XZ Utils backdoor rocks the cybersecurity world, Experts think XZ backdoor developer was likely a nation-state persona, Google agrees to delete billions of Incognito mode records, AT&T resets millions of account passcodes, Anti-Kremlin hackers deface Russian prison website with pro-Navalny message, NIST blames lack of interagency support for
German authorities took down Nemesis Market, China was behind theft of UK voter rolls, GM to stop sharing drivers' details with data brokers, Mozilla jettisons Onerep people search service, MuddyWater uses fake compensation lures, Cops bust notorious rug puller, much more
Crypto startups are scrimping on security, Fake streaming music accounts pump up royalties, The problems with post-quantum cryptography, American barriers to TikTok-like foreign surveillance go back to 1787, Social resistance to app overuse clashes with civil liberties in TikTok ban, TikTok's Project Texas is dead
GoFetch attack allows E2E key extractions, Unsaflok technique gives hackers access to 3m hotel doors, Senators alarmed by TikTok classified briefing, Personal data of Air Europa customers compromised, Ivanti urges immediate patch to Standalone Sentry flaw, Rhysida claims MarineMax hack, NIST CVE database mysteriously falls short, much more
Treasury sanctions Russian nationals for disinformation campaign, Congress passes bill banning data brokers from selling data to adversaries, Apex Legends tournament hacker claims he did it for fun, Canada narrows Flipper Zero ban, Footwear maker Vans hacked, GitHub code auto-fix feature released, much more
Huawei-linked chip firms could land on entity list, Misconfigured Firebase databases exposed 19m plaintext passwords, Fujitsu database exposed a wealth of info including plaintext passwords, Ukraine busts alleged brute force password thieves, Tornado Cash founder indicted for money laundering, $2.6m phished via fake crypto trader's X account,
Health insurance billing stabilizing after ransomware attack, Binance ordered to disclose Nigerian user data, New variant of Viasat wiper spotted, New Chinese APT group breached 70 orgs, ShadowSyndicate scanning for python library flaw, Israeli influence op discovered, Cisco closes Splunk acquisition, much more
FTC launches inquiry into Reddit sale of user data to AI companies, E-Root operator sentenced to 42 months, Apex Legends finals marred by hacks, AT&T denies breach exposing 71m customers, Fujitsu reports breach, Email accounts breached during IMF hack, NFPrompt hacked, Hackers steal $1m from NFT collection founder,
A horrific network of online child predators, Russia is winning the online propaganda war, The ICC could charge Russia for Ukraine power grid attacks, Using sensitive location lists to protect privacy, Troubling questions surrounding botnet take-downs Metacurity is pleased to offer our free and premium a weekly digest of the
US Attorney to seize $2.3m for pig butchering victims, Hackers stole data on 43m from French unemployment agency, FTC fines two fraudulent tech support firms, Attackers stole $2m from a single crypto investor, FCC approves Cyber Trust Mark labels, Florida man sues GM and LexisNexis for collecting car data,
Alabama government agencies slammed with DDoS attacks, House swiftly passes TikTok bill, EU passes comprehensive AI legislation, Microsoft releases Copilot AI security tool, Scientists pry open closed AI services, Critical flaws in ChatGPT found, Wyden presses NCSC on Chinese smart locks, Wiz eyes $800 million funding round, much more
Jury finds cryptomixing service founder guilty, White House urges UnitedHealth to make more funding available for healthcare providers affected by ransomware attack, Patch Tuesday updates released, LockBit operator sentenced to four years in Canada, GAO raps CISA for OT shortcomings, much more