Credit to Author: Caroline Haskins| Date: Wed, 13 Nov 2024 12:00:00 +0000
US Immigration and Customs Enforcement put out a fresh call for contracts for surveillance technologies before an anticipated surge in the number of people it monitors ahead of deportation hearings.
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Credit to Author: Andrew Couts| Date: Sat, 09 Nov 2024 11:30:00 +0000
Plus: Hot Topic confirms a customer data breach, Germany arrests a US citizen for allegedly passing military secrets to Chinese intelligence, and more.
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Credit to Author: Lily Hay Newman, Tess Owen| Date: Tue, 05 Nov 2024 21:04:35 +0000
Along with other foreign influence operations—including from Iran—Kremlin-backed campaigns to stoke division and fear have gone into overdrive.
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Credit to Author: Matt Burgess, Andy Greenberg| Date: Tue, 05 Nov 2024 18:36:22 +0000
Alexander “Connor” Moucka was arrested this week by Canadian authorities for allegedly carrying out a series of hacks that targeted Snowflake’s cloud customers. His next stop may be a US jail.
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Credit to Author: Joseph Cox| Date: Mon, 04 Nov 2024 11:00:00 +0000
When you download a piece of pirated software, you might also be getting a piece of infostealer malware, and entering a highly complex hacking ecosystem that’s fueling some of the biggest breaches on the planet.
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Credit to Author: Matt Burgess, Lily Hay Newman| Date: Sat, 02 Nov 2024 10:30:00 +0000
Plus: Cops take down a notorious infostealer, Strava leaks world leaders’ locations, and a hacking scandal is causing chaos in Italy.
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Credit to Author: Kim Zetter| Date: Fri, 01 Nov 2024 10:00:00 +0000
A vulnerability categorized as “critical” in a photo app installed by default on Synology network-attached storage devices could give attackers the ability to steal data and worse.
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Credit to Author: Andy Greenberg| Date: Thu, 31 Oct 2024 12:45:00 +0000
Sophos went so far as to plant surveillance “implants” on its own devices to catch the hackers at work—and in doing so, revealed a glimpse into China’s R&D pipeline of intrusion techniques.
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Credit to Author: Zach Dorfman| Date: Thu, 31 Oct 2024 09:30:00 +0000
A successful CIA hack of Venezuela’s military payroll system, insider fights for spy agency resources, and messy opposition politics: A WIRED investigation reveals a secret Trump-era attempt to oust autocratic ruler Nicolás Maduro.
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Credit to Author: Lily Hay Newman, Dell Cameron| Date: Mon, 28 Oct 2024 13:00:00 +0000
A report distributed by the US Department of Homeland Security warned that financially motivated cybercriminals are more likely to attack US election infrastructure than state-backed hackers.
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