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Lawsuit: ByteDance’s CapCut app secretly reaps massive amounts …
WEBAug 1, 2023 · The ByteDance-owned CapCut video editing app gathers significant amounts of private data, including facial scans, from its 200 million active users, generating huge profits and potentially allowing the Chinese government to access that data, according to a proposed class action lawsuit filed in an Illinois federal court.
Cryptocurrency industry faces ‘difficult to detect’ North Korean …
WEBSep 3, 2024 · The FBI is adding “highly tailored, difficult-to-detect social engineering campaigns” to the list of scams and hacks that North Korea aims at decentralized finance (DeFi) operations and similar businesses. In an alert issued Tuesday, the bureau says that despite the “sophisticated technical acumen” of such companies, they can fall ...
West Virginia law enforcement sues data broker for publishing …
WEBSep 6, 2024 · Whitepages is the latest data broker to be sued for allegedly flouting laws barring the publication of home addresses and other personal information belonging to judges, police officers, prosecutors and others in law enforcement. A retired West Virginia police officer filed a class action lawsuit against the company late last month for ...
Akira ransomware compromised at least 63 victims since March, …
WEBJul 26, 2023 · The recently discovered Akira ransomware is actively targeting small and medium-sized businesses around the world, with the main focus on the U.S. and Canada, researchers say. Akira was discovered in March 2023 and has since compromised at least 63 victims, according to a report published Wednesday by the U.S. cybersecurity …
Attempted hack on NYC continues wave of cyberattacks against …
WEBApr 5, 2024 · Washington County in Pennsylvania recently revealed that it paid a $350,000 ransom to hackers following a January ransomware attack. James Turgal, who spent 22 years working at the FBI, told Recorded Future News that attacks against state, local and tribal governments have accelerated over the last year. “From the threat actors’ point of ...
Nemesis darknet marketplace raided in Germany-led operation
WEBMar 21, 2024 · German police said they seized the infrastructure of the popular illegal darknet marketplace known as Nemesis and took its website down. Visitors to the cybercrime website were greeted on Thursday with a red banner announcing the takeover. At the bottom, the police placed an animated spaceship reminiscent of a 1990s video …
FBI document shows what data can be obtained from encrypted …
WEBThe service was acquired by video conferencing software maker Zoom in May 2020. A recently discovered FBI training document shows that US law enforcement can gain limited access to the content of encrypted messages from secure messaging services like iMessage, Line, and WhatsApp, but not to messages sent via Signal, Telegram, …
Ransomware tracker: The latest figures [June 2024]
WEBJun 9, 2024 · The number of attacks claimed by ransomware groups in May spiked to the highest level seen in nearly a year, though experts say the claims may be overstated. Ransomware gangs posted 450 victims to their extortion sites last month — up from the 328 victims in April. The all-time record is 484 attacks posted by groups in July 2023.