Google Launched Behind-the-Scenes Campaign Against California Privacy Legislation; It Passed Anyway

In April, Rhode Island resident Navah Hopkins received a plea for her help to defeat legislation thousands of miles away in California. The ask came from Google, maker of the world’s most used web browser, Chrome. The tech giant sent a message to an em… Continue reading Google Launched Behind-the-Scenes Campaign Against California Privacy Legislation; It Passed Anyway

Large Interpol Cybercrime Crackdown in Africa Leads to the Arrest of Over 1,200 Suspects

Dubbed Operation Serengeti 2.0, the operation took place between June and August.
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Gabbard Says UK Scraps Demand for Apple to Give Backdoor Access to Data

Britain abandoned its demand that Apple provide backdoor access to any encrypted user data stored in the cloud.
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Hijacked Satellites and Orbiting Space Weapons: In the 21st Century, Space Is the New Battlefield

From hacked satellites to nuclear threats in orbit, the battle for dominance beyond Earth is redefining modern warfare and national security.
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Norwegian Police Say Pro-Russian Hackers Were Likely Behind Suspected Sabotage at a Dam

During the April incident, hackers gained access to a digital system which remotely controls one of the dam’s valves and opened it to increase the water flow.
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WhatsApp Takes Down 6.8 Million Accounts Linked to Criminal Scam Centers, Meta Says

Meta linked these scams to a criminal scam center in Cambodia — and said it disrupted the campaign in partnership with ChatGPT maker OpenAI.
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Chinese Researchers Suggest Lasers and Sabotage to Counter Musk’s Starlink Satellites

Chinese military and cyber researchers are intensifying efforts to counter Elon Musk’s Starlink satellite network, viewing it as a potential tool for U.S. military power across nuclear, space, and cyber domains.
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Tea App Takes Messaging System Offline After Second Security Issue Reported

Tea has said about 72,000 images were leaked online in the initial incident, and another 59,000 images publicly viewable in the app from posts, comments and direct messages were also accessed.
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Creating Realistic Deepfakes Is Getting Easier Than Ever. Fighting Back May Take Even More AI

Deepfakes are causing security problems for governments, businesses and individuals and making trust the most valuable currency of the digital age.
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