Lapsus
Lapsus$ hacker sent to hospital custody
A hacker associated with the infamous Lapsus$ hacking crew has been handed over to medical professionals over mental health concerns related to Autism
Apple Vision
Apple Vision Pro rumored for February release
Apple's augmented reality headset could be arriving sooner than later, according to reports out of China
comcast
Hello Americans: you, you, you, you, you, you, (not you), you, you, you... did not lose your personal data in a Comcast breach
Comcast says that it lost the data of roughly 35.9 million people as the result of data breach related to a Citrix software error
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Google to cough up $700m in antitrust settlement
Google has settled with a number of US states over a lawsuit regarding its handling of Android apps and pricing. The total fee will tally out at $700m
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Feds bust Blackcat malware ring
The US department of justice has busted up a prolific ransomware as a service ring that targeted hundreds of companies
Qualys
Bugs are turning into exploits faster than ever
Vulnerabilities are turning into actively exploited flaws at a rapid pace, often within the same day. This according to research from security vendor Qualys.
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NSA updates software guidelines
The NSA has posted a new set of cybersecurity guidelines for government agencies
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Google praised for rollout of anti-tracking policy updates
Google has won praise from the Electronic Frontier Foundation after it issued a new set of policies and default settings for its Location History feature that could limit police overreach in surveillance and search
cybercrime
Microchargers charged for chump change charges
The DOJ has launched a legal campaign against what it says are a network of fraudsters that thrive on extracting micropayment charges in order to avoid detection by banks
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'Tis the season: Box gifts customers an early weekend with Friday outage
File sharing and collaboration service Box fell victim to an extended outage that affected all of its services on Friday
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Georgia on my fines: Top tech uni charged with discrimination
Renowned IT research institute Georgia Tech has been fined for discriminating against non US citizens in its job fairs
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Academics warn over "problematic metrics and documentation" in CVSS system
A study out of Germany has highlighted shortcomings in the CVSS system and the way security vulnerabilities are assessed and scored