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Major data breach claims mostly untrue, Dr.Web says
A Russian cybersecurity firm has denied reports that hackers stole ten terabytes of company and customer data.
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DOJ indicates Google breakup, tech giant fumes
The US Department of Justice (DOJ) has indicated that it’s considering a possible breakup of Google as an antitrust remedy. The tech corporation immediately called the proposals “radical.” And so, the battle begins.
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13 states sue TikTok for operating like a ‘virtual strip club' for kids
TikTok responds to a lawsuit filed on Tuesday by over a dozen US state attorneys general accusing the Chinese-owned video platform of harming children by promoting excessive, compulsive, and addictive use – one state even comparing the app to "a virtual strip club" for kids.
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Microsoft Word bug sometimes deletes file when user clicks ‘save’
In some cases, the current version of Microsoft Word deletes files when users try to save them. The bug affects documents that contain capitalized file extensions, such as ‘.DOCX’ instead of ‘.docx.,’ or the symbol #.
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AI kaboom: Samsung falls behind rivals, issues rare apology
Samsung Electronics can surely feel a crisis is on the horizon. Why else would a tech giant issue a rare apology for disappointing results in Q3 2024?
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American Water Works cyberattack forces company to pause billing
American Water Works, the nation's largest water and wastewater utility, confirms to Cybernews it has been forced to shut down its customer billing portal on Monday after a cyberattack hit the services company last week.
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ADT home security systems hacked for second time in two months
ADT employee data is compromised in the home security giant’s second breach in less than two months – this time due to the hack of a third-party business partner.
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Morgan Stanley: Amazon could soon purge thousands of managers
According to investment bank Morgan Stanley, e-commerce giant Amazon might soon eliminate nearly 14,000 manager roles to save billions of dollars.
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Researchers: you’re not alone when you watch content on your smart TV
Own a Samsung or LG smart TV? If so, whatever you’re doing with the screen is tracked with the help of snapshots. A new research paper says it’s like watching TV with a second party.
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Universal Music Group discloses breach affecting personal data
Multinational music corporation Universal Music Group (UMG) experienced a data breach in early July, which resulted in the exfiltration of some its data.
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Apple researchers make new ‘dense’ AI models capable of running on an iPhone
Text, images, or video – these small but dense AI models can understand them all, and better than models of larger size, say the Cupertino giant’s researchers.
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Russian authorities bust cybercriminal-focused crypto payment ring
Russian authorities have detained 96 individuals linked to a cybercrime services ring, including an anonymous payment system, UAPS, a cryptocurrency exchange, Cryptex, and 33 other online services. This follows the indictment of two Russian nationals in the US in connection with a billion-dollar money laundering scheme via crypto exchanges.
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Underground Telegram users vow to leave platform
Telegram CEO Pavel Durov’s arrest in late August has sparked policy changes that allow data to be handed over to authorities when asked, and the platform’s underground criminal users are furious.
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Microsoft updates Defender to automatically detect unsafe WiFi connections
Free public WiFi is often unsafe, and connecting to it may compromise privacy or even lead to cyberattacks. Microsoft has announced that its Defender software will automatically detect and notify of unsafe WiFi connections and add a VPN layer.
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Elon Musk’s X now worth only $9 billion, investor concludes
X, a social media platform owned by billionaire Elon Musk, could now be worth less than a quarter of its mind-boggling $44 billion purchase price, a new estimate from investment giant Fidelity says.
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FTC can proceed with antitrust claims against Amazon, judge rules
A sealed decision by the federal judge has rejected most of Amazon’s arguments and allowed an antitrust case brought by the Federal Trade Commission to proceed, said The Washington Post.
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Regulators’ “strong message” over multiple T-Mobile breaches: 14 cents per exposed user
T-Mobile has agreed to pay a fine of over $15 million for a series of data breaches spanning several years. Tens of millions were exposed, pushing down the fine’s value per person to less than a dime and a nickel.
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Evil Corp cybercriminal gang members sanctioned in major move by UK crime agency
More than a dozen members of the Evil Corp cybercriminal group have been slapped with financial sanctions led by the UK’s National Crime Agency. The announcement coincides with a fresh intelligence profile about the Russian-backed organization, also released Tuesday.
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Four LockBit ransom gang members arrested, servers seized by Europol
The LockBit gang’s ransomware infrastructure has taken another massive hit with four new LockBit arrests and the seizure of its ‘critical servers.’ The operations, led by EU law enforcement, include dozens of sanctions and an uncovered link to the Evil Corp cybercriminal group.
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Discord’s days in Russia may be numbered as authorities spot “LGBT propaganda”
Tens of millions of Russian Discord users could lose access as authorities deliberate banning the instant messaging and call platform.
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