Welcome to the Laser Wars
Credit to Author: Jared Keller| Date: Mon, 13 May 2024 09:00:00 +0000
Amid a rising tide of adversary drones and missile attacks, laser weapons are finally poised to enter the battlefield.
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Microsoft Deploys Generative AI for US Spies
Credit to Author: Dhruv Mehrotra, Andrew Couts| Date: Sat, 11 May 2024 10:30:00 +0000
Plus: China is suspected in a hack targeting the UK’s military, the US Marines are testing gun-toting robotic dogs, and Dell suffers a data breach impacting 49 million customers.
Read more‘TunnelVision’ Attack Leaves Nearly All VPNs Vulnerable to Spying
Credit to Author: Dan Goodin, Ars Technica| Date: Fri, 10 May 2024 16:56:20 +0000
TunnelVision is an attack developed by researchers that can expose VPN traffic to snooping or tampering.
Read moreTop FBI Official Urges Agents to Use Warrantless Wiretaps on US Soil
Credit to Author: Dell Cameron, William Turton| Date: Wed, 08 May 2024 17:48:45 +0000
An internal email from FBI deputy director Paul Abbate, obtained by WIRED, tells employees to search for “US persons” in a controversial spy program’s database that investigators have repeatedly misused.
Read moreA (Strange) Interview With the Russian-Military-Linked Hackers Targeting US Water Utilities
Credit to Author: Andy Greenberg| Date: Wed, 08 May 2024 10:00:00 +0000
Despite Cyber Army of Russia’s claims of swaying US “minds and hearts,” experts say the cyber sabotage group appears to be hyping its hacking for a domestic audience.
Read moreThe Alleged LockBit Ransomware Mastermind Has Been Identified
Credit to Author: Matt Burgess| Date: Tue, 07 May 2024 14:19:35 +0000
Law enforcement officials from the US, UK, and Australia say they’ve identified and sanctioned the person behind LockBitSupp, the administrator at the heart of LockBit’s $120 million hacking rampage.
Read moreApple’s iPhone Spyware Problem Is Getting Worse. Here’s What You Should Know
Credit to Author: Kate O’Flaherty| Date: Mon, 06 May 2024 11:30:00 +0000
The iPhone maker has detected spyware attacks against people in more than 150 countries. Knowing if your device is infected can be tricky—but there are a few steps you can take to protect yourself.
Read moreA New Surveillance Tool Invades Border Towns
Credit to Author: Dhruv Mehrotra, Dell Cameron| Date: Sat, 04 May 2024 10:30:00 +0000
Plus: An assassination plot, an AI security bill, a Project Nimbus revelation, and more of the week’s top security news.
Read moreThese Dangerous Scammers Don’t Even Bother to Hide Their Crimes
Credit to Author: Matt Burgess| Date: Fri, 03 May 2024 09:00:00 +0000
“Yahoo Boy” cybercriminals are openly running dozens of scams across Facebook, WhatsApp, Telegram, TikTok, YouTube, and more.
Read moreThe Breach of a Face Recognition Firm Reveals a Hidden Danger of Biometrics
Credit to Author: Jordan Pearson| Date: Thu, 02 May 2024 15:24:21 +0000
Outabox, an Australian firm that scanned faces for bars and clubs, suffered a breach that shows the problems with giving companies your biometric data.
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