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Counter-Strike streamers banned on Twitch after running ads for Russia’s “Kamikaze Drone” factory
Several high-profile Russian streamers have been hit with Twitch bans after co-streaming a sponsored Counter-Strike (CS) event, which hosted banners promoting the illegal invasion of Ukraine.
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UFO conspiracies are snowballing – from David Wilcock’s suicide to Tim Burchett death threats
Within days, three separate UFO-linked stories spiraled into online speculation, as an alleged suicide, a scientist's death from the archives, and a politician's receipt of death threats caused conspiracy theories to swirl once more.
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Man arrested over 'Avatar Aang: The Last Airbender' film leak, faces up to 7 years in jail
Singaporean police have arrested a 26-year-old man who allegedly leaked the upcoming film 'Avatar Aang: The Last Airbender' after accessing a media server where the project was stored.
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“I was still bleeding:” MrBeast lawsuit alleges harassment, maternity firing
Former employee Lorrayne Mavromatis has filed a federal lawsuit against Beast Industries over alleged wrongful termination. She claims she was fired shortly after returning from maternity leave.
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A plasma physicist texted, “I did not kill myself,” then she died. The FBI is now investigating 11 deaths
On June 11th, 2022, Amy Eskridge, a 34‑year‑old scientist working on anti‑gravity technology, was found dead in Huntsville, Alabama, from a single gunshot wound to the head.
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ShinyHunters dumps Mytheresa, Zara, Carnival, 7-Eleven data in fresh leak wave
ShinyHunters appears to have followed through on its latest ransom threats, dumping data tied to Mytheresa, Zara, Carnival, and 7-Eleven just days after naming the brands on its leak site.
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Research: Microsoft, Meta, Google shamelessly track you even if you opt out
A new forensic audit has revealed that tech giants such as Google, Meta, and Microsoft are systematically ignoring even legally defined privacy opt-out signals and tracking you anyway. It’s a big blow to consumer privacy.
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430,000 Casely power banks recalled after woman dies in charger explosion
A total of 430,000 Casely 5000mAh MagSafe wireless power banks are being recalled again by the company and the US Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) following a deadly explosion.
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US Supreme Court system hacker handed one year of probation
Nicholas Moore, who hacked the US Supreme Court, AmeriCorps, and the systems of the Department of Veterans Affairs, was sentenced on Friday to a year of probation.
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Bluesky under “sophisticated” DDoS attack
Bluesky has been experiencing an intense Distributed Denial-of-Service (DDoS) attack that disrupted some of its services.
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EU challenges Google’s search dominance, wants it to share search engine data with competitors
The European Commission wants Google to share search engine data with competing search engines and AI chatbots, but Google says it will fight tooth and nail to prevent this.
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European Commission turns up the heat on Meta over WhatsApp AI restrictions
Meta is prohibited from charging tech companies for offering their AI services via WhatsApp. Companies must be allowed to make their AI chatbots available on the messaging platform for free.
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Spotify wins $322M piracy lawsuit against Anna’s Archive
Shadow library Anna’s Archive has been ordered to pay $322.2 million in damages to Spotify and three other major record labels for scraping 300TB of data from the music streaming service.
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Apple Music down for hours as Apple flags ongoing issue
Apple Music is down for an unknown number of users on Thursday – the outage now in its fourth hour, and with no restoration timeline in sight.
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2.5M records leaked after ShinyHunters hits US home security giant Alert 360
Alert 360, the fifth-largest home and business security systems provider in the US, is claimed by ShinyHunters, along with 2.5 million records allegedly dumped on the dark web Thursday after the company refused to pay a ransom demand.
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German banks examine risks of Anthropic's Mythos with authorities
German banks and national authorities are examining risks around Anthropic's new artificial intelligence model, an official said on Thursday, amid concerns that it could fuel cyberattacks.
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Netgear gets a pass to sell routers in the US, while others get banned
The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) has officially given Netgear approval to sell consumer routers that haven’t been developed or manufactured in the United States.
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Concerns over patient data arise after data breach at ChipSoft
It’s possible that hackers did steal personal information of patients during a recent ransomware attack on ChipSoft after all.
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Maine legislature approves first US moratorium on big data centers
Maine lawmakers just passed a bill that could make it the first US state to halt new data centers, as concerns grow over rising energy bills and environmental impact.
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337K exposed in ransomware attack on Tennessee's Cookeville Regional Medical Center
Nearly a year after being hit by ransomware, the Cookeville Regional Medical Center (CRMC) in Tennessee is finally notifying more than 337,000 patients their sensitive medical data was compromised during the four-day attack.
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