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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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The Playlist: An origin story like no other that charts the rise of Spotify
Daniel Ek is no Adam Neumann, and Spotify is definitely no WeWork – unlike the much-hyped coworking space company, the music-streaming service is alive and well. And now it has an origin story on Netflix – The Playlist.
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Cybercrime car wash: auto dealer convicted of laundering $5.7m in stolen money
A car dealer based in the US has been sentenced to six-and-a-half years in prison for using his business to launder money stolen by a Ghanaian gang that ran romance and business email compromise (BEC) scams, raking in millions from unsuspecting victims.
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Issues with European subsea cables impact global internet connectivity
Two undersea internet cables in France and Scotland were damaged by cuts, resulting in the disruption of internet connectivity.
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Microsoft discloses data breach
Microsoft exposed some of its customers’ names, email addresses, and email content, among other sensitive data.
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Cybersecurity is the “soft underbelly” of space networks, says US military Commander
Space domain has become a contested one, yet cyber remains its weak entry point, head of the US Space Force’s Space Operations Command said.
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Nearly 20% of passwords are compromised, report says
Globally, over half of the passwords are reused, exposing personal and corporate data at risk.
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Digital conmen pose as social security services
Cybercriminals are impersonating the Social Security Administration (SSA) to pressure vulnerable US citizens and migrant workers into revealing their social security numbers.
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Kingfisher confirms its IT systems were breached
Kingfisher Insurance said that some of the company’s IT systems were accessed by an unauthorized third party.
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JBL Bluetooth speakers give car thieves the va-va-voom
Clever crooks in France have figured out how to steal supposedly cybersecure vehicles made by the likes of Peugeot and Toyota in less than a minute, using a modified JBL Bluetooth speaker to break past their defenses.
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Hackers say they stole 1.4TB of data from UK’s Kingfisher Insurance
Ransomware group LockBit posted Kingfisher Insurance’s name on their leak site, saying the stolen data included personal details of employees and customers.
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When the Black Axe falls: cybercrime suspects detained in global bust
More than 70 suspects have been arrested during an Interpol-led crackdown on Black Axe, a West African outfit believed to be an increasingly big player on the cybercrime scene.
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Trump’s Truth Social app now available on Google Play Store
After months of wrangling with Google, former US President Donald Trump’s social media app Truth Social can now be downloaded on the Google Play Store. Trump was banned from Twitter and Facebook after the violent events at the Capitol in January 2021.
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Russia’s version of GitHub is on its way, Ministry of Digital Development announced
Russia will create its own version of Microsoft-owned GitHub, which will host public open-source projects amid increased sanctions risks.
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