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Hackers claim Ticketmaster in attempt to boost revived forum’s popularity
ShinyHunters cybercrime ring, which is rebooting the infamous illicit marketplace BreachForums after its seizure by the FBI, has posted claims about a very large breach affecting Ticketmaster. However, some analysts speculate that the alleged sale of 560 million customers' data may be a PR stunt.
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New malware to steal money from European ATMs
A new ATM malware family targeting Europe has allegedly emerged in the cybercrime scene, posing a potential threat to the banking industry.
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Someone tried to take down the site that remembers the whole internet
WayBackMachine, a popular archive storing over 800 billion web pages, has experienced a distributed denial of service (DDoS) attack.
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Christie’s hackers say data of 500K clients stolen
The hacker group behind the Christie’s attack claims to have obtained the personal details of “at least” half a million of the famous auction house’s clients.
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Ex-OpenAI board members speak up: Altman’s reinstatement “bodes ill for the OpenAI experiment in self-governance”
Helen Toner and Tasha McCauley, OpenAI board members from 2021 to 2023 and from 2018 to 2023, respectively, are calling for state regulation of artificial intelligence (AI) companies since “self-governance cannot reliably withstand the pressure of profit incentives.”
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Musk's xAI is looking for talent – here's how much he’s willing to pay
Elon Musk's xAI, which has just announced $6 billion in funding, is planning to hire around 20 new employees.
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Sav-Rx data incident affects 2.8M people
The medication management provider Sav-Rx has suffered a data breach, affecting the personal information of roughly 2.8 million people.
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Ransomware attack hits medical device manufacturer
LivaNova’s employees have been affected by a ransomware attack, which LockBit claims to be responsible for.
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Major US drug distributor breached, health information stolen
Cencora, which partners with Bayer and other major drug companies, has been affected by a data breach, compromising sensitive client health information.
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Apple and Starlink users’ locations can be tracked through WiFi: here's how
New research shows that Apple and Starlink WiFi-based Positioning Systems (WPS) can be abused to create a global privacy threat, especially in war zones.
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Affiliated Dermatologists struck by ransomware attack, 370K impacted
Affiliated Dermatologists (AD) have suffered a ransomware attack, revealing the personally identifiable information (PII) of patients and employees.
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OpenAI walks back restrictions in employee exit contracts
After a significant outcry, OpenAI, the startup behind ChatGPT, has confirmed that it’s now releasing the majority of past employees from restrictive nondisparagement agreements tied to their exit contracts and equity.
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Merrill employee exposes Walmart pension plan members
An employee of Merrill, a division of Bank of America, made an email error that exposed nearly two thousand Walmart 401(k) Plan participants, revealing their personal data.
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Political advisor, telecom, fined $8M for Biden deepfake robocalls
A political consultant was indicted by the feds for sending a deepfake recording of President Joe Biden’s voice to thousands of New Hampshire voters – and now the telecom company who allowed the robocalls to take place could be fined $2 million for failing to stop them.
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US gov sues Live Nation-Ticketmaster to break up market monopoly
The US Department of Justice is suing Live Nation Entertainment and Ticketmaster to break up its monopoly on live concert ticket sales and shady marketing practices.
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TikTok limits state-affiliated media to counter influence campaigns
TikTok has moved to limit the reach of state-affiliated media as it seeks to address concerns over its role in spreading disinformation during a crucial election year.
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European Parliament breached, IDs leaked – media
European Parliament (EP) employees are finding out that their data has been stolen, including identity cards, passports, excerpts of criminal records, and work experience documents, according to an internal email seen by Euractiv.
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Malicious actors leak 70 million records from US Criminal database
A US criminal database supposedly containing 70 million rows of sensitive personal data has been posted on a leak forum.
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Microsoft’s Copilot and Bing down, users report
Copilot, Microsoft’s AI assistant, and search engine Bing were not working for users across the globe. The company says it’s “investigating” the issue.
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LockBit says that it’s behind the London Drugs attack
The LockBit ransomware cartel has taken credit for attacking London Drugs, a Canadian pharmacy chain, and is now threatening to publish the stolen data.
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