Facebook Marketplace Is Being Ruined by Zelle Scammers
Credit to Author: Amanda Hoover| Date: Fri, 22 Dec 2023 12:00:00 +0000
I tried to sell a futon on Facebook Marketplace and nearly all I got were scammers.
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Congress Sure Made a Lot of Noise About Kids’ Privacy in 2023—and Not Much Else
Credit to Author: Matt Laslo| Date: Fri, 22 Dec 2023 12:00:00 +0000
Members of the US Congress touted improvements to children’s privacy protections as an urgent priority. So why didn’t they do anything about it?
Read moreA Major Ransomware Takedown Suffers a Strange Setback
Credit to Author: Lily Hay Newman| Date: Tue, 19 Dec 2023 19:34:33 +0000
After an 18-month rampage, global law enforcement finally moved against the notorious Alphv/BlackCat ransomware group. Within hours, the operation faced obstacles.
Read moreScammers Are Tricking Anti-Vaxxers Into Buying Bogus Medical Documents
Credit to Author: Matt Burgess| Date: Mon, 18 Dec 2023 12:00:00 +0000
On Telegram, scammers are impersonating doctors to sell fake Covid-19 vaccination certificates and other products, showing how criminals are taking advantage of conspiracy theories.
Read moreCybersecurity Industry Baffled by FBI’s Lack of Action on Ransomware Gang
Credit to Author: Andy Greenberg, Andrew Couts| Date: Sun, 17 Dec 2023 01:02:52 +0000
Plus: Hackers reveal flaws in crypto wallets holding $1 billion, a massive breach of Danish electric utilities, and more.
Read moreGoogle Just Denied Cops a Key Surveillance Tool
Credit to Author: Andy Greenberg, Lily Hay Newman| Date: Sat, 16 Dec 2023 14:00:00 +0000
Plus: Apple tightens anti-theft protections, Chinese hackers penetrate US critical infrastructure, and the long-running rumor of eavesdropping phones crystallizes into more than an urban legend.
Read moreMcDonald’s Ice Cream Machine Hackers Say They Found the ‘Smoking Gun’ That Killed Their Startup
Credit to Author: Andy Greenberg| Date: Thu, 14 Dec 2023 22:59:59 +0000
Kytch, the company that tried to fix McDonald’s broken ice cream machines, has unearthed a 3-year-old email it says proves claims of an alleged plot to undermine their business.
Read moreMicrosoft’s Digital Crime Unit Goes Deep on How It Disrupts Cybercrime
Credit to Author: Lily Hay Newman| Date: Thu, 14 Dec 2023 17:22:40 +0000
Ten years in, Microsoft’s DCU has honed its strategy of using both unique legal tactics and the company’s technical reach to disrupt global cybercrime and state-backed actors.
Read moreHacker Group Linked to Russian Military Claims Credit for Cyberattack on Kyivstar
Credit to Author: Andy Greenberg| Date: Wed, 13 Dec 2023 15:56:43 +0000
A hacker group calling itself Solntsepek—previously linked to Russia’s notorious Sandworm hackers—says it carried out a disruptive breach of Kyivstar, a major Ukrainian mobile and internet provider.
Read moreCongress Clashes Over the Future of America’s Section 702 Spy Program
Credit to Author: Dell Cameron| Date: Mon, 11 Dec 2023 20:20:53 +0000
Competing bills moving through the House of Representatives both reauthorize Section 702 surveillance—but they pave very different paths forward for Americans’ privacy and civil liberties.
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