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Two NYC lawyers fined over ChatGPT-generated briefs
Two New York lawyers were sanctioned in Manhattan court for trying to argue a case using legal briefs generated by a hallucinatory ChatGPT.
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New ransomware gang 8BASE behind surge of May attacks
A new study reveals ransomware attacks surged nearly 25% in May, the highest amount so far this year – partly due to a new gang on the scene known as 8BASE.
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CalPERS pension fund impacted by MOVEit breach
CalPERS, the largest public pension fund in the US, said customer details such as name, date of birth, and Social Security Number (SSN) were exposed in the breach.
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Australia calls Twitter top platform for online hate
One in three complaints about online hate in Australia are related to Twitter, even though it has far fewer users than other social media sites, the country’s internet safety watchdog said.
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Russia plans to stop blocking piracy websites
Russia’s Ministry of Digital Development, likely aware that consumers still want access to Western movies and TV shows that are now mostly banned, is considering unblocking major piracy sites.
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1.5M people exposed in biggest MOVEit bug breach so far
Wilton Re, a US-based insurer, said that a third-party vendor breach via the MOVEit transfer exploit exposed the details of nearly 1.5 million people.
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Battle of the Titans: Musk and Zuckerberg agree on cage fight
Elon Musk said he would use “The Walrus” position against Mark Zuckerberg, who recently won a gold medal in a jiu-jitsu competition.
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Mondelez reveals that attackers stole employee data
Mondelez International, a multi-billion-dollar food and beverage company, said that attackers breached a third-party vendor, accessing Mondelez’s staff details.
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Amazon duped millions in Prime enrollment scam, says FTC
The US Federal Trade Commission (FTC) is accusing Amazon of tricking consumers into signing up for Amazon’s Prime membership program, while also making it nearly impossible for members to cancel their subscriptions.
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Netflix has changed its viewership metric. But why?
Streaming giant Netflix said that it has switched its viewership metric from “hours viewed” to “views.” Perfection in the sector is near-impossible, but the new ranking is certainly fairer.
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Google tackled the microphone access bug affecting WhatsApp
Google acknowledges the bug and users are urged to update WhatsApp after a privacy issue involving access to the microphone was reported last month.
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Telos confirms data breach over MOVEit bug
Telos, a US defense contractor specializing in cybersecurity, said attackers downloaded its client data by exploiting the MOVEit transfer vulnerability.
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Hackers can weaponize exposed cloud secrets in just 2 minutes
“If the secret is exposed, it will be exploited,” say researchers who analyzed the tactics of cloud-focused cybercrime.
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European Investment Bank attacked, hackers claiming to “impose sanctions on EU”
Pro-Russian hacktivists have attacked European banking institutions, listing European Investment Bank (EIB) as one of their victims.
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New BreachForums site hacked by rivals
The reincarnated BreachForums site just had its user database stolen and published. The Cybernews research team has confirmed that the leaked database is legitimate.
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Microsoft confirms blackout caused by hacker attack
Microsoft admits to becoming a victim of cyberattacks causing Microsoft's 365 software suite outages at the beginning of June.
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Europe wants Google to break up ad business, tech giant upset
They simply can’t stop. EU regulators hit Google with fresh antitrust charges and say it has to break up its main cash cow – the lucrative digital ad business. Google disagrees.
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Pentagon leaker indicted by federal grand jury
The Massachusetts Air National Guardsman, accused of leaking classified US military documents on the instant messaging platform Discord, has been indicted by a federal grand jury in Boston court.
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New hacking unit within Russian military intelligence identified by Microsoft
Cyber attacks hitting Ukrainian government agencies and IT vendors have been traced back to hackers associated with Russia’s military intelligence service, the GRU, Microsoft says.
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Cl0p names first batch of alleged MOVEit victims
The ransomware group responsible for compromising hundreds of companies by exploiting a zero-day flaw in the MOVEit file transfer platform seems to have released the names of its first batch of victims.
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