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Petco confirms security lapse exposed customers’ personal data

Petco confirms security lapse exposed customers’ personal data

The pet company has published almost no details about what happened, who was affected, and what personal data was exposed.

techcrunch.com
Dec 5
Securitycybersecuritydata breach
Multiple London councils report disruption amid ongoing cyberattack

Multiple London councils report disruption amid ongoing cyberattack

Three London councils reported disruption, prompting officials to shut down phone lines and networks and activate emergency plans.

techcrunch.com
Nov 26
SecuritycyberattackIn Brief
Oops. Cryptographers cancel election results after losing decryption key.

Oops. Cryptographers cancel election results after losing decryption key.

Voting system required three keys. One of them has been "irretrievably lost."

arstechnica.com
Nov 22
Biz & ITSecurityelection systems
How to know if your Asus router is one of thousands hacked by China-state hackers

How to know if your Asus router is one of thousands hacked by China-state hackers

So far, the hackers are laying low, likely for later use.

arstechnica.com
Nov 21
Biz & ITSecurityASUS
Critics scoff after Microsoft warns AI feature can infect machines and pilfer data

Critics scoff after Microsoft warns AI feature can infect machines and pilfer data

Integration of Copilot Actions into Windows is off by default, but for how long?

arstechnica.com
Nov 19
AIBiz & ITSecurity
Bonkers Bitcoin heist: 5-star hotels, cash-filled envelopes, vanishing funds

Bonkers Bitcoin heist: 5-star hotels, cash-filled envelopes, vanishing funds

Bitcoin mining hardware exec falls for sophisticated crypto scam to tune of $200k

arstechnica.com
Nov 18
Biz & ITSecuritysyndication
5 plead guilty to laptop farm and ID theft scheme to land North Koreans US IT jobs

5 plead guilty to laptop farm and ID theft scheme to land North Koreans US IT jobs

Fleets of laptops run from US residences gave appearance workers were in the US.

arstechnica.com
Nov 17
Biz & ITSecurityapt38
Researchers question Anthropic claim that AI-assisted attack was 90% autonomous

Researchers question Anthropic claim that AI-assisted attack was 90% autonomous

The results of AI-assisted hacking aren't as impressive as many might have us believe.

arstechnica.com
Nov 14
AIBiz & ITSecurity
ClickFix may be the biggest security threat your family has never heard of

ClickFix may be the biggest security threat your family has never heard of

Relatively new technique can bypass many endpoint protections.

arstechnica.com
Nov 11
Biz & ITSecurityclickfix