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12/13/2024
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By Ava Grace
Scammers using fake Telegram verification bots to steal cryptocurrency assets from unsuspecting victims
Scammers are combining social engineering with fake Telegram verification bots to inject crypto-stealing malware into users’ systems, leading to substantial losses. The scam involves creating counterfeit X accounts impersonating popular crypto influencers, luring followers to Telegram groups, and prompting them to verify their identities through a fake bot named “OfficiaISafeguardBot.” The fake bot injects a […]
08/26/2024
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By Belle Carter
Kamala Harris campaign colluded with Google to manipulate headlines, shadow ban Trump on search results
Rep. Lance Gooden (R-TX) is demanding that Big Tech company Google provide some answers after it was reported that Vice President Kamala Harris’ presidential campaign has been manipulating past headlines in news articles from different outlets to use them as search ads. In a letter to Google CEO Sundar Pichai, Gooden said this is allowing the […]
08/19/2024
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By Laura Harris
Ransomware gang claims responsibility for recent hacking incident against conservative newspaper The Washington Times
A newly identified ransomware gang has claimed responsibility for hacking conservative media outlet The Washington Times and is now threatening to auction off the stolen data. The group, known as Rhysida, is notorious for its “ransomware as a service” operations, a process by which the group leases its malware to cybercriminals and receives a share of […]
08/07/2024
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By Laura Harris
FTC warns of scammers posing as airline customer service agents amid widespread flight cancellations caused by CrowdStrike glitch
The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) has recently had to release a warning about the increase in scammers lurking on social media and posing as airline customer service agents to target upset travelers dealing with flight cancellations and delays. With tens of thousands of passengers stranded at airports on July 19 after Microsoft experienced a faulty software update from Texas-based cybersecurity […]
07/31/2024
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By Kevin Hughes
French vandals sabotage telecommunications networks after left-wing arsonists disable train networks
The French government has announced that several telecommunications networks were hit in acts of vandalism on Monday, July 29, with fiber lines being removed along with landline and mobile phone infrastructure. The incident comes as Paris and nearby locales host events for the 2024 Paris Olympics. The wider impact of the act of sabotage is […]
07/29/2024
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By Ava Grace
North Korean hacker indicted for hacking, stealing military secrets
Alleged North Korean military operative Rim Jong Hyok has been indicted by prosecutors in the United States for his role in hacking American medical providers, stealing military secrets and for using ransomware to extort organizations around the world. According to the indictment filed in a district court in Kansas, Hyok is accused of laundering funds through […]
06/25/2024
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By Laura Harris
Investigation reveals Instagram’s algorithm regularly suggests explicit content to users as young as 13 years old
A recent Wall Street Journal and Northeastern University (NEU) study has found that Instagram’s algorithm routinely suggests sexually explicit content to users as young as 13. The study, conducted by Laura Edelson, a computer science professor at NEU, involved researchers setting up multiple Instagram accounts registered to 13-year-olds to monitor the content suggested by Instagram’s Reels feed over a seven-month period ending […]
05/21/2024
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By Zoey Sky
Police department in Pennsylvania using drone tech to crack down on theft and other petty crimes
Bensalem Police Department in Bensalem Township, Pennsylvania, has resorted to using advanced drone technology to address theft and other petty crimes in the area efficiently. The department recently released footage of drones tracking down and helping catch suspected robbers to WPVI, a local ABC News affiliate. The township is located just 30 minutes northeast of Philadelphia. Detective Glenn Vandegrift said […]
03/20/2024
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By Ava Grace
One of Mexico’s most dangerous cartels is using artificial intelligence to expand its operations
One of the most dangerous drug cartels in Mexico is believed to be using artificial intelligence to expand its criminal empire. In a new report, Interpol has named the Jalisco New Generation Cartel (CJNG) as one of many organized crime groups harnessing AI to expand their illicit operations. According to Interpol, the CJNG and other […]
12/07/2023
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By Laura Harris
Mark Zuckerberg’s Meta struggling to remove child sexual abuse materials from Facebook and Instagram
Mark Zuckerberg’s Meta Platforms appears to be having a hard time kicking out a vast network of pedophiles on Facebook and Instagram. Back in June, the Big Tech firm established a child safety task force responsible for taking down accounts and content linked to pedophilia. This followed a discovery by researchers from the Wall Street […]
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