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World's Deadliest Computer Virus: WannaCry

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Cybernews @cybernews.bsky.social · Sep 18

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Cybernews @cybernews.bsky.social · Sep 5

New research by the Tech Transparency Project (TTP) reveals interesting things. Read more⤵️

#tech #Instagram #socialmedia

Illusion of safety: Instagram fails to protect teens from extremely violent content

A test reveals that Instagram fails to protect teenage users from gruesome and violent content, including fight videos and animal cruelty, despite Meta’s pledges.

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Cybernews @cybernews.bsky.social · Sep 5

Warner Bros Discovery sued the AI photo generation company Midjourney on Thursday.

#WarnerBros #AI #Midjourney

Warner Bros is suing Midjourney, accusing it of stealing Superman, Batman, and Scooby-Doo

Warner Bros Discovery sues Midjourney for copyright infringement over Superman, Scooby-Doo, Batman

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Cybernews @cybernews.bsky.social · Sep 5

Donald Trump will host more than two dozen technology and business leaders on Thursday for a dinner.

#Trump #tech

Trump to host tech CEOs for first event in newly renovated Rose Garden

US President Donald Trump will host dozens of technology and business leaders for a dinner in the newly renovated White House Rose Garden on Thursday.

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Cybernews @cybernews.bsky.social · Sep 3

▪Cybernews research▪ Over 250 million identity records have been exposed across seven countries in a massive data leak.

#dataleak #cybersecurity #dataprivacy #datasecurity

Seven nations hit as 252M identities leak online | Cybernews

Over 252M identity records from seven countries were exposed on misconfigured servers, raising major risks of fraud and impersonation.

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Cybernews @cybernews.bsky.social · Sep 2

After claiming responsibility for major breaches tied to Salesforce instances, the group is now demanding that Google and the FBI halt their investigations and fire specific employees.

Read more: https://cnews.link/salesforce-attackers-threaten-google-fbi-6/
#Salesforce #databreach #Google

Salesforce attackers demand an end to investigations, threaten FBI agents, and Google researchers

The hackers claiming responsibility for the recent Salesforce attacks have demanded that Google and the FBI cease their investigations and fire specific employees.

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Cybernews @cybernews.bsky.social · Aug 29

Why think of what you want to say in a text message, when Meta AI can do it for you?

Read more: https://cnews.link/whatsapp-writing-help-bsk/
#Meta #WhatsApp #AI

WhatsApp rolls out AI writing assistant for texts

Why think of what you want to say in a text message, when Meta AI can do it for you?

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Cybernews @cybernews.bsky.social · Aug 29

American internet forums 4chan and Kiwi Farms have sued the United Kingdom's communication services regulator Ofcom over the recently adopted Online Safety Act.

Read more: https://cnews.link/4chan-kiwi-farms-sue-british-regulator-ofcom-age-verification-8/
#4chan #UK #OSA

4chan and Kiwi Farms challenge UK regulator over new age verification rules

4chan, Kiwi Farms fight Ofcom in court over UK age verification crackdown

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Cybernews @cybernews.bsky.social · Aug 27

▪Cybernews research▪ Severe misconfigurations have been discovered on two Tencent Cloud sites, exposing sensitive credentials and internal source code.

#hack #cybersecurity #Tencent

Chinese major cloud provider Tencent Cloud leaves doors open to hackers

Critical misconfigurations were found on Tencent Cloud subdomains, exposing sensitive credentials and internal source code for months and potentially granting backend access.

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Cybernews @cybernews.bsky.social · Aug 22

By now, it's no secret that North Korean hackers pretending to be IT workers run rampant in the crypto world.

#NorthKorea #IT #crypto #Coinbase

Coinbase CEO reveals how firm sniffs out North Korean “IT workers”

Brian Armstrong, the chief executive of Coinbase, admits there are a lot of North Korean agents trying to work at crypto companies.

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Cybernews @cybernews.bsky.social · Aug 22

A dormant IPv6 feature is a backdoor for Windows attackers, security researchers warn.

#hack #cybersecurity #Windows

Unused IPv6 can be a security disaster: disable it, or hackers will use it as a way in

IPv6 is very dangerous for companies that are not using it but have left it enabled by default, security researchers warn.

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Cybernews @cybernews.bsky.social · Aug 21

A major flaw is affecting major password managers – attackers can steal credit card details and credentials.

#password #cybersecurity #cyberattack #cybercrime

Password managers have a major flaw: they autofill credentials for attackers

A serious flaw in popular password managers allows attackers to secretly steal credentials and credit card details through deceptive autofill techniques.

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Cybernews @cybernews.bsky.social · Aug 21

Not only will the infamous hacker King Bob spend a decade behind bars, he will also have to cough up $13 million in restitution to victims of his crimes.

#prison #hack #US

Ariana Grande hacker sentenced to a decade in federal prison

Young hacker Noah Urban, aka King Bob, sentenced to 10 years for SIM swapping attacks on Vegas casinos and stealing unreleased celebrity music.

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Cybernews @cybernews.bsky.social · Aug 20

▪Cybernews research▪ Millions of Turks using popular finance apps may have had their private data leaked.

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#Turkey #cybersecurity #dataleak

Millions at risk after Turkey’s top finance apps spill sensitive data

Over 4M user records from Turkey’s top finance apps, FinansCepte and FinansWebde, were exposed online, leaving millions vulnerable to identity theft, phishing, and cyberattacks.

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Cybernews @cybernews.bsky.social · Aug 20

FreeVPN .One, a featured Chrome extension is secretly spying on its users. Learn more⤵️

#VPN #privacy #Chrome

Beware of free Chrome VPN: it is spying on its 100K users

Free Chrome VPN extension with over 100,000 installs has been discovered secretly capturing screenshots of users’ browsing activity.

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Cybernews @cybernews.bsky.social · Aug 19

A whitehat hacker broke into four of Intel's internal systems and discovered that the sensitive data of 270K Intel employees' was exposed.

#hack #Intel

Hacker exposes 270K Intel employees’ data, gets automated thank you

A whitehat hacker bypassed authentication on four Intel internal systems, exposing sensitive data of 270K employees.

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Cybernews @cybernews.bsky.social · Aug 19

Americans are deeply concerned. Find out more⤵️

#US #AI

71% of Americans say AI could take away their jobs

Google, Microsoft, Meta spark fears as Americans worry AI will cost jobs

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Cybernews @cybernews.bsky.social · Aug 19

The "I'm not a robot" click might be the most dangerous thing you do today. Read more⤵️

Fake “I’m not a robot” CAPTCHAs are hacking crypto wallets

Apple, Google users at risk: fake CAPTCHAs deploy Lumma stealer to steal crypto

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Cybernews @cybernews.bsky.social · Aug 19

The NoName hacktivist group targeted almost a dozen Ukrainian government agencies on Monday.

NoName hacktvists target Ukrainian infrastructure in spate of DDoS attacks

The NoName hacktivist group targeted several Ukrainian government agencies leading up to Monday's meeting between Presidents Donald Trump and Volodymyr Zelensky.

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Cybernews @cybernews.bsky.social · Aug 18

Lenovo's AI chatbot Lena was affected by critical XSS vulnerabilities.

Lenovo’s chatbot is too helpful for hackers: will run remote code and leak secrets

Lenovo's AI chatbot, Lena, has critical security flaws allowing attackers to run malicious code, steal session cookies, and potentially access corporate systems.

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Cybernews @cybernews.bsky.social · Aug 13

▪Cybernews research▪ A Mexican state-owned power company that serves over 99% of the country has been leaking data online for more than three years.

Data leak could cut electricity to Mexico | Cybernews

Mexico’s power grid leaked 600GB of sensitive logs for over 3 years, exposing critical infrastructure to cyberattacks that could blackout 99% of the country.

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Cybernews @cybernews.bsky.social · Aug 8

All organizations operating out-of-date Microsoft Exchange hybrid-joined configurations are at grave risk and should act immediately

More info: https://cnews.link/microsoft-cisa-urges-patching-exchange-server-7/
#Microsoft #cybersecurity #CISA

Extremely dangerous Exchange Server flaw: hackers can compromise entire Microsoft 365

CISA has warned that a critical vulnerability in Microsoft Exchange Servers poses a grave risk to entire Microsoft 365 environments.

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Cybernews @cybernews.bsky.social · Aug 7

Instagram is rolling out a new feature similar to its rival social media platform Snapchat

Read more: https://cnews.link/instagram-map-snapchat-privacy-concerns-4/
#Instagram #InstagramMaps #privacy #Snapchat

Instagram Map rivals Snapchat, but the same privacy concerns linger eight years later

Instagram is rolling out a new feature similar to its rival social media platform, Snapchat, allowing users to share their locations in real time.

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Cybernews @cybernews.bsky.social · Aug 6

Pandora has notified its customers about a data breach and the possibility that the attacker might abuse their information.

Read more: https://cnews.link/pandora-data-breach-cyberattack-3/
#Pandora #databreach #privacy

Jewelry retailer Pandora confirms third-party data breach, warns customers

According to Pandora, only customer names and email addresses, rather than passwords or credit card details, were copied by the attacker.

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