Google to pay $1.38 billion over privacy violations
The state of Texas reached a mammoth financial agreement with Google last week, securing $1.375 billion in payments to settle two three year-old lawsuits. The…
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Scattered Spider retail attacks spreading to US, says Google
Retailers in the United States are now coming under attack from Scattered Spider, the English-speaking hacking collective that is suspected of being behind a series…
Rogue communication devices found in Chinese solar power inverters
US energy officials are reassessing the risk posed by Chinese-made devices that play a critical role in renewable energy infrastructure after unexplained communication equipment was…
Identity Theft Surges as Criminals Deploy Advanced Tactics to Steal Personal Data
Identity theft has reached unprecedented levels in 2024, fueled by increasingly sophisticated criminal tactics that exploit technological advancements and systemic vulnerabilities. Recent reports from law…
Telstra sends 500 SMS via Starlink in live messaging trial
Telstra has started a live trial of satellite-to-mobile messaging in regional Australia, ahead of a commercial launch of the service “in the coming months”. Image…
U.S. CISA adds Microsoft Windows flaws to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog
U.S. CISA adds Microsoft Windows flaws to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog Pierluigi Paganini May 14, 2025 U.S. Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) adds…
Steelmaker Nucor discloses cyberattack on IT network
Nucor Corp. on Wednesday disclosed a cyberattack involving an unauthorized third party that gained access to parts of its IT systems. In a filing with…
CFPB to withdraw rule targeting data brokers
The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau is set to withdraw a Biden-era rule aimed at cracking down on data brokers and their selling of Americans’ personal…
Google Chrome to block admin-level browser launches for better security
Google is rolling out a change to Chromium that “de-elevates” Google Chrome so it does not run as an administrator to increase security in Windows.…
The Internet’s Biggest-Ever Black Market Just Shut Down Amid a Telegram Purge
For years, a Chinese-language market for crypto scammers and money launderers—by some measures, the internet’s biggest black market of all time—operated in plain sight on…
King & Wood Mallesons Australia to give Gen AI tool to 1200 lawyers
King & Wood Mallesons Australia (KWM) is giving 1200-plus lawyers access to a generative AI tool following a six week trial. The law firm is…
Hackers behind UK retail attacks now targeting US companies
Google warned today that hackers using Scattered Spider tactics against retail chains in the United Kingdom have also started targeting retailers in the United States.…