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Microsoft Plugs Nearly 1,000 Security Holes

Microsoft Corp. today issued updates to plug at least 974 security holes in its Windows operating systems and other software, by far its biggest single patch batch ever. Microsoft says artificial intelligence is helping to speed the discovery of vulnerabilities, but security experts warn that many organizations already are struggling to prioritize the more human-intensive endeavor of testing and deploying so many fixes each month.

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Data Broker Radaris Loses Domains in Privacy Fight

The consumer data broker Radaris.com has long had a reputation for ignoring requests to remove personal information from its vast empire of people-search services online. That reputation caught up with the company recently in a lawsuit alleging Radaris violated a New Jersey privacy law that provides for hefty fines against data brokers that publish personal information on state law enforcement officials. In the face of repeated stonewalling and prevarication by attorneys for Radaris, the judge in the case ordered that radaris.com and more than a dozen other data broker domains be transferred to the plaintiffs.

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IndependentKrebs

The Dark Nexus Between Harm Groups and ‘The Com’

Credit to Author: BrianKrebs| Date: Fri, 13 Sep 2024 12:16:45 +0000

A cyberattack that shut down some of the top casinos in Las Vegas last year quickly became one of the most riveting security stories of 2023: It was the first known case of native English-speaking hackers in the United States and Britain teaming up with ransomware gangs based in Russia. But that made-for-Hollywood narrative has eclipsed a far more hideous trend: Many of these young, Western cybercriminals are also members of fast-growing online groups that exist solely to bully, stalk, harass and extort vulnerable teens into physically harming themselves and others.

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MalwareBytesSecurity

Google and Apple cooperate to address unwanted tracking

Categories: News

Categories: Privacy

Tags: Google

Tags: Apple

Tags: AirTag

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Tags: Bluetooth

Tags: trackers

Tags: stalking

Tags: car thieves

Google and Apple want to create a specification for tech that alerts users when they’re being tracked by AirTags and similar devices.

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Google reveals 18 chip vulnerabilities threatening mobile, wearables, vehicles

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Tags: android

Tags: google

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Tags: chip

Tags: VoLTE

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Tags: vulnerability

Tags: pixel

Tags: CVE-2023-24033

We take a look at multiple vulnerabilities highlighted by Google’s Project Zero team, and what you can do to ward off the threat of attack.

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Samsung adds Message Guard protection against zero-click exploits

Categories: Android

Categories: News

Tags: Samsung

Tags: message guard

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Tags: zero-click exploit

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Samsung has announced the introduction of Message Guard protection against zero-click exploits for the Samsung Galaxy S23 series.

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