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Security News This Week: The Cloud Company at the Center of a Global Hacking Spree
5Aug By adminNo Comments
Technology

Security News This Week: The Cloud Company at the Center of a Global Hacking Spree

Between a cascade of indictments against former US president Donald Trump, a tumultuous 2024 election season (in which Trump is a main character), and the rapid rise of generative artificial intelligence, 2024 is shaping up to be a complete nightmare.At the center of it will be a rise in personalized disinformation. Not only will there be more BS to sift through thanks to tools like ChatGPT and Google’s Bard, but the disinformation will likely be more effective, and even tailored to target specific groups with frightening consequences. Of course, some of this could be fixed with new regulations. But the US Congress still hasn’t figured out how to tackle privacy, and regulating AI will only be more difficult.In addition to disinformation, people keep figuring out new ways to break through ...
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‘Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2’ Players Hit With Worm Malware
30Jul By adminNo Comments
Technology

‘Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2’ Players Hit With Worm Malware

According to TechCrunch it is unclear why the malware is spreading or what exactly the impact is on gamers. Valve, the owner of Steam, did not comment on the issue, according to the news website.Public companies in the United States will soon have to report data breaches and hacking incidents four days after they deem an incident to have a “material” impact on their business. On Wednesday, the US Securities and Exchange Commission voted to introduce the regulations that require firms to disclose cyberattacks once they have determined it will disrupt its operations or finances. The disclosures must detail the "nature, scope, and timing" of the attack, as well as the potential impact it will have on the firm.Former SEC rules required companies to disclose cyber incidents but did not impose ...
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Nude Videos of Kids From Hacked Baby Monitors Were Sold on Telegram
15Jul By adminNo Comments
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Nude Videos of Kids From Hacked Baby Monitors Were Sold on Telegram

IPVM disputes this allegation and says it promptly contacted the FBI upon discovering the crimes.A murdered Russian submarine captain may have been tracked by his killer through the Strava fitness app. According to the BBC, the commander, Stanislav Rzhitsky, kept a public Strava profile that detailed his jogging routes—including one that took him through the park where he was killed early this week.Privacy experts have been concerned about the dangers posed by social fitness apps like Strava for years. In 2018, for example, researchers exposed several secret US military installations using public data from soldiers tracking their fitness with the app.While the killer’s motivations are currently unclear, Russian investigators say they arrested a man named Serhiy Denysenko, born in Ukraine,...
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Amsterdam Schiphol extends pre-booked security check time slots to all destinations – Business Traveller
10Jul By adminNo Comments
Travel

Amsterdam Schiphol extends pre-booked security check time slots to all destinations – Business Traveller

Amsterdam Schiphol has expended its service enabling customers to pre-book time slots for their departure security checks. The initiative was launched earlier this year for departures to Schengen destinations, and has now been extended to include non-Schengen routes. The service is free of charge, with passengers able to reserve slots up to three days before departure on the Schiphol website or app. They will then receive a confirmation email containing a QR code, which can be scanned at the airport by a member of staff, who will direct the customer to the correct security check entry point. Time slots are open for 15 minutes, and travellers are advised to wait at Plaza area if they arrive early as it may not yet be active. Those that are late, however, may have to use the regular route ...
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How Threads’ Privacy Policy Compares to Twitter’s (and Its Rivals’)
6Jul By adminNo Comments
Technology

How Threads’ Privacy Policy Compares to Twitter’s (and Its Rivals’)

Meta's long-awaited Twitter alternative is here, and it's called Threads. The new social media app launches at a time when alternatives, like Bluesky, Mastodon, and Spill, are vying for users who are dissatisfied with Elon Musk's handling of Twitter's user experience, with its newly introduced rate limits and an uptick in hate speech.Meta owns Facebook, Instagram, and WhatsApp, so the company’s attempt to recreate an online experience similar to Twitter is likely to attract plenty of normies, lurkers, and nomadic shitposters. Meta is working to incorporate Threads as part of the online Fediverse, a group of shared servers where users can interact across multiple platforms.If you’re hesitant to share your personal data with a company on the receiving end of a billion dollar fine, that’s un...
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