Category: security
These Guys Hacked AirPods to Give Their Grandmas Hearing Aids
Three technologists in India used a homemade Faraday cage and a microwave oven to get around Apple’s location blocks. Source
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US government identifies hackers who stolen 50 billion AT&T records in Snowflake hack
Connor Moucka and John Binns accused of attacking 10 companies, including AT&T The US Government claims they extorted 36 bitcoin from their victims Both were known to law enforcement in the past The US government has accused two individuals of breaching 10 major companies, stealing their sensitive data, and then…
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NatWest has banned staff from using Facebook Messenger and WhatsApp to communicate
WhatsApp and Facebook Messenger to be banned for internal NatWest communications You can still reach customer service through WhatsApp The Financial Conduct Authority issued fines to Morgan Stanley for irretrievable conversations One of the UK’s largest banks has banned employees from using instant messaging apps such as WhatsApp, Skype, and…
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US plans to support controversial cybercrime UN treaty despite fears it could be misused
The latest draft of the UN Cybercrime Convention faces key vote The US is set to support the treaty Human rights advocates say the convention will make it easier for authoritarian regimes to expand surveillance A new draft of the UN Cybercrime Convention is set to face a key vote,…
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Has Pakistan begun the crackdown on “unregistered” VPNs?
In what would appear to be the beginning of the implementation of VPN-restricting legislation in Pakistan, many residents have reported issues accessing their VPN services. On Sunday, November 9, 2024, people in Pakistan lamented issues using the best VPN apps. After the initial silence, authorities later confirmed to local publications…
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Millions of jobseekers could be at risk after private data leaked online by recruitment firm
Over 200,000 records of jobseekers were left exposed in a database The records included sensitive PII that could be used in scams and fraud It isn’t known how long the database was left exposed, or who accessed it Over two million records belonging to Alltech Consulting Services have been discovered…
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