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Facebook says Chinese hackers used its platform in targeted campaign to infect, surveil user devices
ZDNet Facebook said it has disrupted a network of hackers tied to China who were attempting to distribute malware via malicious links shared under fake personas. The social network’s cyber espionage investigations team has taken …
Facebook blocks Chinese state hackers targeting Uyghur activists
Bleeping Computer Facebook took down accounts used by a Chinese-sponsored hacking group to deploy surveillance malware on devices used by Uyghurs activists, journalists, and dissidents living outside China. They targeted activists, journalists, and dissidents, predominantly among …
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Apple has a problem with ProtonVPN wanting to challenge governments
ZDNet The founder of ProtonVPN, Andy Yen, has jumped onto a soapbox to lambaste Apple over a decision to block an update of the app over its description. Whether it is challenging governments, educating the …
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Tails 4.17 is out
Tails This release fixes known security vulnerabilities. You should upgrade as soon as possible. Full article
Teenage Twitter hijacker gets three years in the clink over celeb Bitcoin scamming
The Register Graham Ivan Clark, part of the crew that hijacked around 130 high-profile Twitter accounts and used them to collect cryptocurrency, has been sentenced to three years in prison for his part in the …
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Mozilla Firefox adopts new privacy-enhancing Referrer Policy
Bleeping Computer Mozilla has announced that it will introduce a more privacy-focused default Referrer Policy to protect Firefox users’ privacy, starting with the web browser’s next version. The new user privacy protection feature against accidental …
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DDoS booters now abuse DTLS servers to amplify attacks
Bleeping Computer DDoS-for-hire services are now actively abusing misconfigured or out-of-date Datagram Transport Layer Security (D/TLS) servers to amplify Distributed Denial of Service (DDoS) attacks. DTLS is a UDP-based version of the Transport Layer Security (TLS) …
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The Peculiar Ransomware Piggybacking Off of China’s Big Hack
WIRED When Microsoft revealed earlier this month that Chinese spies had gone on a historic hacking spree, observers reasonably feared that other criminals would soon ride that group’s coattails. In fact, it didn’t take long: …
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New York lawmaker wants to ban police use of armed robots
Ars Technica New York City councilmember Ben Kallos says he “watched in horror” last month when city police responded to a hostage situation in the Bronx using Boston Dynamics’ Digidog, a remotely operated robotic dog …
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Hacking group used 11 zero-days to attack Windows, iOS, Android users
Bleeping Computer Project Zero, Google’s zero-day bug-hunting team, discovered a group of hackers that used 11 zero-days in attacks targeting Windows, iOS, and Android users within a single year. The Project Zero team revealed that the …
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Apple bent its rules for Russia—and other countries will take note
Ars Technica Beginning in April, new iPhones and other iOS devices sold in Russia will include an extra setup step. Alongside questions about language preference and whether to enable Siri, users will see a screen …
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