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Google posts new disclosure policy for digitally altered election ads
Google announces updated disclosure requirements on Monday for advertisers using ‘synthetic or digitally altered’ content for all online political ad campaigns.
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Truist Bank sued over data breach
Two federal class action lawsuits have been filed against Truist Bank over a cyberattack in October that exposed some clients’ personal information.
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Airplane WiFi clone used to steal passengers’ data
A West Australian man is suspected of using his hand luggage to mimic legitimate networks in an attempt to steal travelers’ personal details.
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HSBC, Nationwide, Virgin Money hit by online banking outage
Thousands of customers of HSBC, Nationwide, and Virgin Money suffered outages to their online banking services on Friday leaving many frustrated mobile app users without funds at the beginning of a summer weekend.
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Shoezone UK retail chain discloses cyberattack, data compromised
Shoezone, a popular discount footwear chain with hundreds of locations across the UK, filed a cyber breach notice with the London Stock Exchange on Thursday.
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Korean internet provider infects users with malware stopping torrent use
In a bizarre attempt to fight online piracy, KT, the major telecommunications network operator in South Korea, hacked 600,000 of its customers’ devices and infected them with malware. The planted code was supposed to interfere with BitTorrent traffic.
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Russian satellite breaks up in space, ISS astronauts forced to shelter
A defunct Russian satellite has broken up into more than 100 pieces of debris in orbit, forcing astronauts on the International Space Station to take shelter for about an hour and adding to the mass of space junk already in orbit, US space agencies said.
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Evolve data breach dispels LockBit's Federal Reserve ransom leak
Evolve Bank & Trust admits to a data breach after sensitive information was leaked online by the notorious LockBit criminal group – putting a wrench in the gang’s earlier claims that the data was stolen from the US Federal Reserve.
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Interpol seizes millions in global crackdown against scammers
Nearly 7,000 bank accounts were frozen, and assets totaling $257 million were seized during a global police operation against online scam networks. The coordinated strike hit 61 countries.
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Devs favor C/C++ in critical open-source software, raising security concerns
About half of 172 critical open-source projects are written using languages that do not automatically protect against memory errors, such as C/C++, cybersecurity authorities warn and encourage to choose safer alternatives, such as Rust.
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US indicts Russian for cyberattacks meant to destroy Ukraine before invasion
A Russian national – whose father is also wanted by the feds for a different crime – was indicted by a US grand jury for launching multiple WisperGate malware attacks against the Ukrainian government at least a month before the Russian invasion.
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Musk's SpaceX to destroy Space Station by 2030
NASA on Wednesday announced it has selected Elon Musk’s SpaceX to “develop and deliver” a specialized spacecraft that will safely deorbit the International Space Station scheduled for 2030.
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US Better Business Bureau consumer watchdog listed by ransom gang
The US Better Business Bureau (BBB), an independent organization that protects consumers from unfair business practices in all 50 states and Canada, has been claimed by the BianLian ransomware group.
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Swallow the robot: tiny camera might eliminate need for hated endoscopy
We’re all scared of an upper endoscopy, a tube’s truly uncomfortable journey inside our bodies. Now, a tiny robotic camera has been invented to eliminate the need for such invasive procedures.
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Data of 100K Hey You users allegedly for sale on the dark web
One threat actor is advertising a database allegedly belonging to an Australian food ordering app, Hey You.
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LockBit holds its word, publishes US Federal Reserve alleged data
LockBit ransomware gang on Tuesday published a massive cache of files allegedly stolen from the US Federal Reserve central banking system after an apparent negotiation breakdown.
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How freelance crooks facilitate major corporate hacks
Some criminals make big bucks simply by helping out other crooks – selling them initial access to a company.
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Report: Amazon secretly developing ChatGPT killer
Amazon, the e-commerce giant, is reportedly working on a new generative AI chatbot to directly compete and eventually overwhelm OpenAI’s ChatGPT.
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Microsoft dismantles its underwater data centers
The tech giant has discontinued its quest to use the sea floor for its data centers, even though the machinery was thriving underwater.
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Fake law firms swindle crypto scam victims out of additional $10 million
Fictitious law firms are after cryptocurrency scam victims, and this tactic netted the secondary scammers millions, the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) warns.
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