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“That’s not manly” Russian dictator outraged as Musk ‘remotely disables' his Cybertruck

Ramzan Kadyrov, leader of Russia's Chechen Republic, who was seen driving a Cybertruck with a machine gun, has blamed Elon Musk for 'deactivating' his vehicle.
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Iran tried to hand stolen Trump campaign data to Biden's campaign, agencies say

In an effort to sow discord and shape the outcome of the US elections, an Iranian malicious cyber actor tried multiple times to tempt US President Joe Biden’s campaign with non-public material stolen from former President Trump’s campaign, three US agencies said in a joint statement.
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Pagers used in Hezbollah attacks: who still uses them and why?

Members of Hezbollah, a militant organization operating in Lebanon, used old-school pagers to avoid being tracked down and targeted by Israeli intelligence. Who else uses pagers and why?
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Is Tor really safe? Law enforcement surveilling and unmasking users on the dark web

Law enforcement in Germany has repeatedly and successfully deanonymized selected Tor users on the dark net using a so-called “timing analysis,” according to a new investigation.
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Musk's X back up in Brazil thanks to Cloudflare, but will it last?

Elon Musk’s X is back up for a majority of users in Brazil on Wednesday after a Cloudflare network update circumvented Brazil’s Supreme Court order to block the social media platform.
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Apple and TSMC start production of previous iPhone chips in the US

Fab 21, a recently opened TSMC 5-nanometer semiconductor fab near Phoenix, Arizona, has started manufacturing chips for Apple.
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Tough new AI laws enter into force in California: what are they?

California governor Gavin Newson has signed some of America’s toughest laws yet regulating AI, cracking down on both dangerous deepfakes that could influence elections and the use of the technology in Hollywood.
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AT&T ordered to pay $13M settlement in latest setback for company

After allegedly paying nearly $400,000 for a ransom in May, AT&T is reaching for its wallet again. This time, it’s to settle a cloud breach investigation led by the FCC.
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Criminal-favored Ghost messaging app busted, owners arrested

The encrypted comms app Ghost has been dismantled, with authorities from nine countries infiltrating and arresting the software‘s creators.
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Work from home scrapped for Amazon employees

The days of working from home are numbered as more high-profile tech companies demand that employees return to the office.
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Seattle-Tacoma Intl. Airport taunted by Rhysida ransomware gang over 100 bitcoin

It’s been over three weeks since the still struggling Seattle-Tacoma International Airport was hit by a massive cyberattack on August 24th. Now, the Rhysida ransomware gang has come forward demanding 100 bitcoin to release its encrypted files. Will they pay?
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Sky Betting and Gaming gets wrist slap for “unlawfully processing people’s data”

The Information Commissioner's Office (ICO), the UK’s data privacy watchdog, has issued a reprimand to Sky Betting and Gaming after it was caught collecting gamblers’ data via cookies and selling it to advertisers.
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TikTok faces off with US judges as court battle over app ban begins

TikTok and the US government face off for the first time in court to argue whether a US law forcing the Chinese-owned ByteDance to divest the short video app or be banned is unconstitutional. egal.f a three-judge panel – all in an attempt to block a US law that would ban the short video app unless its parent company, the Chinese-owned ByteDance, divests from the popular platform.
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Bluesky adds millions of new users after Brazil bans Elon Musk’s X

Bluesky has said it now has more than 10 million users after Brazilians flocked to the app as an alternative to the banned X.
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MrBeast’s leaked PDF spills secret sauce on how to be successful on Youtube

An internal onboarding document allegedly containing the MrBeast production team's ‘secret weapons’ has leaked online. It reveals how Jimmy Donaldson (aka MrBeast) builds and manages his YouTube empire.
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Report: emissions from data centers 662% higher than officially claimed

Big tech representatives say they do what they can to reduce emissions from their in-house data centers. But a new analysis by The Guardian has shown that the true costs of technology might be far higher.
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Brunswick psychiatric hospital in New York latest ransomware victim

The Brunswick Hospital Center, an inpatient treatment facility in Long Island, New York has been claimed by the ThreeAM ransomware group.
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Why is ispace sending this little red house to the Moon?

The Japanese space company ispace has announced that it will send a little red house to the Moon as part of its Hakuto-R Mission 2.
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Mastercard expands cybersecurity footprint with acquisition of Recorded Future

Mastercard acquires US cybersecurity firm Recorded Future, expanding its footprint into the threat intelligence world.
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Sideloading won’t work anymore for increasing number of Android apps

You're out of luck if you want to use popular apps on a custom Android device without the Google Play Store. When a developer chooses to, the sideloaded app won’t work.
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