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VPNs Nord and Surfshark blocked in Turkey amidst Instagram ban
Instagram is still banned in Turkey, and the country is now blocking virtual private network (VPN) providers.
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Google found guilty of creating search monopoly, US judge rules
A US Federal District judge on Monday dealt a blow to Alphabet’s Google, finding the tech behemoth guilty of violating US antitrust laws to become the world’s default search engine.
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Tech outages at Charles Schwab, Fidelity, Vanguard cause sharp market drop
Technology-related outages hit online trading platforms on Monday morning causing a rough start for US brokerage firms Charles Schwab, Vanguard, Fidelity, and more, causing panic in an already precarious market.
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English Premier League fans urged to look out for ticket scams
Thousands of people in the United Kingdom paid for non-existent Premier League soccer tickets last season and should be on their guard this time around as well, Lloyds Bank said in an estimate.
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US could ban Chinese software in self-driving cars
The US Commerce Department is about to ban Chinese software from autonomous vehicles, quoting national security.
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Istanbul Mayor protests Instagram ban in Turkey by posting live IG feed
The Mayor of Istanbul on Friday broadcast an Instagram livestream denouncing the Turkish government’s earlier decision to ban the social media app throughout the nation, local Turkish news outlet DuvarEnglish reports.
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US City of Columbus, Ohio claimed in Rhysida ransomware attack
More than 6T of sensitive data allegedly belonging to the City of Columbus, Ohio, is being auctioned off by the Rhysida ransomware group, apparently stolen by the gang during a July cyberattack.
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Cencora drug company admits more health data stolen in Feb hack
US wholesale drug distributor Cencora has revealed that the attackers responsible for a February data breach took more personal health information. The breach has since impacted at least 38 other healthcare companies, including Bayer, Johnson & Johnson, and Pfizer.
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“Indestructible” Tesla Cybertruck defeated by traffic pole
A TikTok user filmed the aftermath of a Tesla Cybertruck crash after the white EV wrapped itself around a traffic light pole in the US.
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Meta settles Texas facial recognition suit with $1.4 billion deal
Meta’s facial-recognition-based photo and video tagging feature is already defunct, but its lingering consequences are catching up with the social media giant. It will now lose $1.4 billion to settle a lawsuit in Texas.
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DDoS attacks may target election infrastructure, FBI warns
Distributed Denial of Service (DDoS) attacks on election infrastructure and adjacent infrastructure that support election operations are likely and could hinder public access to information, the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) and the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) warn.
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Police confirm Tesla in ‘Full Self-Driving’ mode during fatal motorcycle crash
Just days after Tesla CEO and founder Elon Musk touts the latest release of an updated Full Self-driving (FDS) software, Washington State Police determine that a Tesla sedan involved in a fatal April crash had FDS on when it crashed into the motorcyclist..
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Third-party ransomware attack forces 300 Indian banks offline
India’s banking regulators on Wednesday were forced to isolate over 300 Indian banks after a ransomware attack targets third-party tech systems provider C-Edge Technologies.
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Users outraged that Logitech might charge monthly for using a mouse
Users are not happy with Logitech’s recent idea to charge a subscription fee for using a computer mouse.
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BBC journalist pleads guilty to WhatsApp image accusations – media
In an update, the former BBC senior news anchor Huw Edwards has pleaded guilty to making and receiving indecent images of children via a WhatsApp chat between him and another man.
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Security oversight exposes 40M UK voters’ records
The lack of "basic" security measures allowed hackers to access a database containing the personal records of millions of UK voters, the country’s data privacy watchdog has said.
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Catholic priest sues Grindr after data sale outed him
Jeffrey Burrill, a Catholic priest, has filed a lawsuit against queer dating app Grindr, saying that it released his data and thus cost him his job and reputation.
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HealthEquity reveals breach affected over four million people
HealthEquity, a major custodian that manages millions of health savings accounts across the US, has revealed that an earlier data breach resulted in the exposure of personally identifiable information (PII) and personal health information (PHI) of over four million people
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Taiwanese electronics giant allegedly suffers ransomware attack
LITE-ON, a Taiwanese electronics giant, has allegedly suffered a cyberattack, as a ransomware gang claims to have leaked the company’s data.
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Crooks exploit the CrowdStrike outage that crashed Windows systems
After a massive outage affected Windows users worldwide, CrowStrike warns of a phishing attack using a malicious Crash Reporter to target users in Germany.
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