Author Archives: Dissent

Neon, the No. 2 social app on the Apple App Store, pays users to record their phone calls and sells data to AI firms

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Great investigative journalism by Zack Whittaker on TechCrunch. First, he reports: A new app offering to record your phone calls and pay you for the audio so it can sell the data to AI companies is, unbelievably, the No. 2 app in Apple’s U.S. App Store… Continue reading Neon, the No. 2 social app on the Apple App Store, pays users to record their phone calls and sells data to AI firms→

CISA Emergency Directive 25-03: Identify and Mitigate Potential Compromise of Cisco Devices

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This page contains a web-friendly version of the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency’s Emergency Directive 25-03: Identify and Mitigate Potential Compromise of Cisco Devices. CISA is aware of an ongoing exploitation campaign by an advanced… Continue reading CISA Emergency Directive 25-03: Identify and Mitigate Potential Compromise of Cisco Devices→

Motility Data Breach Exposes Social Security Numbers & Affects 760,000 Consumers

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Another hack involving the automotive sector? Claim Depot writes: On Aug. 19, 2025, Motility Software Solutions, a provider of dealer management software for specialty vehicle dealerships, identified suspicious activity on its network. The company quic… Continue reading Motility Data Breach Exposes Social Security Numbers & Affects 760,000 Consumers→

Feds Tie ‘Scattered Spider’ Duo to $115M in Ransoms

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Brian Krebs reports; U.S. prosecutors last week levied criminal hacking charges against 19-year-old U.K. national Thalha Jubair for allegedly being a core member of Scattered Spider, a prolific cybercrime group blamed for extorting at least $115 millio… Continue reading Feds Tie ‘Scattered Spider’ Duo to $115M in Ransoms→

Man arrested in UK over alleged cyberattack that affected European airports

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The AP reports: A man in his 40s was arrested in southern England over an alleged cyberattack that disrupted several European airports in recent days, including at London Heathrow, law enforcement officials said Wednesday. The U.K.’s National Cri… Continue reading Man arrested in UK over alleged cyberattack that affected European airports→