Canadian regulator opens probe of IDScan for allegedly violating data privacy laws
The investigation, announced Monday, will probe IDScan’s security practices and whether victim notifications were adequate under Canada’s federal private-sec...
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Two arrested in UK after Microsoft takedown of ‘Eviltokens’ AI-chatbot for cybercriminals
Available on Telegram for a $1,500 initiation fee and a recurring monthly $500 subscription, EvilTokens provided cybercriminals with artificial intelligence ...
AI is set to help cyber attackers much more than defenders, says UK official
Dave Chismon, the NCSC’s chief technology officer for architecture, said in a blog post that the imbalance in AI means cyberattacks would likely grow as auto...
Russia's internet shutdowns disrupt warnings about incoming drone attacks
Russia’s growing restrictions on mobile internet and cellular service are making it harder for people to receive warnings about incoming Ukrainian drone and ...
EU data regulator fines Google more than $460 million for location data violations
Ireland’s Data Protection Commission will fine Google more than €403 million ($462 million) over the tech giant’s processing of location data, concluding an ...
Belgian table tennis, gymnastics federations hit by cyberattacks
Belgium’s national table tennis federation is investigating a cyberattack after a hacker claimed to have stolen data on tens of thousands of members.
Cyberattack hits University of Munich, potentially exposing student financial data
The university, commonly known as LMU Munich, said Saturday that an attacker accessed enrollment data stored on one of its IT systems.
ShinyHunters cybercrime gang takes over Cl0p ransomware site, demands extortion payment
The ShinyHunters extortion group hijacked the dark web leak site of the prolific Cl0p ransomware gang, according to material posted on the site over the week...
LinkedIn wins court order blocking mass scraping of user data
The agreement between LinkedIn, ProAPIs and joint business operator Netswift also requires the firms to stop selling and transferring the data, no longer acc...
Google says Gemini breached three companies during security test
Google’s artificial intelligence model Gemini accessed computer systems belonging to three real companies without authorization during a cybersecurity test i...
Russia reports thousands of cyberattacks on election infrastructure during vote
Claims by officials of cyberattacks against election infrastructure could not be independently verified. Russian officials provided little technical evidence...
Nations take action on North Korean IT workers after UN report
A report published Wednesday said that as of July, Vietnam, Laos, Pakistan and Argentina took meaningful steps to respond to allegations involving North Kore...
Hacking group ‘NightEagle’ targeting China’s high-tech sector expands operations to Russia
Over the past year, Russian cybersecurity firm Kaspersky said it investigated several incidents involving the group at Russian businesses.
North Korean hackers infect thousands of devices across 100 countries as part of ‘WaterPlum’ campaign
The FBI and Defense Department partnered with Japan’s National Police Agency and law enforcement agencies in Australia and Germany on a new advisory about “W...
European Commission set to push social media restrictions, safety requirements into law
The proposal, known as the EU KIDS Act, would block social media platforms from offering accounts to children younger than 13 and establish a bloc-wide minim...
China’s FamousSparrow hackers target Latin America with new backdoor
Alleged Chinese hackers are breaking into government agencies across Latin America using a new backdoor that researchers are calling “SparroWocky.
Hackers claim breach of Russian election systems days before parliamentary vote
An anonymous hacking group claimed to have broken into computer systems connected to Russia’s election infrastructure just days before the country begins vot...
Congress eyes new support for Cyber Command after recent suicide deaths
Congressional sources say they view the deaths of U.S.
Israeli contractor BlackCore trained Angolan officials in online influence operations
An Israeli influence-for-hire company trained Angolan government officials to run online influence operations, including by creating fake social media person...
Key lawmaker suggests action on AI safety legislation will wait until 2027
“It's really complicated, and I wouldn't want to do something in a lame duck session to do it quickly and not get it right,” said House Energy and Commerce C...