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Twitter violated contract by failing to pay millions in bonuses, US judge rules
Twitter violated contracts by failing to pay millions of dollars in bonuses that the social media company, now called X Corp, had promised its employees, a federal judge ruled on Friday.
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Another blow to Rockstar Games after GTA V source code leaked
The source code of Grand Theft Auto V (GTA V), an immensely popular and widely acclaimed video game, was leaked on Christmas Eve. The material circulating online includes scrapped DLCs and some code from the upcoming sequel, GTA VI.
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Ryan Reynolds-backed Mint Mobile discloses data breach
Mint Mobile, a mobile virtual network operator in the United States, has notified its customers of a personal information leak.
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Sony's Insomniac Games addresses ransom leak – finally
Sony-owned Insomniac Games has finally put out an official statement regarding the ransomware leak of more than 1.6 million files – some of which included confidential details about its upcoming Wolverine Marvel game release.
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Nissan claimed by Akira ransomware cartel
The attackers took credit for an intrusion that affected the Japanese auto giant’s Australian and New Zealand businesses.
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Teen GTA 6 hacker sentenced to live in prison hospital indefinitely
The British teen and Lapsus$ gang member – found guilty in August of hacking Grand Theft Auto-maker RockStar games, Nvidia Corp, Uber, and more – has been sentenced to life in a mental facility.
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Apple’s new AI research could radically change the scene: why?
It probably was a bit naive to consider Apple behind its rivals in the AI race – the tech giant simply doesn’t need to yell. But when it speaks, it matters – the firm just announced significant strides in AI research through two new papers.
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Indian IT services giant HCL Technologies hit by ransomware
HCL Technologies (HCLTech), one of the largest Indian technology consulting and services companies, suffered a ransomware incident.
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AI-generated science fiction novel wins literary prize in China
Only one of the judges was aware that the entry, submitted by a professor at the prestigious Tsinghua University, was entirely AI-generated.
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ALPHV’s criminal reputation may be “tarnished” irreversibly
No matter how deeply the FBI penetrated the ALPHV ransomware gang’s dark web infrastructure, the cartel may struggle to prove to its team of racketeers that it can continue operating.
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EU targets Pornhub, XVideos, Stripchat under new content rules
The European Union on Wednesday added three adult content companies - Pornhub, Stripchat and XVideos - to its list of firms subject to stringent regulations under new online content rules.
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ALPHV/BlackCat 'unseized' own website from FBI
The notorious threat group ALPHV/BlackCat claims they’ve “unseized” their own dark website – only hours after the FBI boasted they had taken it down.
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North Face, Vans, Timberland manufacturer VF Corp says cyberattack impacting holiday orders
A suspected ransomware attack on VF Corp – manufacturer of brands The North Face, Vans, Timberland, and more – disrupts global business operations during the final holiday shopping rush.
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Sony's Insomniac games leaked by Rhysida ransom gang
More than 1.3 million files – stolen from Sony-owned Insomniac Games in last week’s ransomware attack – have now been leaked online by the Rhysida gang.
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FBI seizes ALPHV ransomware gang‘s dark web blog
A notice on the ALPHV – also known as BlackCat – dark web blog says that authorities have seized it, hinting that earlier issues with the gang’s website were indeed related to law enforcement activity.
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International operation against online fraud leads to 3,500 suspects arrested
An international law enforcement effort targeting online financial crime has resulted in nearly 3,500 arrests and the confiscation of assets totaling $300 million across 34 countries.
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Breach of Comcast’s Xfinity exposes nearly 36 million people
Xfinity, Comcast‘s cable television and internet division, has had its systems breached via a Citrix bug, with attackers accessing tens of millions of usernames and hashed passwords.
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Google will pay $700 million in Play Store settlement
Google has agreed to pay $700 million and to allow for greater competition in its Play app store, according to the terms of an antitrust settlement with US states and consumers.
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Mr. Cooper reveals breach exposed 14.6 million clients
Major US mortgage lender Mr. Cooper has revealed that a recent data breach exposed the sensitive details of millions of individuals, some of whom had only applied for a loan.
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German court suspects that AI is behind avalanche of lawsuits
The Regional Court of Frankfurt, increasingly confronted with “mass proceedings,” suspects law firms of using AI to attract large numbers of plaintiffs for filing small cases, reports German media.
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