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How China Demands Tech Firms Reveal Hackable Flaws in Their Products

September 6, 2023 0 Comments Security, Security / Cyberattacks and Hacks, Security / National Security, Security / Security News

Credit to Author: Andy Greenberg| Date: Wed, 06 Sep 2023 13:00:00 +0000

Some foreign companies may be complying—potentially offering China’s spies hints for hacking their customers.

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2 Polish Men Arrested for Radio Hack That Disrupted Trains

September 2, 2023 0 Comments Security, Security / Cyberattacks and Hacks, Security / National Security, Security / Privacy, Security / Security News

Credit to Author: Andy Greenberg, Andrew Couts| Date: Sat, 02 Sep 2023 13:00:00 +0000

Plus: A major FBI botnet takedown, new Sandworm malware, a cyberattack on two major scientific telescopes—and more.

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Apple’s Decision to Kill Its CSAM Photo-Scanning Tool Sparks Fresh Controversy

September 1, 2023 0 Comments Security, Security / Privacy, Security / Security News

Credit to Author: Lily Hay Newman| Date: Thu, 31 Aug 2023 19:32:43 +0000

Child safety group Heat Initiative plans to launch a campaign pressing Apple on child sexual abuse material scanning and user reporting. The company issued a rare, detailed response on Thursday.

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Unmasking Trickbot, One of the World’s Top Cybercrime Gangs

August 31, 2023 0 Comments Security, Security / Cyberattacks and Hacks, Security / Security News

Credit to Author: Matt Burgess, Lily Hay Newman| Date: Wed, 30 Aug 2023 17:37:11 +0000

A WIRED investigation into a cache of documents posted by an unknown figure lays bare the Trickbot ransomware gang’s secrets, including the identity of a central member.

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The Weird, Big-Money World of Cybercrime Writing Contests

August 29, 2023 0 Comments Security, Security / Cyberattacks and Hacks, Security / Security News

Credit to Author: Matt Burgess| Date: Tue, 29 Aug 2023 13:30:00 +0000

The competitions, which are held on Russian-language cybercrime forums, offer prize money of up to $80,000 for the winners.

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This Tool Lets Hackers Dox Almost Anyone in the US

August 26, 2023 0 Comments Security, Security / Cyberattacks and Hacks, Security / National Security, Security / Privacy, Security / Security News

Credit to Author: Dhruv Mehrotra| Date: Sat, 26 Aug 2023 13:00:00 +0000

The US Secret Service’s relationship with the Oath Keepers gets revealed, Tornado Cash cofounders get indicted, and a UK court says a teen is behind a Lapsus$ hacking spree.

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Why The Chainsmokers Invest in—and Party With—Niche Cybersecurity Companies

August 24, 2023 0 Comments Security, Security / Cyberattacks and Hacks, Security / Privacy, Security / Security News

Credit to Author: Lily Hay Newman| Date: Thu, 24 Aug 2023 12:00:00 +0000

Musician Alex Pall spoke with WIRED about his VC firm, the importance of raising cybersecurity awareness in a rapidly digitizing world, and his surprise that hackers know how to go hard.

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New Supply Chain Attack Hit Close to 100 Victims—and Clues Point to China

August 22, 2023 0 Comments Security, Security / Cyberattacks and Hacks, Security / Security News

Credit to Author: Andy Greenberg| Date: Tue, 22 Aug 2023 10:00:00 +0000

The hackers, who mostly targeted victims in Hong Kong, also hijacked Microsoft’s trust model to make their malware harder to detect.

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Security Wired 

Security News This Week: US Energy Firm Targeted With Malicious QR Codes in Mass Phishing Attack

August 19, 2023 0 Comments Security, Security / Security News

Credit to Author: Lily Hay Newman| Date: Sat, 19 Aug 2023 13:00:00 +0000

New research reveals the strategies hackers use to hide their malware distribution system, and companies are rushing to release mitigations for the “Downfall” processor vulnerability on Intel chips.

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Security Wired 

A Huge Scam Targeting Kids With Roblox and Fortnite ‘Offers’ Has Been Hiding in Plain Sight

August 14, 2023 0 Comments Security, Security / Cyberattacks and Hacks, Security / Privacy, Security / Security News

Credit to Author: Matt Burgess| Date: Mon, 14 Aug 2023 13:19:20 +0000

The wide-ranging scams, often disguised as game promotions, can all be linked back to one network.

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