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Four weeks ago, #Google admitted it was hacked by #ShinyHunters and/or #ScatteredSpider—via #vishing. Sadly, this sparked a journalistic game of Telephone: Over the space of four weeks, “This #Salesforce instance got vished,” quickly became, “2.5 billion #Gmail users hacked!!1!”
Four weeks ago, #Google admitted it was hacked by #ShinyHunters and/or #ScatteredSpider—via #vishing. Sadly, this sparked a journalistic game of Telephone: Over the space of four weeks, “This #Salesforce instance got vished,” quickly became, “2.5 billion #Gmail users hacked!!1!”
A subsidiary of @Zurich Insurance $ZURN admitted to a huge leak: More than one million customers’ data. #FarmersGroup is the latest corporation ’fessing up to its data going AWOL via #Salesforce vishing:
A subsidiary of @Zurich Insurance $ZURN admitted to a huge leak: More than one million customers’ data. #FarmersGroup is the latest corporation ’fessing up to its data going AWOL via #Salesforce vishing:
Chinese web users couldn’t access websites outside the People’s Republic yesterday. The outage lasted an hour and a quarter—with no explanation. Nobody’s sure whether it was a mistake or an ominous test of new #censorship capabilities:
Chinese web users couldn’t access websites outside the People’s Republic yesterday. The outage lasted an hour and a quarter—with no explanation. Nobody’s sure whether it was a mistake or an ominous test of new #censorship capabilities:
The U.S. administration is celebrating a “mutually beneficial understanding” with the #UK, meaning #Apple won’t need to backdoor #iCloud. National intelligence director Tulsi Gabbard and White House veep JD Vance seem happy about it, anyway.
At least 35 data brokers employed #DarkPatterns to discourage #Californians from exercising their privacy rights. Researchers say the companies hid legally required web pages from #Google—so people can’t find them:
At least 35 data brokers employed #DarkPatterns to discourage #Californians from exercising their privacy rights. Researchers say the companies hid legally required web pages from #Google—so people can’t find them:
Venerable file compression-cum-archiving tool suffers yet another exploited vulnerability, causing the sole developer to issue a patch. Is it time to ditch WinRAR? Yes! Here’s why:
Venerable file compression-cum-archiving tool suffers yet another exploited vulnerability, causing the sole developer to issue a patch. Is it time to ditch WinRAR? Yes! Here’s why:
This week, #Google finally admitted it got socially engineered—leading to a breach of #CRM data. Yes, you read that right: Google got vished. Do the scrotes have your info? We don’t know and Google’s not saying.
The company behind the #Bee bracelet is being bought by #Amazon. Think of it as Copilot+ Recall for the real world. It seems like Jeff Bezos (pictured) just can’t get enough of knowing everything about you and your life.
Freight trains in the U.S. use a radio link between front and rear, designed around 40 years ago. It’s emerged that the Flashing Rear End Device (#FRED) can be told to slam on the brakes via an extremely weak wireless protocol.
Freight trains in the U.S. use a radio link between front and rear, designed around 40 years ago. It’s emerged that the Flashing Rear End Device (#FRED) can be told to slam on the brakes via an extremely weak wireless protocol.
Four youngsters are in custody today, alleged to be the notorious #ScatteredSpider hackers (or at least, some of them). The “loose affiliation” of hackers is suspected of badly disrupting operations at three large retail chains since April:
Four youngsters are in custody today, alleged to be the notorious #ScatteredSpider hackers (or at least, some of them). The “loose affiliation” of hackers is suspected of badly disrupting operations at three large retail chains since April:
British shopping titan M&S is still dealing with the mess caused by April’s #ransomware attack. There’s at least three months more work ahead says the firm’s chairman, Archie Norman (pictured):
British shopping titan M&S is still dealing with the mess caused by April’s #ransomware attack. There’s at least three months more work ahead says the firm’s chairman, Archie Norman (pictured):
New data leak shows dangers of secret, silent #stalkerware. #Catwatchful appears to be just as insecure as all the others. (A/K/A #spouseware and #creepware, this vile trade enables all manner of frightening and dangerous abuse, from stalking to serious sexual assault.)
New data leak shows dangers of secret, silent #stalkerware. #Catwatchful appears to be just as insecure as all the others. (A/K/A #spouseware and #creepware, this vile trade enables all manner of frightening and dangerous abuse, from stalking to serious sexual assault.)
U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agents are using a new phone app: #MobileFortify puts “instant, #AI powered” #FacialRecognition in their hands. What could possibly go wrong?
U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agents are using a new phone app: #MobileFortify puts “instant, #AI powered” #FacialRecognition in their hands. What could possibly go wrong?
The U.S. House of Representatives has banned the use of Meta’s #WhatsApp chat app on its managed devices. Jamie Crotts (pictured) is the CAO’s CIO, tasked with denying staffers any use of WhatsApp on House devices:
The U.S. House of Representatives has banned the use of Meta’s #WhatsApp chat app on its managed devices. Jamie Crotts (pictured) is the CAO’s CIO, tasked with denying staffers any use of WhatsApp on House devices:
U.S. federal agencies have spent the past 18 months piecing together this complex #MoneyLaundering web. And now they’re ready to announce the seizure of a few hundred million from industrial scale #PigButchering #scams.
U.S. federal agencies have spent the past 18 months piecing together this complex #MoneyLaundering web. And now they’re ready to announce the seizure of a few hundred million from industrial scale #PigButchering #scams.
This despite concerns about #security, press freedom and child safety. The White House says he’ll sign yet another executive order preventing enforcement of #PAFACA—the Protecting Americans from Foreign Adversary Controlled Applications Act.
The #MetaAI app’s public feed is full of private, personal, identifiable information. Why are people sharing this stuff in public? Because they don’t realize that’s what the Share button does, apparently. Of course, that’s NOT what the Share button does in every other app.
The #MetaAI app’s public feed is full of private, personal, identifiable information. Why are people sharing this stuff in public? Because they don’t realize that’s what the Share button does, apparently. Of course, that’s NOT what the Share button does in every other app.
United Natural Foods ($UNFI) has had to switch off systems after a cyberattack, crippling its operations. This is a huge deal, because #UNFI is a big part of the grocery distribution network in the U.S. and Canada.
United Natural Foods ($UNFI) has had to switch off systems after a cyberattack, crippling its operations. This is a huge deal, because #UNFI is a big part of the grocery distribution network in the U.S. and Canada.
Millions of websites are leaking your private information to #Meta, the parent company of #Facebook, #Instagram, etc. By hacking #Android browser features, Meta is tracking you all the way around the web. Incognito mode doesn’t stop it; neither does blocking third-party cookies:
Millions of websites are leaking your private information to #Meta, the parent company of #Facebook, #Instagram, etc. By hacking #Android browser features, Meta is tracking you all the way around the web. Incognito mode doesn’t stop it; neither does blocking third-party cookies:

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