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Nearly 13K Santander employees exposed in the US
Santander is warning 12,786 US-based employees that their data had been exposed in a cybersecurity incident, which also affected 30 million customers worldwide.
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Former OpenAI employee is setting up shop with new AI company
Co-founder and former chief scientist at OpenAI Ilya Sutskever is starting a new AI company.
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T-Mobile: ‘Third-party to blame for data breach’
Telecom provider T-Mobile denies that the company was hacked.
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Tails stores random seed on USB stick for stronger encryption
The newest version of the Linux-based and privacy and security-focused operating system Tails now stores a random seed on the USB stick or DVD to strengthen all cryptography.
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FTC warns of new job scams on social media: honest employers never ask to pay
The US Federal Trade Commission (FTC) spotted a new scam gaining traction on social media. Fraudsters offer appointment-setting jobs, claiming you can work from home and earn big bucks, but first, you must pay in advance.
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AMD investigating data breach after stolen data appears on the dark web
A hacker called IntelBroker is claiming he stole an unknown quantity of confidential data from AMD. The Santa Clara-based tech company AMD is investigating the claims of the threat actor.
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Microsoft corporate emails easily spoofed due to bug
Due to a security bug, anybody can impersonate Microsoft corporate email accounts, making phishing messages credible and persuasive.
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US Surgeon General pleads for warning labels on social media platforms
United States Surgeon General dr. Vivek Murthy wants Congress to adopt a bill that forces social media platforms to require warning labels.
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Meta is putting plans for AI technology in the EU on hold
Meta was planning to use personal posts, private messages and online tracking data to train an undefined AI Technology. Because of the public outrage it caused, the Menlo Park-based tech company decided to postpone its plan in the EU.
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Mozilla acquiring privacy-friendly advertising company Anonym
Mozilla has acquired Anonym, a company specialized in privacy-preserving digital advertising. The purpose of the acquisition is to revolutionize the current advertising business, which pays little attention to internet users’ privacy.
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Noyb: ‘Google is tricking users to consent with first-party ad tracking’
Google’s Privacy Sandbox is advertised as an improvement over the current practices of third-party tracking.
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AWS adds Passkeys support, makes 2FA mandatory for root accounts
Amazon Web Services (AWS) is upping its security measures.
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Life360 unveils unauthorized access to Tile customer support platform
Life360, the manufacturer of real-time location tracking device Tile, says it recently became the victim of a criminal extortion attempt.
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HTC launches HTC U24 Pro with three 50MP shooters
Meet the HTC U24 Pro, the latest Android smartphone by the Taiwanese tech company.
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ENISA appointed as CVE Numbering Authority
As of Wednesday, the agency is authorized to assign CVE codes to software exploits.
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Voodoo acquiring BeReal for half a billion euros
Social medium BeReal has been acquired by Voodoo. The French company paid 500 million euros for the acquisition.
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Musk drops lawsuit against OpenAI
Tech billionaire and entrepreneur Elon Musk is suddenly dropping his lawsuit against OpenAI, accusing the company of abandoning the startup’s original mission of developing artificial intelligence for the benefit of humankind.
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Amsterdam replacing 1,280 Chinese surveillance cameras out of fear of espionage
Within the next five years, the city of Amsterdam is going to replace all 1,280 surveillance cameras which were produced by Chinese companies. Concerns have been raised about espionage and human rights violations by the manufacturers.
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May 2024 was biggest growth month ever for Brave
May 2024 was Brave’s biggest growth month on record. New users in Latin America helped the privacy-focused web browser substantially to get to the top of the Google Play Store.
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F1 fans subjected to facial recognition during British Grand Prix
In order to prevent criminal activity, the Northamptonshire police will use facial recognition technology during the British Grand Prix.
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