Credit to Author: Kim Zetter| Date: Sun, 14 Jul 2024 17:57:27 +0000
A security researcher who assisted with the deal says he believes the only copy of the complete dataset of call and text records of “nearly all” AT&T customers has been wiped—but some risks may remain.
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Credit to Author: Andrew Couts| Date: Sat, 13 Jul 2024 10:30:00 +0000
Plus: The Heritage Foundation gets hacked over Project 2025, a car dealership software provider seems to have paid $25 million to a ransomware gang, and authorities disrupt a Russian bot farm.
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Credit to Author: Lily Hay Newman| Date: Fri, 12 Jul 2024 17:44:16 +0000
Telecom giant AT&T says a major data breach has exposed the call and text records of “nearly all” of its customers, epitomizing the dire state of data security.
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Credit to Author: Andy Greenberg| Date: Thu, 11 Jul 2024 19:58:01 +0000
A new resolution echoes what 16 members of Congress have already said to the White House: It must do more to free one of the most storied crypto-focused federal agents in history.
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Credit to Author: Matt Burgess| Date: Thu, 11 Jul 2024 16:37:09 +0000
The cybercrime boss, who helped lead the prolific Zeus malware gang and was on the FBI’s “most wanted” list for years, has been sentenced to 18 years and ordered to pay more than $73 million.
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Credit to Author: Lily Hay Newman| Date: Wed, 10 Jul 2024 10:00:00 +0000
Google is bringing the password-killing “passkey” tech to its Advanced Protection Program users more than a year after rolling them out broadly.
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Credit to Author: Andy Greenberg, Lily Hay Newman| Date: Wed, 10 Jul 2024 07:00:00 +0000
Deepfake scam services. Victim data. Electrified shackles for human trafficking. Crypto tracing firm Elliptic found all were available for sale on an online marketplace linked to Cambodia’s ruling family.
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Credit to Author: Jared Keller| Date: Mon, 08 Jul 2024 10:00:00 +0000
The US military has abandoned its half-century dream of a suit of powered armor in favor of a “hyper enabled operator,” a tactical AI assistant for special operations forces.
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Credit to Author: Matt Burgess, Andy Greenberg| Date: Sat, 06 Jul 2024 10:30:00 +0000
Plus: Researchers uncover a new way to expose CSAM peddlers, OpenAI suffered a secret cyberattack, cryptocurrency thefts jump in 2024, and Twilio confirms hackers stole 33 million phone numbers.
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Credit to Author: Rajan Basra| Date: Fri, 05 Jul 2024 12:00:00 +0000
Growing numbers of insurgents and extremists use the FGC-9. Forensic analysis of online platforms reveals the dark world of the man who created it—a self-described incel who supported the German far right.
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