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US inherits Venezuelan surveillance state built on banned Chinese tech and AI — and it shows no signs of switching

By Benedict Collins Published

Venezuela's surveillance network is built on Chinese tech, and the new president wanted Chinese AI implemented as well.

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US Treasury wants banks to be better at filing cyber scam reports after noting nearly $13 billion in losses since 2023

By Rahim Amir Published

However the number counts flagged bank filings, not stolen money, and only 1,300 institutions bothered filing at all.

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The era of the AI voice scam is here — and we need to be ready

By Graham Barlow Published

A viral voice scam shows that even if you recognize the voice of a friend or loved one, that's no guarantee that it’s really them.

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FBI launches investigation after 153 million drivers licenses apparently leaked on Russian cybercrime forum

By Christian Cawley Published

Lousiana-based identity verification service IDScan identified as the target of a hack that leaked 153 million US drivers licenses.

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Manchester Airports hack: Experts weigh in on 8.7M data leak

By Benedict Collins Published

After hackers failed to extort Manchester Airports Group and posted the data of nearly 9 million people online, we asked the experts what's really going on.

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Only one in five UK CEOs say their cyber insurance will cover the full cost of a cyberattack

By Craig Hale Published

New data has revealed that only one in five CEOs expect full coverage from their cyber insurance policy.

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Hackers post data of 8.7m people after failed extortion attempt

By Benedict Collins Published

FulcrumSec attempted to extort Manchester Airports Group, but failed. Now, the cyber-criminals have published the information online.

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US says Chinese hackers broke into Justice Department, NASA, Federal Reserve, Senate, and more

By Benedict Collins Published

Chinese state-sponsored hackers breached multiple US agencies and departments using a botnet to obscure their traffic.

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Security expert hijacks Apple's Find My network to share data with a Linux device

By Rahim Amir Published

Researcher tricks Apple's Find My into feeding live location data to a Linux box, with no Mac or iPhone required.

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Of course this fake GTA 6 ISO download is malware — testers reveal 113GB download is 99.99% empty zeroes, with a tiny virus attached

By Efosa Udinmwen Last updated

A fake 113GB GTA 6 ISO reportedly contains 99.99% empty data and a 50KB malicious payload capable of weakening Windows security.

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