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Apple fined €98.6M in Italy for anti-trust abuse via privacy rules
Italy's competition authority has fined Apple over €98.6 million for abusing its dominant market position through privacy rules …
Anna's Archive releases massive 300TB Spotify music scrape
The volunteer-run project Anna's Archive has announced the creation of a massive open-access backup of Spotify's metadata and …
Breach at University of Phoenix exposed data of 3.5 million people
The University of Phoenix has confirmed that a cybersecurity breach resulting from the exploitation of a zero-day vulnerability …
Malicious WhatsApp API library NPM package caught stealing messages
A malicious NPM package masquerading as a WhatsApp API library has been discovered exfiltrating users' messages, credentials, …
Mullvad unveils GotaTun, its own Rust-based WireGuard implementation
Mullvad VPN has introduced GotaTun, a new Rust-based WireGuard implementation designed to improve stability, efficiency, and …
New spyware deployed on journalist's phone while in police custody
A joint investigation by RESIDENT.NGO and Reporters Without Borders (RSF) has exposed a state-sponsored Android spyware …
Tor security audit uncovers critical flaws in relay health tools
The Tor Project has concluded a comprehensive security audit on its network health monitoring ecosystem, identifying six …
Texas sues major TV brands for spying on consumers via smart TVs
The Texas Attorney General's Office has filed lawsuits against five major television manufacturers, Sony, Samsung, LG, Hisense, …
Major motherboard brands vulnerable to PCIe attacks by rogue peripherals
A vulnerability affecting UEFI firmware on motherboards from ASRock, ASUS, GIGABYTE, and MSI prevents proper initialization of …
Study finds ad blockers cut over 2 days of loading time per year
A study by AdGuard has found that using an ad blocker can significantly reduce the time, bandwidth, and tracking exposure users …
Chinese hackers exploit Cisco email gateway zero-day to breach govt. systems
Cisco has disclosed a campaign targeting its Secure Email Gateway and Secure Email and Web Manager appliances using an …
Tor Project received $2.5M from the US government to bolster privacy
The US government contributed over $2.5 million to the Tor Project in its 2023–2024 fiscal year, marking a continued but …
Mozilla’s new CEO says Firefox’s future is AI, but with a kill switch
Mozilla’s newly appointed CEO, Anthony Enzor-DeMeo, has outlined a transformative vision for the organization, positioning …
Kimwolf botnet infected 1.8 million Android TV boxes worldwide
A massive Android botnet dubbed Kimwolf has compromised an estimated 1.8 million devices, primarily smart TVs and TV boxes, …
GhostPairing attack hijacks WhatsApp accounts without stealing passwords
A new WhatsApp account takeover technique dubbed the GhostPairing grants attackers full access to a victim's messages and media …
