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Attackers Caused So Much Havoc Inside Rainbow Six Siege, Ubisoft Shut Down the Whole Game

December 28, 2025December 28, 2025 · Gadgets

Over the weekend, Ubisoft apparently lost control of one of its biggest video games, Rainbow Six Siege, as attackers appeared to infiltrate it and seize control of a…

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A Cyberattack on Jaguar Land Rover Is Causing a Supply Chain Disaster

September 21, 2025September 22, 2025 · Gadgets

Almost immediately after the cyberattack, a group on Telegram called Scattered Lapsus$ Hunters, claimed responsibility for the hack. The group name implies a potential collaboration between three loose…

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Russia’s Most Notorious Special Forces Unit Now Has Its Own Cyber Warfare Team

Russia’s Most Notorious Special Forces Unit Now Has Its Own Cyber Warfare Team

September 5, 2024September 5, 2024 · Gadgets

Russia’s military intelligence agency, the GRU, has long had a reputation as one of the world’s most aggressive practitioners of sabotage, assassination, and cyber warfare, with hackers who…

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A New Plan to Break the Cycle of Destructive Critical Infrastructure Hacks

A New Plan to Break the Cycle of Destructive Critical Infrastructure Hacks

August 6, 2024August 6, 2024 · Gadgets

“It’s not just that the water goes out, it’s that when the sole wastewater facility in your community is down really bad things start to happen. For example,…

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The US Supreme Court Kneecapped US Cyber Strategy

The US Supreme Court Kneecapped US Cyber Strategy

July 17, 2024July 17, 2024 · Gadgets

The Commerce Department could hit a legal snag with its proposal to require cloud companies to verify their customers’ identities and report on their activities. The pending rule,…

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The US Wants to Integrate the Commercial Space Industry With Its Military to Prevent Cyber Attacks

The US Wants to Integrate the Commercial Space Industry With Its Military to Prevent Cyber Attacks

June 29, 2024July 1, 2024 · Gadgets

THIS ARTICLE IS republished from The Conversation under a Creative Commons license. The US military recently launched a groundbreaking initiative to strengthen ties with the commercial space industry.…

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Hackers Detail How They Allegedly Stole Ticketmaster Data From Snowflake

Hackers Detail How They Allegedly Stole Ticketmaster Data From Snowflake

June 17, 2024June 17, 2024 · Gadgets

It’s possible the ShinyHunter hackers did not directly hack the EPAM worker, and simply gained access to the Snowflake accounts using usernames and passwords they obtained from old…

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TikTok Hack Targets ‘High-Profile’ Users via DMs

TikTok Hack Targets ‘High-Profile’ Users via DMs

June 4, 2024June 4, 2024 · Gadgets

TikTok says it’s currently taking steps to mitigate a cyberattack that’s targeting a number of high-profile users through direct messages, in an attempt to hijack their accounts. “We…

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Cops Are Just Trolling Cybercriminals Now

Cops Are Just Trolling Cybercriminals Now

May 28, 2024May 28, 2024 · Gadgets

Russian cybercriminals are almost untouchable. For years, hackers based in the country have launched devastating ransomware attacks against hospitals, critical infrastructure, and businesses, causing billions in losses. But…

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Teslas Can Still Be Stolen With a Cheap Radio Hack—Despite New Keyless Tech

Teslas Can Still Be Stolen With a Cheap Radio Hack—Despite New Keyless Tech

May 22, 2024May 22, 2024 · Gadgets

In 2020, Tesla even wrote in a filing to the US Federal Communications Commission that it would be implementing ultra-wideband in its keyless entry systems, and that the…

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The Dangerous Rise of GPS Attacks

The Dangerous Rise of GPS Attacks

April 30, 2024May 1, 2024 · Gadgets

The disruption to GPS services started getting worse on Christmas Day. Planes and ships moving around southern Sweden and Poland lost connectivity as their radio signals were interfered…

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The Mystery of ‘Jia Tan,’ the XZ Backdoor Mastermind

The Mystery of ‘Jia Tan,’ the XZ Backdoor Mastermind

April 3, 2024April 3, 2024 · Gadgets

Ultimately, Scott argues that those three years of code changes and polite emails were likely not spent sabotaging multiple software projects, but rather building up a history of…

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‘Malicious Activity’ Hits the University of Cambridge’s Medical School

‘Malicious Activity’ Hits the University of Cambridge’s Medical School

March 27, 2024March 27, 2024 · Gadgets

The University of Cambridge is constantly ranked among the world’s top universities, with its medical school and vast research facilities among the very best. But for the past…

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Chinese Hackers Charged in Decade-Long Global Spying Rampage

Chinese Hackers Charged in Decade-Long Global Spying Rampage

March 25, 2024March 25, 2024 · Gadgets

For years, China’s state-backed hackers have stolen huge troves of company secrets, political intelligence, and the personal information of millions of people. On Monday, officials in the United…

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Here Come the AI Worms

Here Come the AI Worms

March 1, 2024March 1, 2024 · Gadgets

As generative AI systems like OpenAI’s ChatGPT and Google’s Gemini become more advanced, they are increasingly being put to work. Startups and tech companies are building AI agents…

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2024 CrowdStrike Global Threat Report: From breakout to breach in under three minutes; cloud infrastructure under attack

2024 CrowdStrike Global Threat Report: From breakout to breach in under three minutes; cloud infrastructure under attack

February 22, 2024February 23, 2024 · Gadgets

The findings of the 2024 CrowdStrike Global Threat Report highlight a surge in adversaries leveraging stolen identity credentials to exploit gaps in cloud environments and maximize the stealth,…

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How to Not Get Scammed Out of ,000

How to Not Get Scammed Out of $50,000

February 17, 2024February 17, 2024 · Gadgets

Plus: State-backed hackers test out generative AI, the US takes down a major Russian military botnet, and 100 hospitals in Romania go offline amid a major ransomware attack.…

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What Bank of America is doing for customers after data breach | Bank Automation News

What Bank of America is doing for customers after data breach | Bank Automation News

February 16, 2024February 17, 2024 · Banking

Bank of America is working to control the fallout following an October data breach at third-party vendor Infosys McCamish Solutions.  The bank is offering the more than 57,000…

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ATO losses may exceed 5B in 2023 | Bank Automation News

ATO losses may exceed $635B in 2023 | Bank Automation News

November 21, 2023November 21, 2023 · Banking

Anti-fraud and anti-money laundering companies are looking to AI to increase the efficiency of their detection models as digital fraud becomes more pervasive.  Account takeovers using stolen credentials…

Read more ATO losses may exceed $635B in 2023 | Bank Automation News
7 Next-Gen Security Recommendations to Safeguard Your Data | Entrepreneur

7 Next-Gen Security Recommendations to Safeguard Your Data | Entrepreneur

October 25, 2023October 25, 2023 · Business

Opinions expressed by Entrepreneur contributors are their own. The threat landscape is growing, and professional cybercriminals are increasingly becoming more dangerous as their methods develop in complexity and…

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