Facebook Marketplace Is Being Ruined by Zelle Scammers
Credit to Author: Amanda Hoover| Date: Fri, 22 Dec 2023 12:00:00 +0000
I tried to sell a futon on Facebook Marketplace and nearly all I got were scammers.
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A Major Ransomware Takedown Suffers a Strange Setback
Credit to Author: Lily Hay Newman| Date: Tue, 19 Dec 2023 19:34:33 +0000
After an 18-month rampage, global law enforcement finally moved against the notorious Alphv/BlackCat ransomware group. Within hours, the operation faced obstacles.
Read MoreCybersecurity Industry Baffled by FBI’s Lack of Action on Ransomware Gang
Credit to Author: Andy Greenberg, Andrew Couts| Date: Sun, 17 Dec 2023 01:02:52 +0000
Plus: Hackers reveal flaws in crypto wallets holding $1 billion, a massive breach of Danish electric utilities, and more.
Read MoreGoogle Just Denied Cops a Key Surveillance Tool
Credit to Author: Andy Greenberg, Lily Hay Newman| Date: Sat, 16 Dec 2023 14:00:00 +0000
Plus: Apple tightens anti-theft protections, Chinese hackers penetrate US critical infrastructure, and the long-running rumor of eavesdropping phones crystallizes into more than an urban legend.
Read MoreMcDonald’s Ice Cream Machine Hackers Say They Found the ‘Smoking Gun’ That Killed Their Startup
Credit to Author: Andy Greenberg| Date: Thu, 14 Dec 2023 22:59:59 +0000
Kytch, the company that tried to fix McDonald’s broken ice cream machines, has unearthed a 3-year-old email it says proves claims of an alleged plot to undermine their business.
Read MoreMicrosoft’s Digital Crime Unit Goes Deep on How It Disrupts Cybercrime
Credit to Author: Lily Hay Newman| Date: Thu, 14 Dec 2023 17:22:40 +0000
Ten years in, Microsoft’s DCU has honed its strategy of using both unique legal tactics and the company’s technical reach to disrupt global cybercrime and state-backed actors.
Read MoreHacker Group Linked to Russian Military Claims Credit for Cyberattack on Kyivstar
Credit to Author: Andy Greenberg| Date: Wed, 13 Dec 2023 15:56:43 +0000
A hacker group calling itself Solntsepek—previously linked to Russia’s notorious Sandworm hackers—says it carried out a disruptive breach of Kyivstar, a major Ukrainian mobile and internet provider.
Read MoreThe 23andMe Data Breach Keeps Spiraling
Credit to Author: Lily Hay Newman| Date: Tue, 05 Dec 2023 23:54:14 +0000
23andMe has provided more information about the scope and scale of its recent breach, but with these details come more unanswered questions.
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