Yesterday, hackers gained access to over a dozen high-profile accounts on Twitter as part of a bitcoin scam campaign. The accounts of politicians such as Joe Biden and former President Brack Obama, …
Countries reimpose restrictions to curb virus resurgence
Across the world, renewed outbreaks of the COVID-19 virus have prompted officials to reinstate health restrictions and preventative measures at their borders in an effort to curb the spread of the …
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China vows to retaliate after Trump ends special economic status
China has promised to retaliate against the US following a bold move that ended Hong Kong's preferential trade status. US President Donald Trump also moved to impose sanctions on officials who …
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This Secret $35 Million FBI Unit Mixes Facial Recognition With Big Data To Investigate America’s Most Horrific Crimes
A previously unknown forensics division within the FBI called the Multimedia Exploitation Unit (MXU) sifts through and analyzes video footage connected to terrorist attacks. This can include CCTV …
A New Map Shows the Inescapable Creep of Surveillance
A new map produced by the Electronic Frontier Foundation (EFF) and the University of Nevada called the "Atlas of Surveillance" depicts how far-spread police surveillance has become within the US. The …
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More Malware Found Hidden in Chinese Tax Software
Researchers at Trustwave have uncovered more malware as part of a malware campaign hiding backdoors in mandatory Chinese tax software, highlighting the fact that the campaign may be more extensive …
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Critical SAP Bug Allows Full Enterprise System Takeover
The Department of Homeland Security recently released an alert for a bug that allows attackers to eventually read and modify financial records, change banking details, read PII, administer purchases, …
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Microsoft Patches Wormable RCE Flaw in Windows DNS Servers
Microsoft's July Patch Tuesday updates include a critical vulnerability in Windows DNS servers, which is likely to be exploited by threat actors if left unpatched on systems. The Patch Tuesday updates …
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Data breaches decline 33% in the first half of 2020
According to research conducted by the Identity Theft Resource Center (ITRC), publicly reported US data breaches have declined by 33% in the first half of 2020. Compared to the first half of 2019, …
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U.K. Makes U-Turn on Huawei After U.S. Pressure
The British government declared that, after pressure from the US, it would ban telecom companies from purchasing new equipment manufactured by the Chinese company Huawei. British authorities stated …
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