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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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Ukrainian man jailed for identity theft that helped North Koreans get jobs at US companies
A U.S. federal court has sentenced a Ukrainian man to five years in prison for his part in a long-running…
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FBI says ATM ‘jackpotting’ attacks are on the rise, and netting hackers millions in stolen cash
In 2010, the famed security researcher Barnaby Jack spectacularly hacked into an ATM cash machine on stage at the Black…
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Cellebrite cut off Serbia citing abuse of its phone unlocking tools. Why not others?
Last year, the phone hacking tool maker Cellebrite announced it had suspended Serbian police as customers, after human rights researchers…
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Hacking conference Def Con bans three people linked to Epstein
Def Con, one of the largest and longest-running hacking conferences in the world, announced on Wednesday that three people linked…
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Intellexa’s Predator spyware used to hack iPhone of journalist in Angola, research says
A government customer of sanctioned spyware maker Intellexa hacked the phone of a prominent journalist in Angola, according to Amnesty…
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Indian pharmacy chain giant exposed customer data and internal systems
A security lapse by one of India’s largest pharmacy chains allowed outsiders to gain full administrative control of its platform,…
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Fintech lending giant Figure confirms data breach
Figure Technology, a blockchain-based lending company, confirmed it experienced a data breach. On Friday, Figure spokesperson Alethea Jadick told TechCrunch…
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Sex toys maker Tenga says hacker stole customer information
Sex toy maker Tenga notified customers of a data breach on Friday, according to an email obtained by TechCrunch. In…
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Microsoft says hackers are exploiting critical zero-day bugs to target Windows and Office users
Microsoft has rolled out fixes for security vulnerabilities in Windows and Office, which the company says are being actively abused…
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Vega raises $120M Series B to rethink how enterprises detect cyber threats
Modern enterprises generate enormous amounts of security data, but legacy tools like Splunk still require companies to store all of…
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