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Twitter users reluctant to pay for blue checkmark
While the verification checkmark on Twitter is a helpful tool for many to determine who to trust, only a small number of users are ready to pay a monthly fee.
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Another ex-eBay employee sentenced for aggressive cyberstalking campaign
An aggressive cyberstalking campaign that involved message harrasment, GPS tracking, and delivering unsettling items to victims' homes, such as a bloody pig Halloween mask.
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Cyberattack paralyzed Danish Railways for hours
A third-party IT service provider shutting down its servers resulted in a complete standstill on Denmark’s railways.
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Russian government looking for Windows OS replacement
Sanctions over the invasion of Ukraine start to bite as the Russian government starts looking for alternatives to Windows OS.
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Netflix with ads is here: cheaper, but no downloads and fewer shows
Netflix’s new ad-supported plan is launching in 12 countries on Thursday as advertisers, investors, and the big studios are eager to see if the streaming giant will be able to attract even more people to its platform.
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Twitter’s new verification policy sets off an avalanche of phishing attacks
Threat actors are capitalizing on the uncertainty surrounding Twitter’s verification process, trying to lure users into providing their credentials in hopes of retaining coveted blue badges.
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Musk dissolves board of directors and becomes Twitter’s CEO
Following mass layoffs across the company, Elon Musk made his final move by dissolving Twitter’s board of directors and appointing himself CEO.
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Twilio data breach: it all started with a vishing phone call
Digital communications platform has concluded its investigation into a sophisticated social engineering attack. As it turns out, attackers compromised Twilio systems a month earlier than previously thought.
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UK government urged to investigate Liz Truss’s phone hack
No longer the prime minister – still in the headlines. The opposition is urging the government of the United Kingdom...
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European defense contractor allegedly hit with ransomware
Snatch ransomware gang added HENSOLDT France, a subsidiary of the German HENSOLDT Group, to its victim list.
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Musk mulls charging for Twitter account verification
In a move that could lock poorer users out of Elon Musk’s free-speech bonanza, Twitter is reportedly considering charging for coveted account verification.
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Brussels warns Musk Twitter’s wings are already clipped in Europe
Newly-minted Twitter’s owner Elon Musk has already fired several high-ranking executives and boasted online that “the bird is freed.” But Europe is warning the billionaire to follow its rules.
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Everest ransom group adds AT&T to its victim list
AT&T, an American multinational telecommunications company with nearly $170 billion in revenue, allegedly fell victim to a ransomware attack.
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LinkedIn denies data leak
More than 200,000 records belonging to LinkedIn users in Finland were claimed to have been leaked on a hacker forum, but the company has denied this.
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NASA unveils UFO study team members
NASA kicked off an independent study to shed some light on unidentified aerial phenomena (UAP), often dubbed UFO (unidentified flying object) by the public.
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Black Friday or Bot Friday: bots will make your shopping experience miserable
Shopping holidays, such as Amazon Prime Day, Cyber Monday, and Black Friday, are a treasure trove for threat actors, given millions of unattentive users and an army of bots scouting for the best deals.
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Every third decision-maker in cybersecurity is stressed and considers leaving
One-third of cybersecurity decision-makers are contemplating leaving their role in the next two years due to stress or even burnout. According to Mimecast, an email and collaboration security company, this is the human element of cyberattacks.
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Details of 160k stolen US cards worth over $3M found online
Crooks used point-of-sale (PoS) malware to steal 167k payment records worth over $3M, with the vast majority of the payment details coming from the US.
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Singapore sales portal hacked, leaving two million customers exposed to cyber fraud
Carousell, a buy-and-sell digital platform used by around four in ten Singaporeans, has been hacked, leaving almost two million customer details exposed. Furthermore, it’s unclear just how long the data was accessible.
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UK car dealer Pendragon hit with a record ransom demand
Pendragon was allegedly breached by LockBit ransomware, with cybercriminals demanding the company pay a $60M ransom.
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