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Meta blocks RT and other Russian state media; Kremlin says it’s ‘unacceptable’
Meta banned Russian state-owned media accounts — including RT — from its social media platforms late Monday, an action the Kremlin called “unacceptable.”
Apple Drops Spyware Case Against NSO Group, Citing Risk of Threat Intelligence Exposure
Apple has filed a motion to "voluntarily" dismiss its lawsuit against commercial spyware vendor NSO Group, citing a shifting risk landscape that could lead to exposure of critical "threat intelligence" information.
The development was first reported by The Washington Post on Friday.
The iPhone maker said its efforts, coupled with those of others in the industry and national governments to tackle
North Korean Hackers Targets Job Seekers with Fake FreeConference App
North Korean threat actors have leveraged a fake Windows video conferencing application impersonating FreeConference.com to backdoor developer systems as part of an ongoing financially-driven campaign dubbed Contagious Interview.
The new attack wave, spotted by Singaporean company Group-IB in mid-August 2024, is yet another indication that the activity is also leveraging native installers for
Chinese ‘Spamouflage’ operatives are mimicking disillusioned Americans online
A Chinese influence operation has ramped up its efforts to impact online discourse around the U.S. elections, creating fake personas across social media platforms to spread divisive messages about the state of the country.
FTC issues $3 million fine for security camera firm, issuing penalties for a range of violations
The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) said it will fine the security camera company Verkada $2.95 million over allegations that the firm’s poor security practices led to a hacker breaking into customers’ devices as well as accessing personal data.
Hacktivists Exploits WinRAR Vulnerability in Attacks Against Russia and Belarus
A hacktivist group known as Head Mare has been linked to cyber attacks that exclusively target organizations located in Russia and Belarus.
"Head Mare uses more up-to-date methods for obtaining initial access," Kaspersky said in a Monday analysis of the group's tactics and tools.
"For instance, the attackers took advantage of the relatively recent CVE-2023-38831 vulnerability in WinRAR, which
FTC investigating Reddit plan to sell user content for AI model training
The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) is probing Reddit’s decision to license its user-generated content to artificial intelligence companies which would in turn use it to train models, the social media platform said in a Friday securities filing.
Moldovan national sentenced in E-Root cybercrime marketplace case
A 31-year-old Moldovan national was sentenced to 42 months in U.S. federal prison for operating a series of websites used to sell access to compromised computers worldwide, the U.S. Department of Justice said on Thursday
The water industry wants to write its own cybersecurity rules. Will Biden and Congress go for it?
When Iranian government operatives hacked into water utilities across the U.S. late last year, it was a chilling reminder of how vulnerable the water sector remains — and how tortuous the efforts to regulate its cybersecurity have been.
Threat-hunter says Iran is stepping up the sophistication of its cyberattacks
Iran is waging a sophisticated hacking campaign against its rivals across the Middle East and is improving its cyberattacks, according to Gil Messing, the chief of staff at Tel Aviv-based Check Point Software.