The Alleged LockBit Ransomware Mastermind Has Been Identified
“If you are a cyber criminal, and you are operating in these marketplaces, or forums or platforms, you cannot be certain that law enforcement are…
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Apple’s iPhone Spyware Problem Is Getting Worse. Here’s What You Should Know
Despite NSO Group’s claims, spyware has continued to target journalists, dissidents, and protesters. Saudi journalist and dissident Jamal Khashoggi’s wife, Hanan Elatr, was allegedly targeted…
A New Surveillance Tool Invades Border Towns
This week, WIRED reported that a group of prolific scammers known as the Yahoo Boys are openly operating on major platforms like Facebook, WhatsApp, TikTok,…
These Dangerous Scammers Don’t Even Bother to Hide Their Crimes
In a series of posts in one Telegram channel, highlighted by Warner, who is also involved in Intelligence for Good, one cybercriminal can be seen…
The Breach of a Face Recognition Firm Reveals a Hidden Danger of Biometrics
Police and federal agencies are responding to a massive breach of personal data linked to a facial recognition scheme that was implemented in bars and…
Inside Ukraine’s Killer-Drone Startup Industry
Ukraine needs small drones to combat Russian forces—and is bootstrapping its own industry at home. Source link
The US Government Is Asking Big Tech to Promise Better Cybersecurity
The pledge offers examples of how companies can meet the goals, although it notes that companies “have the discretion to decide how best” to do…
A Vast New Data Set Could Supercharge the AI Hunt for Crypto Money Laundering
As a test of their resulting AI tool, the researchers checked its outputs with one cryptocurrency exchange—which the paper doesn’t name—identifying 52 suspicious chains of…
China Has a Controversial Plan for Brain-Computer Interfaces
At a tech forum in Beijing last week, a Chinese company unveiled a “homegrown” brain-computer interface that allowed a monkey to seemingly control a robotic…
The Dangerous Rise of GPS Attacks
The disruption to GPS services started getting worse on Christmas day. Planes and ships moving around southern Sweden and Poland lost connectivity last December 25…
The White House Has a New Master Plan to Stop Worst-Case Scenarios
The Biden administration is updating the US government’s blueprint for protecting the country’s most important infrastructure from hackers, terrorists, and natural disasters. On Tuesday, President…
School Employee Allegedly Framed a Principal With Racist Deepfake Rant
Controversial gunshot-detection company ShotSpotter has deployed more than 25,000 microphones across 170 cities worldwide. This week, WIRED and South Side Weekly revealed the company may…