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Killnet claims cyberattack on Lufthansa was retaliation for Germany’s support in Ukraine
Pro-Russian hacker group Killnet claimed responsibility for the IT failure of German carrier Lufthansa, adding that following a “rat experiment,” it now knows how to stop navigation of any airport in the world.
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California city of Oakland declares state of emergency over week long ransomware attack
The city of Oakland, California has declared a local state of emergency due to the after effects of a debilitating ransomware attack that shut down most city services last week.
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UK surveillance watchdog issues warning over Chinese cameras
Cool yet scathing – typically British. That’s how a new report from the United Kingdom government’s independent watchdog on surveillance, warning the country’s police over their reliance on Chinese-made cameras, reads.
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Russia launches “Oculus” tool to monitor banned information online
A new AI-driven system will help Russia’s censorship machine to deal with an “avalanche-like” increase in online information banned under the country’s laws, including pro-Ukraine messaging and LGBT content.
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Royal Mail called LockBit’s $80m ransom demand “absurd”
The supposed conversation between Royal Mail and the ransomware gang LockBit offers a glimpse of negotiations between the victim and the criminal.
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Russian businessman with ties to Putin convicted in US hack and trading scheme
A Russian millionaire with ties to the Kremlin was convicted in US court of a $90 million insider trading scheme.
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Hyundai and KIA launch auto software updates in effort to stop deadly TikTok challenge
Hyundai and KIA release software updates for millions of car owners in an effort to combat a viral TikTok challenge linked to a rash of stolen cars, fender benders and more than a dozen fatalities in the US.
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SAS Airlines knocked offline in second Valentine's Day cyber attack targeting Sweden
SAS airlines website and mobile app are knocked offline by hackers Tuesday evening, customer data has been reported compromised.
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Mobile game with 10m+ downloads spills source code, endangers user data
Attackers shared the data allegedly taken from the creators of Escalators, a game from Supersonic Studios LTD.
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Fake donation schemes blossom after devastating earthquake in Turkey and Syria
Where tragedy strikes, a fraudster follows. The aftermath of the deadly earthquake in Turkey and Syria is no different – financial scammers are capitalizing on this natural disaster to trick people.
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Hackers target Valentino, Michael Kors, and Creed fashionistas
Dorben Group, a key partner for Valentino, Creed, and Michael Kors luxury brands in Latin America, allegedly suffered a data breach as information belonging to 790,000 customers ended up on a hacker forum.
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Russia wants to legalize cybercrime for homeland
The Russian government wants to decriminalize hacking – as long as attacks are carried out in the interests of the country, which is currently waging war in Ukraine. Obviously, the so-called patriotic hackers were already free of all prosecution anyway.
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Two California cities hit with ransomware in two days, police forced to patrol using handheld radios
The cities of Oakland and Modesto, California are attacked by ransomware this week, shutting down government services and forcing “old school policing” in one city.
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Over 3 million patient records breached in California health network ransomware attack
The California health network, Heritage Provider Network, suffered a massive data breach in December exposing the personal health information (PHI) of 3.3 million patients.
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Users flock to sign up for Microsoft’s new AI powered Bing, Google behind the power curve yet again
Over one million users have signed up to try out the new ChatGPT powered Bing search engine over the past 48 hours, marking another victory for Microsoft in the AI chatbot wars.
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Hackers target US telecommunications firms, leak consumer data
Threat actors have targeted several US telecommunications companies extensively since January, according to the cybersecurity firm Cyble. Data of more than 74 million consumers had been leaked.
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North Korea uses ransomware to fund its operations – CISA
US authorities believe North Korea targets critical infrastructure objects with ransomware and pours ransom money to fund Pyongyang’s policies.
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Reddit admits security breach
Unlike many other recent targets, Reddit, a popular social media site, was quick to disclose some company data was stolen in a phishing incident. It said user information was not impacted and remains safe – so far.
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Netflix extends account sharing crackdown: prices for extra members revealed
It begins. Netflix announced on Wednesday that it is introducing limits on account and password sharing, already active in South America, in four more countries. The company also revealed prices for additional “homes” – they’re higher than expected.
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Pigeons puzzle experts with AI-matching intelligence
While the world is impressed with AI capabilities, scientists tried pigeon intelligence only to conclude that they can learn similarly to AI.
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