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American Airlines largest carrier breached in Cl0p Oracle attack spree
American Airlines has confirmed to Cybernews that one of its regional carriers has fallen victim to Cl0p ransomware – all part of the gang’s most recent extortion campaign targeting a zero-day vulnerability found in Oracle’s E Business Suite (EBS) platform.
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Volkswagen France hit by ransomware, Qilin gang claims
After devastating attacks on Jaguar and BMW, this time, the Qilin ransomware gang claims Volkswagen France in the latest hit on automotive manufacturers in Europe.
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Florida accuses Roku of selling kids’ data to advertisers and brokers
The state of Florida has accused Roku, the platform powering millions of smart TVs and streaming devices across the US, of selling children’s data to third parties without their or their parents’ consent.
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China fires officials after Arc'teryx fireworks spark environmental backlash in Tibet
The Canada-based, Chinese-owned apparel company Arc’teryx is in deep trouble, as its minute-long fireworks display in Tibet has drawn strong opposition on social media.
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JD Vance implies Young Republicans' leaked messages aren’t that bad
Leaked messages from the Young Republicans, revealed by Politico, show a new depth of depravity. But Vice President JD Vance still wants to defend the group.
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Google introduces Recovery Contacts to help you regain control over your Google account
Google has announced a new option that allows users who no longer have access to their Google account to recover it with the help of friends or family: Recovery Contacts.
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Mango fashion chain suffers third party breach, customer data impacted
Global fashion retailer Mango on Wednesday began notifying customers that it is the victim of a third-party marketing breach and that the hackers have gained access to some customer data.
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China’s Weibo floods with support after Mom and son's 18-year reunion
A baby abducted in 2007 has finally been reunited with his mother and family, sparking a celebratory reaction on Chinese social channel Weibo, which helped play its part in tracking him down.
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Meta takes down Facebook page after DOJ says it targeted ICE agents in Chicago
The US Justice Department said on Tuesday that Meta had complied with its request to take down a page on its Facebook platform that the agency said was being used to harass ICE agents in Chicago.
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5CA denies third-party Zendesk platform was cause of Discord breach
Third-party provider 5CA has told Discord to stop blaming the Zendesk partner company for last week's hack of the messaging platform. The hack reportedly exposed the personal data of 5.5 million users, including over 70,000 government IDs.
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SK Telecom hackers "CoinbaseCartel" threaten to leak source code this week
The new hacking group, which claimed to have stolen confidential source code and sensitive project files from SK Telecom last month, is now threatening to leak that data if the telecommunications giant doesn’t start negotiating with the fledgling gang.
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Ofcom issues £20K fine to 4chan for ignoring information requests
British media regulator Ofcom has fined US internet forum 4chan £20,000 for ignoring formal information requests.
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EU postpones vote on Chat Control, but controversial idea still alive
It was probably expected after a tumultuous last week, but now it’s official. EU lawmakers have postponed a vote on the controversial Child Sexual Abuse Regulation (CSAR). Activists warn that the fight’s not over yet.
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OpenAI hounds AI safety advocate over alleged link to Elon Musk
One Tuesday evening, a man got a knock at the door. A sheriff holding legal documents approached Nathan Calvin of Encode AI. Soon, he realized that he’d received a “warning” from OpenAI’s overlord, Sam Altman.
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EU launches digital border system: what is it and how does it work?
Europe’s Schengen area countries have introduced a new digital Entry and Exit System (EES) on Sunday – but what does it mean?
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Hackers leak Qantas customers' data as ransom deadline passes
Threat actors behind the attack on Australia's Qantas Airways have leaked customer data on the dark web.
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Russia is a new suspect in Jaguar Land Rover attack
Russia is reportedly suspected of being behind a cyberattack on Jaguar Land Rover that crippled its operations and halted production for weeks.
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Google will be forced to loosen control over search in the UK
The British competition authority has told Google it will have to loosen control over its search engine under new, stricter digital market rules.
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Nextcloud withdraws complaint against Microsoft due to lack of progress, blames EU bureaucrats
File hosting service provider Nextcloud has decided to drop its complaint against Microsoft with the European Commission’s Directorate-General for Competition. The reason: since filing the complaint four years ago, there’s been no noticeable progress.
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Discord breach of 70,000 customer IDs exposes cracks in third-party age verification services, experts say
Discord says the government IDs of just 70,000 customers were compromised in last week’s third-party breach, which has been claimed by the Scattered LAPSUS$ Hunters cybercriminal group. The attack exposes the risks of using third-party vendors to comply with the new age verification laws passed in many nations.
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