Legal Cases and Privacy Rulings Aim to Curtail Facial Biometrics
New York-based Clearview AI is paying the price for launching a facial-recognition service based on publicly posted pictures, as the company has become a focus of numerous privacy investigations...
Finland Faces Blizzard of Flubot-Spreading Text Messages
Millions of texts leading to the Flubot spyware/banking trojan are targeting everyone who uses Androids in the country, in an “exceptional” attack.
The Flubot banking trojan is blanketing Finland, spreading...
Lloyd’s Carves Out Cyber-Insurance Exclusions for State-Sponsored Attacks
The insurer won’t pay for ‘acts of cyber-war’ or nation-state retaliation attacks.
Fallout from nation-state sponsored cyberattacks will no longer be covered under cyber-insurance policies issued by famed insurer...
Final defendant in multimillion-dollar SIM hijacking scheme sentenced to prison
Written by AJ Vicens Nov 30, 2021 |...
Panasonic Suffers Data Breach After Hackers Hack Into Its Network
By: Ravie Lakshmanan
Japanese consumer electronics giant Panasonic has disclosed a security breach wherein an unauthorized third-party broke into its network and potentially accessed data from one of its file...
WIRTE Hacker Group Targets Government, Law, Financial Entities in Middle East
By: Ravie Lakshmanan
Government, diplomatic entities, military organizations, law firms, and financial institutions primarily located in the Middle East have been targeted as part of a stealthy malware campaign as...
Yanluowang Ransomware Tied to Thieflock Threat Actor
Links between the tactics and tools demonstrated in attacks suggest a former affiliate has switched loyalties, according to new research.
A threat actor previously tied to the Thieflock ransomware operation...
Black Friday scammers use Nike, PlayStation, other brands as bait
by Jurgita Lapienytė23 November 2021
Russia has ordered 13 tech companies, including Google, Meta, TikTok, and Apple, to be represented on Russian soil by the...
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