FTC orders GM to stop collecting and selling driver’s data
The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) is taking action against General Motors (GM) and its subsidiary, OnStar, for unlawful collection and selling drivers’ precise geolocation and…
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U.S. Treasury Sanctions Chinese cybersecurity firm and actor over federal agency breach tied to Salt Typhoon
U.S. Treasury Sanctions Chinese cybersecurity firm and actor over federal agency breach tied to Salt Typhoon Pierluigi Paganini January 18, 2025 The U.S. Treasury’s OFAC…
How To Fight Scattered Spider Impersonating Calls to The IT Help Desk
Imagine you worked for years on building your cyber defense. You built all the systems you need, all the policies are in place, and you…
How Government Agencies Can Level the Cybersecurity Playing Field With AI/ML
The threat cybercriminals pose to federal information systems and networks is real and pervasive. Defending against unauthorized intrusions is a full-time effort for federal agencies…
U.S. CISA adds Aviatrix Controllers vulnerability to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog
U.S. CISA adds Aviatrix Controllers vulnerability to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog Pierluigi Paganini January 17, 2025 U.S. Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) adds…
U.S. Sanctions Chinese Cybersecurity Firm Over Treasury Hack Tied to Silk Typhoon
The U.S. Treasury Department’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) has imposed sanctions against a Chinese cybersecurity company and a Shanghai-based cyber actor for their…
Hackers Bypass Active Directory Group Policy to Allow Vulnerable NTLMv1 Auth Protocol
Researchers have discovered a critical flaw in Active Directory’s NTLMv1 mitigation strategy, where misconfigured on-premises applications can bypass Group Policy settings intended to disable NTLMv1.…
Exploring Opportunities and Mitigate Risks
Explore Bitcoin’s 2025 prospects, market trends, mining, and secure methods like cloud platforms. Learn strategies to manage risks in the changing cryptocurrency market. The year…
EU privacy non-profit group filed complaints against TikTok, SHEIN, AliExpress, and other Chinese companies
EU privacy non-profit group filed complaints against TikTok, SHEIN, AliExpress, and other Chinese companies Pierluigi Paganini January 17, 2025 noyb files complaints against TikTok, AliExpress,…
FTC cracks down on Genshin Impact gacha loot box practices
Genshin Impact developer Cognosphere (aka Hoyoverse) has agreed to a $20 million settlement with the U.S. Federal Trade Commission (FTC) over its gacha loot box…
Malicious PyPi package steals Discord auth tokens from devs
A malicious package named ‘pycord-self’ on the Python package index (PyPI) targets Discord developers to steal authentication tokens and plant a backdoor for remote control over…
US Supreme Court upholds TikTok ban
Video-sharing platform TikTok will ‘go dark’ in the United States at midnight on Sunday 19 January after the Supreme Court upheld a nationwide ban on…