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The Privacy Danger Lurking in Push Notifications

By Andy Greenberg, Andrew Couts, Matt Burgess — March 2nd 2024 at 14:00
Plus: Apple warns about sideloading apps, a court orders NSO group to turn over the code of its Pegasus spyware, and an investigation finds widely available security cams are wildly insecure.
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Here Come the AI Worms

By Matt Burgess — March 1st 2024 at 09:00
Security researchers created an AI worm in a test environment that can automatically spread between generative AI agents—potentially stealing data and sending spam emails along the way.
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The UK’s GPS Tagging of Migrants Has Been Ruled Illegal

By Morgan Meaker — March 1st 2024 at 00:01
The UK’s privacy regulator says the government did not take into account the intrusiveness of ankle tags that continuously monitor a person’s location.
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The Mysterious Case of the Missing Trump Trial Ransomware Leak

By Andy Greenberg — February 29th 2024 at 18:24
The notorious LockBit gang promised a Georgia court leak "that could affect the upcoming US election.” It didn't materialize—but the story may not be over yet.
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Here Are the Google and Microsoft Security Updates You Need Right Now

By Kate O'Flaherty — February 29th 2024 at 16:30
Plus: Mozilla patches 12 flaws in Firefox, Zoom fixes seven vulnerabilities, and more critical updates from February.
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Russia Attacked Ukraine's Power Grid at Least 66 Times to ‘Freeze It Into Submission’

By Vittoria Elliott — February 29th 2024 at 13:00
Several of the strikes occurred far from the front lines of the conflict, indicating possible war crimes. Researchers say the attacks likely had devastating impacts on civilians.
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The White House Warns Cars Made in China Could Unleash Chaos on US Highways

By Aarian Marshall, Will Knight — February 29th 2024 at 10:00
As Chinese automakers prepare to launch in the US, the White House is investigating whether cars made in China could pose a national security threat.
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A Pornhub Chatbot Stopped Millions From Searching for Child Abuse Videos

By Matt Burgess — February 29th 2024 at 08:00
Every time someone in the UK searched for child abuse material on Pornhub, a chatbot appeared and told them how to get help.
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Biden Executive Order Bans Sale of US Data to China, Russia. Good Luck

By Dell Cameron — February 28th 2024 at 19:23
The White House issued an executive order on Wednesday that aims to prevent the sale of Americans' data to “countries of concern,” including China and Russia. Its effectiveness may vary.
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Dictators Used Sandvine Tech to Censor the Internet. The US Finally Did Something About It

By Peter Guest — February 28th 2024 at 15:45
Canada-based Sandvine has long sold its web-monitoring tech to authoritarian regimes. This week, the US sanctioned the company, severely limiting its ability to do business with American firms.
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Change Healthcare Ransomware Attack: BlackCat Hackers Quickly Returned After FBI Bust

By Andy Greenberg — February 27th 2024 at 22:35
Two months ago, the FBI “disrupted” the BlackCat ransomware group. They're already back—and their latest attack is causing delays at pharmacies across the US.
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The UK Is GPS-Tagging Thousands of Migrants

By Morgan Meaker — February 27th 2024 at 15:20
Ankle tags that constantly log a person’s coordinates are part of a growing cadre of experimental surveillance tools that countries around the world are trying out on new arrivals.
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How the Pentagon Learned to Use Targeted Ads to Find Its Targets—and Vladimir Putin

By Byron Tau — February 27th 2024 at 11:00
Meet the guy who taught US intelligence agencies how to make the most of the ad tech ecosystem, "the largest information-gathering enterprise ever conceived by man."
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How a Right-Wing Controversy Could Sabotage US Election Security

By Eric Geller — February 26th 2024 at 13:00
Republicans who run elections are split over whether to keep working with the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency to fight hackers, online falsehoods, and polling-place threats.
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NIS2 compliance for industrial networks: Are you ready?

By Fabien Maisl — February 16th 2024 at 17:47

Since the European Union (EU) signed the second version of the Network and Information Security (NIS2) Directive in December 2022, there has been a real frenzy all around Europe about it. NIS2 is now… Read more on Cisco Blogs

NIS2 compliance for industrial networks: Are you ready?

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A Vending Machine Error Revealed Secret Face Recognition Tech

By Ashley Belanger, Ars Technica — February 24th 2024 at 22:02
A student investigation at the University of Waterloo uncovered a system that scanned countless undergrads without consent.
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A Mysterious Leak Exposed Chinese Hacking Secrets

By Matt Burgess — February 24th 2024 at 14:00
Plus: Scammers try to dupe Apple with 5,000 fake iPhones, Avast gets fined for selling browsing data, and researchers figure out how to clone fingerprints from your phone screen.
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Here Are the Secret Locations of ShotSpotter Gunfire Sensors

By Dhruv Mehrotra, Joey Scott — February 23rd 2024 at 01:18
The locations of microphones used to detect gunshots have been kept hidden from police and the public. A WIRED analysis of leaked coordinates confirms arguments critics have made against the technology.
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Leak Reveals the Unusual Path of ‘Urgent’ Russian Threat Warning

By Dell Cameron — February 22nd 2024 at 19:57
The US Congress was preparing to vote on a key foreign surveillance program last week. Then a wild Russian threat appeared.
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