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Twitter CEO: we suspend over half a million spam accounts every day
Twitter allegedly suspends hundreds of thousands of spam accounts on a daily basis, usually before any users even see them on Twitter.
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EU member states agree to implement tougher cybersecurity measures across the union
The European Parliament and EU member states agreed on stricter cybersecurity measures for entities belonging to critical sectors. Following the...
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Home working scams on the rise, watchdog warns
US citizens are being increasingly targeted by work-from-home scams in the wake of the COVID pandemic, according to an NGO that helps local businesses.
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UK Cybersecurity Council to devise new chartered standards for the CCP scheme
The UK Cybersecurity Council will take over the cybersecurity industry’s Cyber Certified Professional (CCP) scheme, setting new chartered standards. The...
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Hackers exploit Roblox’s scripting engine to install Trojan
Hackers exploit a scripting engine used for Roblox to insert a Trojan file that can break applications, corrupt or remove data, and send information to malicious actors.
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As new evidence emerges, experts wonder: is REvil really back?
REvil, a ransomware gang that proved to be a nightmare to hundreds of organizations, has not disappeared. Probably, no one even expected it to. Now, new evidence points to its resurfacing.
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Costa Rica declares a state of emergency over Conti cyberattack
President Rodrigo Chaves signed the decree on a national cybersecurity emergency on his first day in office.
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AGCO ransomware attack knocked out equipment production for days
Cyberattack hit the US agricultural equipment maker, disrupting the company's business operation for days.
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US chasing 'costliest strain of ransomware ever seen'
The Department of State offers a reward of up to $15 million for information on the Russia-based Conti ransomware gang.
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Gangs that don’t want your money – just to erase all your data
As if ransomware groups extorting cryptocurrency out of hapless businesses weren’t enough, a new more vicious breed of malware has come to light – one which permanently wipes all the victim’s data, regardless of any payout.
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Seoul expects to become a metaverse city in less than five years
Soon enough, Seoul residents might find themselves entering the metaverse to register a complaint or chat with the mayor's avatar about current events.
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Biggest European economy tightens its grip on Meta
Germany's cartel office, the Bundeskartellamt, imposed stricter rules on Meta after determining its "paramount significance for competition across markets."
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The EU Commission accuses Apple of illegally eliminating competition
The European Commission released the results of its investigation, accusing Apple of distorting competition in the European mobile wallets market...
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A US charity leaves private images of website users exposed
The US charity Breastcancer.org suffered a misconfigured bucket exposure of over 350,000 files containing sensitive images of users. The SafetyDetectives...
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Fears pile up as Musk wants Twitter DMs to be end-to-end encrypted
Elon Musk has big plans for Twitter. He might consider adding end-to-end encryption to direct messages if the deal goes through. While this would add another layer of privacy, it would also open opportunities for the criminal misuse of the platform.
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Have insurers spurred the growth of ransomware attacks?
Throwing insurance money to cover ransom payments only seems to have worsened the situation. Knowing that victims would be able to draw upon their insurance policies, cybercriminals continue attacking organizations fiercely.
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Crypto incubator targeted with the largest known DDoS attack - Cloudflare
The attack clocked at 15.3 million requests per second (rps), making it the largest HTTPS-based distributed denial-of-service (DDoS) attack the...
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Angry tweeters ditch Musk for Mastodon
An obscure open-source social media outlet is enjoying another popularity surge, as users concerned by Elon Musk’s Twitter takeover desert the high-profile platform, a report by Engadget says.
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Deutsche Windtechnik hit with a cyberattack, a third on Germany's wind energy sector
The German company is a third wind turbine operator hit by hackers in less than two months. The cyberattack forced...
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DeFi on the ropes as digital thefts double
With a record $1.26 billion in cryptocurrency stolen from decentralized finance (DeFi) protocols in the first three months alone, this year could be a make-or-break one for the digital coins, according to fresh research by TradingPedia.
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