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The FBI is investigating malware hidden inside games hosted on Steam
The FBI is investigating a hacker suspected of publishing several video games laced with malware on the popular PC games…
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An iPhone-hacking toolkit used by Russian spies likely came from U.S military contractor
A mass hacking campaign targeting iPhone users in Ukraine and China used tools that were likely designed by U.S. military…
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TriZetto confirms 3.4M people’s health and personal data was stolen during breach
Health tech giant TriZetto has confirmed that more than 3.4 million people’s personal and health information was stolen in a…
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FBI investigating hack on its wiretap and surveillance systems: Report
Hackers have reportedly broken into the networks of the FBI. On Thursday, citing an anonymous source, CNN reported that the…
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US and EU police shut down LeakBase, a site accused of sharing stolen passwords and hacking tools
U.S. and European law enforcement have seized the database from LeakBase, which prosecutors have touted as “one of the world’s…
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A new app alerts you if someone nearby is wearing smart glasses
One of the chief problems with “luxury surveillance” devices, like smart glasses with baked-in video recording cameras, is that they…
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Hacktivists claim to have hacked Homeland Security to release ICE contract data
A group of hacktivists calling themselves “Department of Peace” claimed to have hacked the Department of Homeland Security (DHS), leaking…
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CISA replaces acting director after a bumbling year on the job
This week it was reported that U.S. Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency is in dire shape, after a year of…
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US cybersecurity agency CISA reportedly in dire shape amid Trump cuts and layoffs
U.S. cybersecurity agency CISA is reportedly in dire shape, according to bipartisan lawmakers and industry leaders who fear that the…
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Former L3Harris Trenchant boss jailed for selling hacking tools to Russian broker
Peter Williams, a former U.S. defense contractor boss, was sentenced on Tuesday to seven years in prison for stealing and…
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Treasury sanctions Russian zero-day broker accused of buying exploits stolen from U.S. defense contractor
The U.S. government announced on Tuesday sanctions against two companies that acquire and resell zero-day exploits, as well sanctioning their…
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Americans are destroying Flock surveillance cameras
Brian Merchant, writing for Blood in the Machine, reports that people across the United States are dismantling and destroying Flock…
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