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Credit to Author: Dell Cameron, Andrew Couts| Date: Sat, 09 Aug 2025 10:30:00 +0000
Plus: Instagram sparks a privacy backlash over its new map feature, hackers steal data from Google’s customer support system, and the true scope of the Columbia University hack comes into focus.
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Credit to Author: Lily Hay Newman| Date: Fri, 08 Aug 2025 23:21:40 +0000
At the Defcon security conference in Las Vegas on Friday, Nakasone tried to thread the needle in a politically fraught moment while hinting at major changes for the tech community around the corner.
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Credit to Author: Andy Greenberg| Date: Fri, 08 Aug 2025 20:20:30 +0000
Security researchers found two techniques to crack at least eight brands of electronic safes—used to secure everything from guns to narcotics—that are sold with Securam Prologic locks.
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Credit to Author: Lily Hay Newman| Date: Fri, 08 Aug 2025 17:00:00 +0000
A security researcher discovered that flawed API configurations are plaguing corporate livestreaming platforms, potentially exposing internal company meetings—and he’s releasing a tool to find them.
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Credit to Author: Andy Greenberg, Joseph Cox| Date: Fri, 08 Aug 2025 13:00:00 +0000
A pair of hackers found that a vape detector often found in high school bathrooms contained microphones—and security weaknesses that could allow someone to turn it into a secret listening device.
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Credit to Author: Matt Burgess| Date: Thu, 07 Aug 2025 23:15:00 +0000
Spreadsheets, Slack messages, and files linked to an alleged group of North Korean IT workers expose their meticulous job-planning and targeting—and the constant surveillance they’re under.
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Credit to Author: Dell Cameron| Date: Thu, 07 Aug 2025 18:21:54 +0000
A string of US armory break-ins, kept quiet by authorities for months, points to a growing security crisis—and signs of an inside job.
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Credit to Author: Kim Zetter| Date: Thu, 07 Aug 2025 18:09:07 +0000
Researchers found that an encryption algorithm likely used by law enforcement and special forces can have weaknesses that could allow an attacker to listen in.
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