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The Alleged LockBit Ransomware Mastermind Has Been Identified May 08, 2024

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Law enforcement officials from the US, UK, and Australia say they’ve identified and sanctioned the person behind LockBitSupp, the administrator at the heart of LockBit’s $120 million hacking rampage.

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Apple’s iPhone Spyware Problem Is Getting Worse. Here’s What You Should Know May 07, 2024

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The iPhone maker has detected spyware attacks against people in more than 150 countries. Knowing if your device is infected can be tricky—but there are a few steps you can take to protect yourself.

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A Vast New Dataset Could Supercharge the AI Hunt for Crypto Money Laundering May 02, 2024

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Blockchain analysis firm Elliptic, MIT, and IBM, have released a new AI detection model—and the 200-million-transaction dataset it's trained on—that aims to spot the “shape” of Bitcoin money laundering.

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The Dangerous Rise of GPS Attacks May 01, 2024

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Thousands of planes and ships are facing GPS jamming and spoofing. Experts warn these attacks could potentially impact critical infrastructure, communication networks, and more.

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Recruiters Are Going Analog to Fight the AI Application Overload Apr 30, 2024

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Indeed and LinkedIn are incorporating more generative AI to improve the recruiting and job-hunting processes. Some recruiters are still unconvinced.

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The Biggest Deepfake Porn Website Is Now Blocked in the UK Apr 29, 2024

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The world's most-visited deepfake website and another large competing site are stopping people in the UK from accessing them, days after the UK government announced a crackdown.

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‘ArcaneDoor’ Cyberspies Hacked Cisco Firewalls to Access Government Networks Apr 26, 2024

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Sources suspect China is behind the targeted exploitation of two zero-day vulnerabilities in Cisco’s security appliances.

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North Koreans Secretly Animated Amazon and Max Shows, Researchers Say Apr 25, 2024

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Thousands of exposed files on a misconfigured North Korean server hint at one way the reclusive country may evade international sanctions.

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Change Healthcare Finally Admits It Paid Ransomware Hackers—and Still Faces a Patient Data Leak Apr 24, 2024

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The company belatedly conceded both that it had paid the cybercriminals extorting it and that patient data nonetheless ended up on the dark web.

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The Next US President Will Have Troubling New Surveillance Powers Apr 23, 2024

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Over the weekend, president Joe Biden signed legislation not only reauthorizing a major FISA spy program but expanding it in ways that could have major implications for privacy rights in the US.

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