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Hackers attacked smartphones of AFU soldiers via Signal - trying to determine GPS coordinates of devices

Ukrainian experts from CERT-UA and MILCERT have identified and analyzed two cyberattacks targeting the mobile devices of Ukrainian military personnel. The hackers aimed not only to steal information from these devices but also to gain access to the G...

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Google Pixel smartphones were sold with a serious vulnerability starting in September 2017

The cybersecurity firm iVerify has unveiled a new report highlighting vulnerabilities in Google Pixel smartphones. It notes that the majority of these phones sold since September 2017 contained software that could be used for surveillance or remote c...

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Epic Games executive says Apple's Find My feature is "creepy surveillance technology" that shouldn't exist

The CEO of Epic Games, Tim Sweeney, criticized Apple's Find My service for its potential to enable surveillance of others. He reacted to a news piece from 9to5mac about Find My on the social media platform X. The original news was not focused on secu...

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Google's artificial intelligence Gemini snooped through a user's file without permission

Artificial intelligence in the form of computer and smartphone assistant programs raises natural concerns about security. It appears that Google Gemini reads user files, even if it is prohibited. One user noticed that Gemini expressed its opinion on ...

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Ilon Musk wants to create 'Iron Man' armor after Trump assassination attempt

An unsuccessful attempt on Donald Trump has made many think about security. Elon Musk, often compared to "Iron Man" Tony Stark, decided to create his fight. Musk talked about his desire to create a "flying metal armor" in response to X Twitter users'...

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A sysadmin installed a virus on a client while repairing a computer. It took a year and three trials to punish him

One of the users of the OLX service posted an ad offering his services. The man was engaged in computer repair and setup. One of the customers turned to him for such services. In addition to the usual PC setup, he also wanted to install a program to ...

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OpenAI 'hacked' by a hacker, but the company hid the information - insiders

It became known that at the beginning of 2023, a hacker gained access to the internal messaging systems of OpenAI and stole information about artificial intelligence technologies. The New York Times claims that OpenAI informed its employees about the...

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Mincifra again denies information about the probable hacking of "Diy" and gives new arguments

After yesterday's publication regarding the search by the US government for a Russian hacker who allegedly hacked "Diia" in 2022 and posted data on 13.5 million of its users in the darknet, the editors of ITC.UA received a comment on behalf of the Mi...

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Your data could be there: US wanted hacker who probably hacked into Dia in 2022

The US federal authorities offer a reward of $10 million for assistance in locating a Russian hacker accused of supporting the invasion of Ukraine in 2022. He carried out attacks on the computer systems of Ukraine, posing as an ordinary cybercriminal...

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Evil twin attack: attacker mimicked airplane Wi-Fi and stole passenger data

The Australian Federal Police (AFP) has accused a suspect of creating a fake Wi-Fi network on an airplane and using it to collect passengers' login information from email and social media - a so-called "evil twin" attack. The suspicion fell on the ma...

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Much more than "30 engineers": Telegram commented on the fears of security experts

After the publication of the material "Durov boasts that Telegram serves "about 30 engineers" - security experts call this a "red flag" for users," the ITC.UA edition contacted a representative of Telegram and commented on the main points that caused...

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Durov brags that Telegram is maintained by "about 30 engineers" ─ security experts call this a "red flag" for users

Over the weekend, a video from a recent interview with Telegram founder Pavel Durov appeared on X (formerly Twitter). In the video, Durov tells Tucker Carlson that he is the company's only product manager and that he has only "about 30 engineers" wor...

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Federal Google Pixel owners must update smartphones within 10 days or stop using them - U.S. government requirement

The update for Google Pixel smartphones, which was released earlier this month, received a significant number of security fixes. Among them was the patch for the zero-day vulnerability CVE-2024-32896. Google labeled it as a "high severity" and warned...

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The owner found a GPS tracker in the new Toyota GR Corolla Circuit - he had previously refused to install one

Anthony Do says that he fully paid for his new Toyota GR Corolla Circuit. When the man left the car in the parking lot for about a month, he returned and found that the battery had completely discharged. The culprit was a little "surprise" that his d...

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Hacker forum sells sensitive AMD data - company launches investigation into possible hack

AMD is investigating whether it has become a victim of a cyberattack. The investigation began after a hacker put up allegedly stolen AMD data for sale on a hacker forum. The hacker claims that the lot contains information about AMD employees, financi...

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