Swiss Police Raid Over Hack on U.S. Security-Camera Company

Swiss authorities on Monday confirmed a police raid at the home of a Swiss software engineer who took credit for helping to break into a U.S. security-camera company’s online networks, part of what the activist hacker cited as an effort to raise awaren… Continue reading Swiss Police Raid Over Hack on U.S. Security-Camera Company

Despite Hacks, US Not Seeking Widened Domestic Surveillance

The Biden administration is not planning to step up government surveillance of the U.S. internet even as state-backed foreign hackers and cybercriminals increasingly use it to evade detection, a senior administration official said Friday.
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Facial Recognition Company Sued by California Activists

Civil liberties activists are suing a company that provides facial recognition services to law enforcement agencies and private companies around the world, contending that Clearview AI illegally stockpiled data on 3 billion people without their knowled… Continue reading Facial Recognition Company Sued by California Activists

Casting a Wide Intrusion Net: Dozens Burned With Single Hack

The SolarWinds hacking campaign blamed on Russian spies and the “grave threat” it poses to U.S. national security are widely known. A very different — and no less alarming — coordinated series of intrusions also detected in December has gotten consider… Continue reading Casting a Wide Intrusion Net: Dozens Burned With Single Hack