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Evolve data breach dispels LockBit's Federal Reserve ransom leak
Evolve Bank & Trust admits to a data breach after sensitive information was leaked online by the notorious LockBit criminal group – putting a wrench in the gang’s earlier claims that the data was stolen from the US Federal Reserve.
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Interpol seizes millions in global crackdown against scammers
Nearly 7,000 bank accounts were frozen, and assets totaling $257 million were seized during a global police operation against online scam networks. The coordinated strike hit 61 countries.
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Devs favor C/C++ in critical open-source software, raising security concerns
About half of 172 critical open-source projects are written using languages that do not automatically protect against memory errors, such as C/C++, cybersecurity authorities warn and encourage to choose safer alternatives, such as Rust.
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US indicts Russian for cyberattacks meant to destroy Ukraine before invasion
A Russian national – whose father is also wanted by the feds for a different crime – was indicted by a US grand jury for launching multiple WisperGate malware attacks against the Ukrainian government at least a month before the Russian invasion.
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Musk's SpaceX to destroy Space Station by 2030
NASA on Wednesday announced it has selected Elon Musk’s SpaceX to “develop and deliver” a specialized spacecraft that will safely deorbit the International Space Station scheduled for 2030.
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US Better Business Bureau consumer watchdog listed by ransom gang
The US Better Business Bureau (BBB), an independent organization that protects consumers from unfair business practices in all 50 states and Canada, has been claimed by the BianLian ransomware group.
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Swallow the robot: tiny camera might eliminate need for hated endoscopy
We’re all scared of an upper endoscopy, a tube’s truly uncomfortable journey inside our bodies. Now, a tiny robotic camera has been invented to eliminate the need for such invasive procedures.
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Data of 100K Hey You users allegedly for sale on the dark web
One threat actor is advertising a database allegedly belonging to an Australian food ordering app, Hey You.
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LockBit holds its word, publishes US Federal Reserve alleged data
LockBit ransomware gang on Tuesday published a massive cache of files allegedly stolen from the US Federal Reserve central banking system after an apparent negotiation breakdown.
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How freelance crooks facilitate major corporate hacks
Some criminals make big bucks simply by helping out other crooks – selling them initial access to a company.
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Report: Amazon secretly developing ChatGPT killer
Amazon, the e-commerce giant, is reportedly working on a new generative AI chatbot to directly compete and eventually overwhelm OpenAI’s ChatGPT.
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Microsoft dismantles its underwater data centers
The tech giant has discontinued its quest to use the sea floor for its data centers, even though the machinery was thriving underwater.
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Fake law firms swindle crypto scam victims out of additional $10 million
Fictitious law firms are after cryptocurrency scam victims, and this tactic netted the secondary scammers millions, the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) warns.
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Assange walks free: what happens to him, WikiLeaks, and free speech now?
World’s leaker-in-chief Julian Assange has been released from a British prison and is expected to plead guilty to violating US espionage law before returning home to native Australia. Why now and what happens now?
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Deepfake Musk crypto “giveaways” resurface on Youtube
This problem may be many years old, but crypto scammers still find a way to stream for hours on YouTube using stolen celebrity identities, all while collecting thousands of dollars.
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Luxury retailer Neiman Marcus discloses data breach, Snowflake's name comes up
Names, contact details, dates of birth, and gift card data of Neman Marcus clients have been compromised in a third-party breach.
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CDK to pay ransom attacker BlackSuit as US car dealers struggle
Auto dealers across North America continue to grapple with the fallout from last week's cyberattack on automotive software provider CDK Global. This as the BlackSuit hacker group steps forward with a reported $10 million ransom demand.
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LockBit ransomware gang claims to have hacked US Federal Reserve
The US Federal Reserve Board of Governors – the central banking system of the United States – was named by the notorious LockBit ransomware group over the weekend, though some insiders are calling it rubbish.
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LockBit in $8M Indonesia ransom demand
A cyber attacker has compromised Indonesia's national data center, disrupting immigration checks at airports, and asked for an $8 million ransom.
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Levi Strauss notifies customers of cyberattack
Personal information, including partial payment details, may have been obtained by bad actors during an automated credential-stuffing attack on Levi’s online store.
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