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Majority of US parents tracking kids’ online activities: is it healthy?
These days, children are definitely more tech-savvy than ever. But so are their ever-worried parents – a new study has shown that 80% of them track their kids’ online activities.
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Nude pics leak cost US company $65 million. The victims? Cancer patients
Lehigh Valley Health Network (LVHN), a US-based healthcare provider, agreed to pay victims $65 million after Russia-linked hacker group ALPHV leaked nude images of LVHN’s cancer patients.
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Feds seize 350 websites trafficking counterfeit Glock silencers from China
The US Department of Homeland Security announced the seizure of over 350 websites on Wednesday, said to be used for illegally importing counterfeit Glock machinegun silencers and other parts from China.
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Musk’s Starlink is a monopoly, FCC chair claims. But who will step up to compete?
The Elon Musk-owned space technology firm SpaceX, and specifically its Starlink division, is being accused by the US government of running a monopoly when it comes to the space satellite industry.
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Australia's PM wants social media age restrictions so kids can get offline and have 'real experiences'
Australia’s Prime Minister, Anthony Albanese, has called for the nation to support an age verification bill aimed at protecting kids from the hazards of social media and exposure to inappropriate content.
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Western Union fraud victims reimbursed, millions paid out
Fraud victims who sent scammers money via Western Union will be paid $18.5 million, recovering the full amount of their losses, the DoJ has announced.
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Millions impacted by payment provider hack – here's how to stay safe
Canadian electronic payment gateway Slim CD has been hit by a cyberattack. The perpetrators managed to access and steal sensitive financial data.
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Lowe’s home warehouse employees targeted in Google ad phish
A new phishing campaign targeting Lowe’s workers with fake Google ads – that would show up when doing a Google search for the company’s employee portal – has been discovered by researchers at Malwarebytes Labs.
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Hundreds of Russian US election disinformation posts remain on social media despite alerts
Two days after US authorities uncovered a Russian-linked social media influence campaign aimed at swaying the 2024 US presidential elections, hundreds of posts remained on TikTok, Facebook, X, and Rumble – even after the platforms were notified.
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OnlyFans hackers’ fate takes an ironic twist as they get attacked themselves
A hacker tool for breaching OnlyFans accounts turned out to be malware, serving wannabe attackers with an instant dose of karma.
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Bitcoin ATM scams on the rise: Americans lose $65 million in six months
The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) has warned that scammers are increasingly using bitcoin ATMs to steal money from unsuspecting victims. In the first half of 2024, Americans lost $65 million, twice as much as for the entire year of 2021.
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Shein, Temu sold deadly baby products, US consumer protection agency says
Online retailers Shein and Temu are being singled out by US Consumer Products Safety Commission officials over claims the Singapore-based bargain-basement websites are selling deadly baby and toddler products to US customers.
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Planned Parenthood confirms breach, RansomHub gang claims responsibility
Planned Parenthood of Montana confirms to Cybernews it has been breached – just hours after the RansomHub ransomware cartel claimed responsibility for the attack on Wednesday.
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Massive DDoS poured 3.15 billion packets per second on Minecraft server
An unprecedented distributed denial of service (DDoS) attack didn’t even bring the server to its knees.
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Telegram apologizes for handling of deepfake porn content
Telegram has issued a rare apology over content moderation on its platform in an effort to placate South Korean authorities amidst a deepfake porn scandal.
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Halliburton reveals data stolen in August cyberattack
Oilfield servicing giant Hallibuton said on Tuesday that company data was stolen by the attackers responsible for an August 21st breach. This is as media reports identify the perpetrators as the RansomHub ransomware gang.
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Some users can now edit their DMs on X – here’s how
There’s no time limit to edit the message after it has been sent, distinguishing X from chat apps that have already introduced the feature.
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Russian state-owned social network VK breached again, affecting 390M users
VK (VKontakte), the largest Russian social media and networking service, reportedly suffered a massive data breach that affected more than half of its users.
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Transport for London suffers ‘ongoing’ cybersecurity incident, leading to potential traffic issues
Transport for London (TfL) has announced that it’s dealing with an ongoing cybersecurity incident.
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Hackers poison Google search results by spreading malware as spoofed VPN solution
Threat actors are spoofing GlobalProtect VPN software and delivering malicious payloads to people who trust the first results on Google Search, Palo Alto warns. This is a shift from traditional phishing attacks.
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