Scale AI Sues Rival Mercor for Corporate Espionage, Deepening Crisis After Meta’s $14.3 Billion Deal
Markus Kasanmascheff / winbuzzer - AI Data-labeling giant Scale AI sues rival Mercor and a former executive for corporate espionage, alleging theft of trade secrets after its Meta deal.The post Scale AI Sues Rival Mercor for Corporate Espionage, Deepening Crisis After Meta’s $14.3 Billion …
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Pornhub will only have to pay $5 million to settle CSAM, exploitation allegations
Emma Roth / theverge - Pornhub has settled with the Federal Trade Commission and the state of Utah over claims it “inflicted grave harm on children.” As part of the proposed settlement, Pornhub and its parent company, Aylo, must pay $5 million to Utah and address the FTC’s alle…
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FBI, Dutch cops seize fake ID marketplace that sold identity docs for $9
Jessica Lyons / theregister - $6.4M VerifTools marketplace offline The FBI and Dutch police today said that they seized two domains and a blog tied to VerifTools, an international criminal marketplace that sold identity documents for as little as $9.…
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The intruder is in the house: Storm-0501 attacked Azure, stole data, demanded payment via Teams
Jessica Lyons / theregister - Don't let it happen to you Storm-0501, a financially motivated cybercrime crew, recently broke into a large enterprise's on-premises and cloud environments, ultimately exfiltrating and destroying data within the org's Azure environment. The criminals then…
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Three Accused of Stealing TSMC Chip Secrets to Aid Japanese Supplier
Yang Jie / wsj - The indictments in Taiwan highlight the race to develop leading-edge semiconductors.
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The first AI-powered ransomware has been discovered — "PromptLock" uses local AI to foil heuristic detection and evade API tracking
tomshardware - Security firm ESET has discovered a new type of ransomware that uses a local AI model to generate malicious scripts and perform other illicit activities. Because of the variance of LLM output, this malware is harder to track than traditional attacks.
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Nevada closes state offices as cyberattack disrupts IT systems
Lawrence Abrams / bleepingcomputer - Nevada remains two days into a cyberattack that began early Sunday, disrupting government websites, phone systems, and online platforms, and forcing all state offices to close on Monday. [...]
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Dev plants kill switch in ex-employer's network that crashed servers and deleted files, gets four years in the slammer — kill switch triggered by dev's removal from Active Directory when fired
tomshardware - A software engineer called Davis Lu was sentenced to four years in prison for creating a kill switch in his former employer's network.
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Interpol bags 1,209 suspects, $97M in cybercrime operation focused on Africa
Connor Jones / theregister - Crypto mines, BEC scams, fake passports, and a $300M fraud empire allegedly brought down during Serengeti 2.0 Interpol's latest clampdown on cybercrime resulted in 1,209 arrests across the African continent, from ransomware crooks to business email compro…
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Developer jailed for taking down employer's network with kill switch malware
Iain Thomson / theregister - Pro tip: When taking revenge, don't use your real name A US court sentenced a former developer at power management biz Eaton to four years in prison after he installed malware on the company’s servers.…
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Inside the Underground Trade of ‘Flipper Zero’ Tech to Break into Cars
Joseph Cox / 404media - “Kia Boys will be Flipper Boys by 2026,” one person in the reverse engineering community said.
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IVIX Secures $60M to Boost Financial Crime Detection
IVIX, an AI-powered platform aimed at curbing financial fraud and money laundering, has raised $60 million in Series B funding. This capital injection will drive further development of its analytical capabilities, reinforcing investor confidence in AI-driven security solutions.
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Senior Israeli Official Arrested and Released in Child Exploitation Sting
A senior Israeli official was apprehended during a sting operation targeting child exploitation in Las Vegas. After a very brief detention, he was released and allowed to fly home, leaving both international law enforcement and onlookers scratching their heads over the operation’s rigor and the apparent loopholes in cross-border sting efforts.
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Russian cyberattack in the Netherlands leaves speed cameras offline indefinitely
techspot - On July 17, a cyberattack against the Public Prosecution Service of the Netherlands took place, believed to be the work of hackers with links to Russia and China.Read Entire Article
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Norway spy chief blames Russian hackers for hijacking dam
Zack Whittaker / techcrunch - The Russian hackers used their access to the dam's computer systems to open a flood gate that spilled millions of gallons of water.
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Turkish crypto exchange BTCTurk warns of security incident after $49 million leaves platform
therecord - Most of the stolen funds were siphoned in Ethereum, with more than $38.6 million taken out of the platform. The other $10 million was spread across multiple cryptocurrencies, according to security firm PeckShield.
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Russia curbs WhatsApp, Telegram calls to counter cybercrime
therecord - “Telegram and WhatsApp have become the main voice services used for deceit and extortion and for involving Russian citizens in sabotage and terrorist activities,” the country's telecom regulator said in announcing new restrictions.
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Finland charges Russian "shadow fleet" tanker crew with dragging anchor to cut undersea cables
techspot - At around 12.26 pm local time on December 25, 2024, the Estlink 2 power cable and several other power and internet cables linking Finland and Estonia were severed. Damage to the cables had cost owners Cinia and Elisa at least €60 million ($70 million) in …
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US govt seizes $1 million in crypto from BlackSuit ransomware gang
Bill Toulas / bleepingcomputer - The U.S. Department of Justice (DoJ) seized cryptocurrency and digital assets worth $1,091,453 at the time of confiscation, on January 9, 2024, from the BlackSuit ransomware gang. [...]
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Cheaters Already Spotted in Battlefield 6 Open Beta, Despite Secure Boot Requirement
Vikki Blake / ign - Battlefield 6 isn't even out yet, but cheaters have already infiltrated the Open Beta on PC. That's despite requiring players to enable Secure Boot to access the playtest.
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