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Apple users urged to install zero-day patch amid fresh spyware fears
The tech giant has issued its second rapid response emergency patch for zero-day exploits, this one for iPads, iPhones, and Macs.
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Phishing fears as fake Threads websites multiply
Threads already has more than 100 million downloads, since Meta launched the app as a rival to Twitter earlier this month. But crooks are also seeking to cash in by mimicking the new social media app, with over 700 phony domain names emerging in a single day.
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Portugal charges Football Leaks hacker – hero to some, villain to others
Rui Pinto, the famous hacker behind the Football Leaks scandal, which exposed some of the dirtiest secrets in European soccer, has finally been charged in Portugal.
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Revolut system bug netted crooks over $20M – media
A payment flaw in Revolut’s US service allowed criminals to steal millions of dollars over several months, the Financial Times (FT) reported.
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Petro-Points member info breached in Suncor hack
Suncor Energy and its Petro-Canada gas station chain said some Petro-Points member information was leaked during a June 21 breach disrupting online services for days.
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Facebook, Messenger, and Instagram reported down for users worldwide
Thousands of users worldwide reported problems loading their Facebook accounts and using Messenger Friday morning, and just a few hours later, the Instagram app began to have similar issues.
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AI already outscoring humans in creativity tests
Artificial intelligence (AI) already matches the top 1% of human thinkers on a standard test of creativity, according to new research.
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Twitter vs. Meta battle heats up as Musk prepares to sue
Elon Musk will not sit aside while Meta’s new killer app Threads amasses tens of millions of users. A potential legal battle looms.
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Shell reveals customers impacted in MOVEit attack
Shell Global is attempting to reach customers whose personal information may have been exposed during the recent Cl0p zero-day attack on the MOVEit file transfer system.
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Indiana University breach exposed nearly 250K user records
Attackers posted a Indiana University (IU) database containing hundreds of thousands of records, including user emails and full names.
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Akira ransomware decryptor released to public
A decryptor to combat the prolific Akira ransomware, which was used to hack Mercer University, is now available for public download, researchers at Avast have announced.
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US college cyberattack probe reveals 700K affected
Lansing Community College has finished an investigation into a cyberattack that hit it back in March, and confirmed that hundreds of thousands of people were affected.
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Twitter blocks non-users from reading tweets over AI data scraping
In an effort to curb the effects of AI data scraping, Twitter is no longer allowing individuals to view tweets on the social media platform unless they're logged into an account.
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Wikimedia launches petition against UK Online Safety Bill
Wikimedia Foundation has written an open letter to the UK Parliament asking that Wikipedia be exempted from provisions in the Online Safety Bill, which it says would jeopardize open-source nonprofit knowledge platforms.
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TSMC allegedly hacked by LockBit ransomware
TSMC, the world’s largest semiconductor manufacturer, has been listed on LockBit’s dark web blog, with the gang demanding $70 million for the stolen data.
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US health dept, law firms join list of MOVEit victims
The US Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) and several major US law firms are the latest MOVEit victims claimed by the Cl0p ransomware gang.
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Twitter users’ accounts restricted due to glitch
Some Twitter users have received a notification that their accounts will be restricted for 3 days.
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Wagner ransomware wants to recruit its victims
Wagner ransomware infects user devices and invites them to join the Wagner Group, a Russian private military corporation (PMC) that recently attempted a march on Moscow.
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Cybersecurity incident at Suncor knocks Canadian gas stations offline
Suncor, a major Canadian energy company, has confirmed that a cyberattack has hit the systems of its gas station chain Petro-Canada. In some stations, paying cash is still the only option.
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Siemens Energy, UCLA listed by MOVEit hackers
German energy giant Siemens Energy and the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA) were listed on the Russia-linked ransomware syndicate‘s dark web blog.
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