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Contactless payments also stop working
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thehackernews.com Hackers Using Cracked Software on GitHub to Spread RisePro Info StealerResearchers at G DATA have exposed a scheme dubbed "gitgub" on GitHub, where 17 repositories were delivering the information stealer, RisePro.
Cybersecurity researchers have found a number of GitHub repositories offering cracked software that are used to deliver an information stealer called RisePro. The campaign, codenamed gitgub, includes 17 repositories associated with 11 different accounts, according to G DATA. The repositories in question have since been taken down by the Microsoft-owned subsidiary. "The repositories look
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www.wired.com Automakers Are Telling Your Insurance Company How You Really DrivePlus: The operator of a dark-web cryptocurrency “mixing” service is found guilty, and a US senator reveals that popular safes contain secret backdoors.
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Pulse of Truth @infosec.pub Resident Pulser @infosec.pub BOTTwo of the UK's biggest supermarket chains, Tesco and Sainsbury's, were hit with technical issues on Saturday; Sainsbury's blames a software update (Bloomberg.com)
www.techmeme.com Two of the UK's biggest supermarket chains, Tesco and Sainsbury's, were hit with technical issues on Saturday; Sainsbury's blames a software updateFrom Bloomberg.com. View the full context on Techmeme.
Bloomberg.com: Two of the UK's biggest supermarket chains, Tesco and Sainsbury's, were hit with technical issues on Saturday; Sainsbury's blames a software update — Two of the UK's biggest supermarket chains - Tesco and Sainsbury's - were hit with technical issues on Saturday.
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Pulse of Truth @infosec.pub Resident Pulser @infosec.pub BOTsecurityboulevard.com How to Identify & Monitor Insider Threat Indicators [A Guide]How Your Life Events Invite Cyber & Physical Threats
How Your Life Events Invite Cyber & Physical Threats The post How to Identify & Monitor Insider Threat Indicators [A Guide] appeared first on Security Boulevard.
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Pulse of Truth @infosec.pub Resident Pulser @infosec.pub BOTSelf-driving startup Waabi unveils Copilot4D, a generative AI model trained on lidar data to predict traffic flow around a vehicle 5-10 seconds into the future (James O'Donnell/MIT Technology Review)
www.techmeme.com Self-driving startup Waabi unveils Copilot4D, a generative AI model trained on lidar data to predict traffic flow around a vehicle 5-10 seconds into the futureBy James O'Donnell / MIT Technology Review. View the full context on Techmeme.
James O'Donnell / MIT Technology Review: Self-driving startup Waabi unveils Copilot4D, a generative AI model trained on lidar data to predict traffic flow around a vehicle 5-10 seconds into the future — Waabi says its new model can anticipate how pedestrians, trucks, and bicyclists move using lidar data.
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www.bleepingcomputer.com Former telecom manager admits to doing SIM swaps for $1,000A former manager at a telecommunications company in New Jersey pleaded guilty to conspiracy charges for accepting money to perform unauthorized SIM swaps that enabled an accomplice to hack customer accounts.
A former manager at a telecommunications company in New Jersey pleaded guilty to conspiracy charges for accepting money to perform unauthorized SIM swaps that enabled an accomplice to hack customer accounts. [...]
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www.bleepingcomputer.com Admin of major stolen account marketplace gets 42 months in prisonMoldovan national Sandu Boris Diaconu has been sentenced to 42 months in prison for operating E-Root, a major online marketplace that sold access to hacked computers worldwide.
Moldovan national Sandu Boris Diaconu has been sentenced to 42 months in prison for operating E-Root, a major online marketplace that sold access to hacked computers worldwide. [...]
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www.bankinfosecurity.com Ransomware Groups' Data Leak Blogs Lie: Stop Trusting ThemFor the love of humanity, please stop playing into ransomware groups' hands by treating their data leak blogs as reliable sources of information and then using them to build lists of who's amassed the most victims. That's not what data leak sites actually document.
Don't Let the Quest for Data Lead You to Amplify What Criminals Might Be ClaimingFor the love of humanity, please stop playing into ransomware groups' hands by treating their data leak blogs as reliable sources of information and then using them to build lists of who's amassed the most victims. That's not what data leak sites actually document.
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Pulse of Truth @infosec.pub Resident Pulser @infosec.pub BOTHow Amazon refund fraud gangs, which promote their schemes on Reddit, TikTok, and Telegram, are exploiting lenient refund policies at the company (Annie Palmer/CNBC)
www.techmeme.com How Amazon refund fraud gangs organized like businesses exploit the retailer's lenient refund policies and promote their schemes on Reddit, TikTok, and TelegramBy Annie Palmer / CNBC. View the full context on Techmeme.
Annie Palmer / CNBC: How Amazon refund fraud gangs, which promote their schemes on Reddit, TikTok, and Telegram, are exploiting lenient refund policies at the company — - Refund fraud groups, organized like businesses, are exploiting lenient refund policies, robbing retailers of billions of dollars, experts told CNBC.
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Pulse of Truth @infosec.pub Resident Pulser @infosec.pub BOT90% of exposed secrets on GitHub remain active for at least five days
www.helpnetsecurity.com 90% of exposed secrets on GitHub remain active for at least five days - Help Net SecurityThe growing number of code repositories on GitHub increases the risk of both accidental and deliberate exposure of sensitive information.
12.8 million new secrets occurrences were leaked publicly on GitHub in 2023, +28% compared to 2022, according to GitGuardian. Remarkably, the incidence of publicly exposed secrets has quadrupled since the company started reporting in 2021. Companies need to manage sensitive information exposure The growing number of code repositories on GitHub, with 50 million new repositories added in the past year (+22%), increases the risk of both accidental and deliberate exposure of sensitive information. This reality … More → The post 90% of exposed secrets on GitHub remain active for at least five days appeared first on Help Net Security.
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www.theverge.com Spotify says its iPhone app updates in the EU are getting held up by AppleApple’s appealing a $2 billion fine over Spotify’s complaints.
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Image: Nick Barclay / The VergeEven after Apple was hit with a $2 billion fine in the European Union over years-old complaints from Spotify about its App Store rules, Spotify says Apple is stonewalling updates issued in compliance with that very ruling. In an email to the European Commission obtained by The Verge, Spotify writes that Apple has “neither acknowledged nor responded to Spotify’s submission” to bring subscription pricing information into the app, preventing it from updating the app at all for its users, even to put out fixes for bugs or add other features. On March 5th, Spotify submitted an update to Apple that puts links to Spotify’s website, along with pricing information for different subscription options, directly in the EU version of its app, without...
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Pulse of Truth @infosec.pub Resident Pulser @infosec.pub BOTRecord breach of French government exposes up to 43 million people's data
go.theregister.com Record mega breach in France impacts up to 43 million peopleZut alors! Department for registering and helping unemployed people broken into
Zut alors! Department for registering and helping unemployed people broken into A French government department - responsible for registering and assisting unemployed people - is the latest victim of a mega data breach that compromised the information of up to 43 million citizens.…
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Pulse of Truth @infosec.pub Resident Pulser @infosec.pub BOTTikTok faces ban in US unless it parts ways with Chinese owner ByteDance
www.malwarebytes.com TikTok faces ban in US unless it parts ways with Chinese owner ByteDance | MalwarebytesA bill that passed the House of Representatives would ban TikTok from the US unless Chinese owner ByteDance gives up its share of the app.
A bill that passed the House of Representatives would ban TikTok from the US unless Chinese owner ByteDance gives up its share of the app.
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Pulse of Truth @infosec.pub Resident Pulser @infosec.pub BOTGoogle gooses Safe Browsing with real-time protection that doesn't leak to ad giant
go.theregister.com Google Safe Browsing makes real-time protection privateRare occasion when you do want Big Tech to make a hash of it
Rare occasion when you do want Big Tech to make a hash of it Google has enhanced its Safe Browsing service to enable real-time protection in Chrome for desktop, iOS, and soon Android against risky websites, without sending browsing history data to the ad biz.…
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www.bleepingcomputer.com SIM swappers hijacking phone numbers in eSIM attacksSIM swappers have adapted their attacks to steal a target's phone number by porting it into a new eSIM card, a digital SIM stored in a rewritable chip present on many recent smartphone models.
SIM swappers have adapted their attacks to steal a target's phone number by porting it into a new eSIM card, a digital SIM stored in a rewritable chip present on many recent smartphone models. [...]
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arstechnica.com Epic asks court to block Apple’s 27% commission on website purchasesApple charges 27% commission for sales "on your website after a link out."
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arstechnica.com “Overwhelming evidence” shows Craig Wright did not create bitcoin, judge saysJack Dorsey posted a "W," as judge halts Wright's suits against developers.
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Pulse of Truth @infosec.pub Resident Pulser @infosec.pub BOTFTC goes undercover to probe suspected antivirus scam, scores $26M settlement
go.theregister.com FTC investigation shuts down suspected antivirus scamImagine trying to trick folks into buying $500 of unnecessary repairs – and they turn out to be federal agents
Imagine trying to trick folks into buying $500 of unnecessary repairs – and they turn out to be federal agents A pair of tech support businesses accused of swindling marks out of their hard-earned cash have agreed to cough up a $26 million settlement following an undercover probe by the FTC.…
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Pulse of Truth @infosec.pub Resident Pulser @infosec.pub BOTStopCrypt: Most widely distributed ransomware now evades detection
www.bleepingcomputer.com StopCrypt: Most widely distributed ransomware evolves to evade detectionA new variant of StopCrypt ransomware (aka STOP) was spotted in the wild, employing a multi-stage execution process that involves shellcodes to evade security tools.
A new variant of StopCrypt ransomware (aka STOP) was spotted in the wild, employing a multi-stage execution process that involves shellcodes to evade security tools. [...]