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Supplement maker hack allegedly exposes 1M customers
Piping Rock, a US-based producer of vitamins and dietary supplements, has allegedly been breached, with attackers accessing over 2.1 million emails.
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Meta’s Threads is now more popular than Musk’s X
Meta’s text-based Threads app was named a Twitter-killer when it launched last year, and it now seems the murder has been successfully going on for quite a while – Threads is already bigger than X.
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FCC rolls out consumer-friendly broadband labels
A new FCC consumer labeling system for broadband internet services being sold in the US is taking effect Wednesday across the nation.
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Tesla driver admits he was using Autopilot before fatal accident
A Tesla driver in Seattle has admitted to police he was using the Tesla’s controversial Autopilot feature before the fatally hitting a motorcyclist who was driving in front of him.
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Ransomware payments surpass $1 billion in 2023, report finds
The rate and scale of ransomware attacks have increased significantly over the past few years, with ransom payments surpassing $1 billion for the first time ever in 2023, according to a new report released Wednesday by the Ransomware Task Force (RTF).
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TikTok CEO vows to 'prevail' and defeat US restrictions
TikTok's chief executive posted a video response Wednesday stating his company expects to win a legal challenge to block legislation signed into law by President Joe Biden that he said would ban the popular short video app used by 170 million Americans.
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Hinge combating harassment with hidden words feature
The popular dating app Hinge has introduced a hidden words feature in a bid to tackle online harassment among daters.
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Sweden facing dry weekend as ransomware hits alcohol supplier
Sweden’s sole alcohol retailer, Systembolaget, has warned that drinks might soon sell out after a ransomware attack knocked out one of its main beverage suppliers.
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New report: 52% of Americans have faced political scams in past 12 months
As the US election season gathers speed, a new survey has revealed that more than half of Americans have experienced political scams – even though most of them are unsure how they work.
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Cold fusion: a reality in “Fallout,” an unproven controversy in real life
As a concept, cold fusion is as real as Bigfoot and time travel. Yet it doesn’t mean that the theory, newly popular thanks to the viral Amazon TV show Fallout, is entirely dead in the scientific community.
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Synlab halts services over ransomware attack
The Italian branch of Synlab, a medical diagnostics provider, was forced to shut down its IT systems across the country to combat a major cyberattack.
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Bugs in keyboard apps revealing what users type
Popular keyboard apps for Chinese speakers have been exposed to critical flaws that allow attackers to intercept every keystroke, researchers have found.
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Double-extorted Change Healthcare says “a substantial proportion” of Americans exposed
Health insurance behemoth UnitedHealth Group has confirmed that cyberattackers compromised a massive trove of sensitive data from its tech branch Change Healthcare, which could cover a “substantial proportion of people in America.” Meanwhile, a second ransomware group that was demanding payments has delisted the company from its victim's page.
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Musk decries Australian court “censorship” of X terror posts
Elon Musk lashed out at Australia's prime minister after a court ordered X to take down footage of an alleged terrorist attack in Sydney, and said the ruling meant any country could control "the entire internet".
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GPT-4 can autonomously exploit vulnerabilities
Large language models (LLMs) such as GPT-4 can exploit one-day vulnerabilities, researchers find.
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Germany arrests three suspected of giving technology to China
Three Germans have been arrested on suspicion of working with the Chinese secret service to hand over technology that could be used for military purposes, potentially helping to strengthen China's navy, German officials said on Monday.
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Meta spokesperson Andy Stone sentenced to six years by Russian court
A Russian military court in Moscow on Monday sentenced Meta Platforms spokesperson Andy Stone to six years in prison for "publicly defending terrorism," a verdict handed down in absentia, RIA news agency reported.
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European police call to stop encryption on social media
Europe’s Police Chiefs and Europol issued a joint declaration urging politicians and industry leaders “to take urgent action to ensure public safety across social media platforms” as the adoption of end-to-end encryption allows offenders to hide.
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Grindr named in UK lawsuit over sharing HIV data
Grindr may have unlawfully shared information about its users, including their HIV status, with third-party advertisers, the lawsuit has claimed.
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Multi-year Volkswagen breach points to Chinese hackers
Attackers have penetrated Volkswagen Group’s systems, stealing over 19,000 documents with intellectual property, German media reports.
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