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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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Bangladeshi police blamed for selling confidential information on Telegram
Two senior police officers working for the anti-terror department in Bangladesh are being accused of allegedly collecting and selling classified and personal information of citizens to criminals on Telegram.
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FBI recovers over 7,000 LockBit decryption keys
The FBI has recovered over 7,000 decryption keys used by LockBit to encrypt private and confidential data.
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Noyb urges DPAs to stop Meta from using personal data for AI technology
Instead of asking users for their consent, Meta argues it has a legitimate interest for its massive data collection plan.
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AI experts demand better protection for whistleblowers in open letter
Employees at OpenAI, Google Deepmind and other AI companies who openly speak out what’s on their minds, should have better protection from their employers. In order to achieve that, their companies will have to support a culture of open criticism.
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Google’s Chief Privacy Officer is leaving the company
Keith Enright, Chief Privacy Officer at Google, is leaving the company to try his luck elsewhere. Google confirms Enright will not be replaced and his exit is part of a new company strategy.
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Watch out for fake work ads, FBI warns
The FBI issued a warning stating that scammers use fake job ads in order to steal cryptocurrency from job seekers across the United States.
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Noyb files lawsuit against Microsoft for violating children’s privacy
The Austrian privacy foundation Noyb is taking Microsoft to court.
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361 million email addresses added to Have I Been Pwned
Australian cybersecurity expert Troy Hunt has added an astounding 361 million unique email addresses to Have I Been Pwned.
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Ticketmaster acknowledges data breach
Live Nation, the parent company of ticket sales and distribution company Ticketmaster, has confirmed that its subsidiary has become the victim of a large-scale data breach.
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Kaspersky launches free malware scanner for Linux
Kaspersky, a Moscow-based cybersecurity and antivirus provider, has released a new virus removal tool named KVRT. The software was designed for Linux users to scan their operating system for viruses and other malware and simultaneously remove these threats.
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Spanish police dismantles illegal tv streaming network
The Spanish police have taken down a television network that distributed illegal streaming services. More than 130 international television channels and thousands of films and series were illegally available around the world.
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Data breach at BBC, personal information of 25,000 employees disclosed
A security incident occurred at the British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC) on May 21. An unknown party gained unauthorized access to personal information of thousands of current and past employees.
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Private information of half a billion Ticketmaster customers for sale
Hackers collective ShinyHunters says it’s selling the personal details of 560 million Ticketmaster customers for 500,000 dollars on the dark web. Parent company Live Nation hasn’t responded to inquiries of the media.
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Dutch police dismantles several botnets in operation against ransomware
During Operation Endgame, an international coordinated operation aimed at disrupting criminal services, the Dutch police took down 33 servers, which played a major role in the deployment of ransomware.
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Internet Archive harassed by DDoS for days
The Internet Archive, a non-profit organization that preserves historical documents, websites and media content, has been afflicted by a series of DDoS-attacks for several days.
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