The CEO busted last June for running a $100 million counterfeit scheme selling fake Cisco networking products to companies all over the US – including the US military – has been sentenced in federal court.
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It turns out that Rabbit R1 is just an Android app
The viral pocket companion Rabbit R1 has been suffering under the weight of bad reviews lately. As if this weren’t enough, users have just found out it can be run on a simple Android phone – just like any other app.
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Continuum reveals hack exposed 377K Consensus Medical Group patients
Continuum, a health management and patient care coordination services provider, has disclosed that attackers accessed personal details and medical data.
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Hacker jailed over $700M REvil ransomware scheme
A Ukrainian national has been sentenced to almost 14 years in prison and ordered to pay $16 million for his role in 2,500 ransomware attacks and demanding $700 million in payments.
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Cannes hospital responds to LockBit ransom attack demands
The LockBit ransomware group claimed responsibility for the April 16th attack on the Hôpital de Cannes in southern France, already offering up an alleged 61GB of the stolen data to the highest bidder on the dark web.
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Dropbox reports data breach, user info compromised
Dropbox, the popular cloud-based file storage and sharing service, on Wednesday filed a breach disclosure with the US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) stating that Dropbox Sign user info has been compromised.
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Majority in US believe China uses TikTok to influence Americans
More than half of Americans believe that the Chinese government uses TikTok to shape public opinion, according to the results of a new Reuters/Ipsos poll released Wednesday.
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