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A federal agency has issued a directive to employees to reduce the use of their phones for work matters due to China’s recent hack of U.S. telecommunications infrastructure, WSJ reported on Thursday, citing people familiar with the matter. From the rep… Continue reading US Agency Warns Employees About Phone Use Amid Ongoing China Hack
The FBI warned on Tuesday that polling stations across multiple U.S. states received fake bomb threats sent from Russian email domains, forcing brief evacuations at two voting sites in Georgia’s Fulton County.
The threats, which targeted locations in… Continue reading Russian Email Domains Target US Polling Sites with Bomb Threats, FBI Says
Millions of U.S. cellphone users could be vulnerable to Chinese government surveillance, warns a Washington Post columnist, “on the networks of at least three major U.S. carriers.”
They cite six current or former senior U.S. officials, all of whom wer… Continue reading Millions of U.S. Cellphones Could Be Vulnerable to Chinese Government Surveillance
Jay Newman, who made billions for Elliott Management pursuing Argentina’s defaulted debt, wrote a 2022 thriller about corrupt spies and hedge funds. Now federal prosecutors are examining parallels between his novel “Undermoney” and real-world events.
… Continue reading Prosecutors Probe Hedge Fund Titan’s Thriller For Clues in Argentina Hack Case
Joe Biden’s administration is investigating alleged Chinese efforts to hack US telecoms infrastructure amid reports hackers had targeted the phones of former president Donald Trump and his running mate JD Vance. Financial Times: The FBI and the Cyberse… Continue reading FBI Investigates Claims China Tried To Hack Donald Trump’s Phone
whitroth writes: People here and elsewhere have been yelling for more nuclear power, and that renewables can’t meet demand. Surprise — the corporations are betting on them, and massive numbers of batteries can be produced a lot faster than nuclear pla… Continue reading US Power Grid Added Battery Equivalent of 20 Nuclear Reactors In Past Four Years
A federal rule banning fake online reviews is now in effect. The Federal Trade Commission issued the rule in August banning the sale or purchase of online reviews. The rule, which went into effect Monday, allows the agency to seek civil penalties again… Continue reading FTC’s Rule Banning Fake Online Reviews Goes Into Effect
Democratic senators Elizabeth Warren, Ron Wyden, Richard Blumenthal and Representative Katie Porter are demanding the Justice Department prosecute tax preparation companies for allegedly sharing sensitive taxpayer data with Meta and Google through trac… Continue reading Democrats Press For Criminal Charges Against Tax Prep Firms Over Data Sharing
Phishing scams aimed at voters, malicious domain registrations impersonating candidates, and other threat activity designed to exploit unassuming victims take center stage as the US election approaches, according to Fortinet. “As the 2024 US presidenti… Continue reading Phishing scams and malicious domains take center stage as the US election approaches
A hacker known as “TAINTU” is advertising a “Top Secret U.S. Space Force Military Technology Archive” for sale,… Continue reading Hacker Advertises “Top Secret US Space Force Military Technology Archive”