Iran’s Internet Traffic Drops to 'Near Zero' as Protests Intensify
Jason Nelson / decrypt - Cloudflare data shows a near-total blackout as demonstrations calling for regime change spread and authorities tighten control.
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Cyera bets big on AI data security with $400M round and $9B valuation
Kyt Dotson / siliconangle - Industry leading artificial intelligence and data security company Cyera Ltd. announced it raised $400 million in late-stage funding today, six months after its last capital infusion bringing the company’s valuation to $9 billion. The Series F round was l…
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Logitech Caused Its Mice To Freak Out By Not Renewing a Certificate
msmash / slashdot - An anonymous reader shares a report: If you're among the macOS users experiencing some weird issues with your Logitech mouse, then good news: Logitech has now released a fix. This comes after multiple Reddit users reported yesterday that Logi Options Plus…
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CES 2026: Aqara Launches U400 Smart Lock With HomeKit and Hands-Free UWB Unlocking
Juli Clover / macrumors - Smart home company Aqara today debuted its latest smart lock, the U400. The Aqara Smart Lock U400 incorporates ultra wideband (UWB) technology for more precise location-based tracking and automated door unlocking.There are few UWB smart locks on the marke…
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Ledger confirms leak of customer data from third-party Global-e hack
Kyt Dotson / siliconangle - Crypto wallet company Ledger SAS confirmed today a data breach to a third-party leaked customer data, including names and contact information. Customers received an email from Global-e Online Ltd., an end-to-end e-commerce platform used by Ledger to sell …
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Labor minister rebukes Coupang over data leak response
Chae Yun-hwan / co - SEOUL, Jan. 5 (Yonhap) -- Labor Minister Kim Young-hoon on Monday criticized onl...
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Cisco Eyes $2 Billion Purchase of Cybersecurity Firm Axonius
PYMNTS / pymnts - Cisco is reportedly in advanced talks to acquire Israeli cybersecurity firm Axonius for $2 billion. That’s according to a report Sunday (Jan. 4) from Calcalist, which noted that Axonius was previously valued at $2.6 billion. However, the company denied th…
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You may never have to recharge a smart lock ever again
digitaltrends - Lockin’s V7 Max smart lock uses wireless optical charging and triple biometric security to eliminate batteries entirely, promising reliable, maintenance-free home security.The post You may never have to recharge a smart lock ever again appeared first on D…
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Microsoft silently kills Windows and Office phone activation and forces online activation with a Microsoft account — Windows users are now herded into an online-only portal for activation
tomshardware - Microsoft has somehow put the cap on yet another way to circumvent its internet-powered setup process, and this time it's on a build that they haven't even supported for a while! Production activation via call is still listed in Microsoft's support docs, …
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Alleged PS5 Jailbreak Method Spikes Prices for Old Star Wars Game on eBay
Tom Hawking / gizmodo - 'Star Wars Racer Revenge' is selling for hundreds of dollars.
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U.S. cybersecurity experts plead guilty for ransomware attacks, face 20 years in prison each — group demanded up to $10 million from each victim
tomshardware - Two former cybersecurity experts pled guilty to conspiracy to obstruct commerce by extortion for deploying ransomware against several victims. The perpetrators are facing 20 years in prison each, with sentencing set in March 2026.
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Sam Altman Offers $555K Salary To Fill Most Daunting Role In AI
BeauHD / slashdot - OpenAI is offering a $555,000 salary (plus equity) to recruit a new "head of preparedness," a high-pressure role tasked with anticipating and mitigating extreme AI risks. "This will be a stressful job, and you'll jump into the deep end pretty much immedia…
Editor: I'm not sure $555K is actually a competitive base if you have to live in the Bay Area. And - I wonder what valuation the equity component of comp is based on - you need to really believe in the upside here.
AI Preparedness Hiring
Sam Altman's Future Strategy
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Trust Wallet Confirms $7M Claims Portal After Chrome Exploit Hits
Maxwell Mutuma / parameter - TLDR Trust Wallet has launched a $7 million compensation process for users affected by a Chrome extension security breach. Only version 2.68 of the Trust Wallet Chrome extension was compromised in the incident. Victims are required to submit wallet addres…
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UK Accounting Body To Halt Remote Exams Amid AI Cheating
msmash / slashdot - The world's largest accounting body is to stop students being allowed to take exams remotely to crack down on a rise in cheating on tests that underpin professional qualifications. From a report: The Association of Chartered Certified Accountants (ACCA), …
Editor: Is it AI cheating, or AI productivity boosting? Accounting is about the application of rules and judgment en masse - it strikes me that the exams need to test student's ability to validate their sources (is the model's output factually correct?) and apply their own judgment - or validate the model's work. I wonder how much of the problem here is poor test design methodology.
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Apple assembly partner victim of a supply chain cyberattack
appleinsider - A Chinese assembler working for Apple was the target of cyberattacks in December, with the event potentially causing product line details to be leaked to attackers.Manufacturing for AppleApple's massive supply chain is a prime target for hackers keen to e…
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(LEAD) Gov't says poor security of femtocells led to major payment breach at KT
Kang Yoon-seung / co - SEOUL, Dec. 29 (Yonhap) -- The science ministry said Monday the security breach ...
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(LEAD) Coupang unveils nearly 1.69 tln-won compensation plan over data breach
Choi Kyong-ae / co - SEOUL, Dec. 29 (Yonhap) -- E-commerce giant Coupang Inc. announced a compensatio...
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Ubisoft shuts down ‘Rainbow Six Siege’ servers following hack
Terrence O’Brien / theverge - Yesterday, Ubisoft confirmed that Rainbow Six Siege had been compromised and that it had shut down the game's servers and marketplace while it resolved the issue. The hackers managed to gain control over a significant chunk of the game's systems, includin…
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Deepfakes hit a whole new level in 2025. The 2026 forecast looks like a total reality-check nightmare
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Chinese chipmaker CXMT in crosshairs of South Korean prosecutors over Samsung tech leak
scmp - Prosecutors in South Korea have indicted 10 people, including former Samsung Electronics executives, for allegedly leaking the company’s technology to Chinese chipmaker ChangXin Memory Technologies (CXMT).The Seoul Central District Prosecutors’ Office on …
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