Not long ago, artificial intelligence executives were asking Congress for more regulation. The House of Representatives budget bill passed last week demonstrates how quickly the industry has changed course. Inside the House bill is a moratorium on the sort of state-level AI regulations that have addressed political “deepfakes” and using AI to deny medical claims.…
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Trump’s Big, Beautiful Handout to the AI Industry
Not long ago, artificial intelligence executives were asking Congress for more regulation. The House of Representatives budget bill passed last week demonstrates how quickly the industry has changed course. Inside the House bill is a moratorium on the sort of state-level AI regulations that have addressed political “deepfakes” and using AI to deny medical claims.…
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Trump’s Big, Beautiful Handout to the AI Industry
Not long ago, artificial intelligence executives were asking Congress for more regulation. The House of Representatives budget bill passed last week demonstrates how quickly the industry has changed course. Inside the House bill is a moratorium on the sort of state-level AI regulations that have addressed political “deepfakes” and using AI to deny medical claims.…
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FCC looking to expand anti-robocalling initiative
Federal Communications Commission Chair Brendan Carr told Congress the agency is looking to expand the use of call authentication protocols that help crack down on robocalling more broadly, while floating the possibility that he may ask for enhanced authorities to take bad actors to court for AI-generated deepfakes over telephone and broadcast networks. While testifying…
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Microsoft Says It’s Censoring Employee Emails Containing the Word “Palestine”
Following multiple employee-led protests against the company’s contracts with the Israeli military, Microsoft workers discovered that any emails they send containing the word “Palestine” inexplicably disappear. According to internal communications reviewed by The Intercept, employees on Wednesday began noticing that email messages sent from their company account containing a handful of keywords related to Palestine…
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U.S. Spy Agencies Are Getting a One-Stop Shop to Buy Your Most Sensitive Personal Data
The ever-growing market for personal data has been a boon for American spy agencies. The U.S. intelligence community is now buying up vast volumes of sensitive information that would have previously required a court order, essentially bypassing the Fourth Amendment. But the surveillance state has encountered a problem: There’s simply too much data on sale…
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Appeals court rejects attempt by Khashoggi widow to renew suit against NSO Group
An appeals court on Wednesday rejected a bid by the widow of murdered Washington Post journalist Jamal Khashoggi to revive a lawsuit against spyware maker NSO Group, whom she alleged played a role in her husband’s death. The U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia had dismissed the suit from Hanan Elatr Khashoggi,…
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Massachusetts man will plead guilty in PowerSchool hack case
A Massachusetts man will plead guilty to charges related to the hack of PowerSchool, the education software vendor that says it supports more than 60 million students, and that led to ransom demands at school boards and districts across the United States. In court documents filed Tuesday, prosecutors spelled out charges against 19-year-old Assumption University…
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Senate Dems Hand Trump a Win by Backing Stablecoin Bill
As President Donald Trump prepares to welcome the top investors in his meme coin to a private dinner, centrist Senate Democrats gave a different kind of gift to the crypto industry on Monday. Two weeks after helping tank an earlier vote on the so-called stablecoin bill, a group of 16 Democrats voted with nearly every…
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Google Worried It Couldn’t Control How Israel Uses Project Nimbus, Files Reveal
Before signing its lucrative and controversial Project Nimbus deal with Israel, Google knew it couldn’t control what the nation and its military would do with the powerful cloud-computing technology, a confidential internal report obtained by The Intercept reveals. The report makes explicit the extent to which the tech giant understood the risk of providing state-of-the-art…
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Facebook Flaws and Privacy Laws: A Journey into Early Social Media Security from 2009
Join hosts Tom Eston, Scott Wright, and Kevin Johnson in a special best-of episode of the Shared Security Podcast. Travel back to 2009 with the second-ever episode featuring discussions on early Facebook bugs, cross-site scripting vulnerabilities, and a pivotal Canadian privacy ruling involving Facebook. Gain insights into social media security from the past and see…
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ChatGPT is finally adding Download as PDF for Deep Research
ChatGPT’s Deep Research, which allows you to conduct multi-step research for complex tasks, is finally getting an option to save the report as a PDF. […]
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SonicWall customers confront resurgence of actively exploited vulnerabilities
Vulnerabilities are proliferating in SonicWall devices and software this year, putting the vendor’s customers at risk of intrusion via secure access gateways and firewalls. The year started off on a sour note for the California-based company when it released security advisories for nine vulnerabilities on Jan. 7. The total number of vulnerabilities publicly disclosed by…
Global Security News, North America, Politics, Technology
Democrats Woke Up to Trump’s Crypto Grift. Will They Stop Other Scammers?
Cryptocurrency legislation once seemed to be the rare issue that could draw bipartisan support in Donald Trump’s Washington, thanks to the industry’s prolific donations on both sides of the aisle. Then Trump and his family attempted to monetize the presidency through a meme coin and a $2 billion crypto deal involving an Abu Dhabi-backed venture…
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Trump Army Appointee Should Sell His Anduril Stock, Sen. Warren Demands
Sen. Elizabeth Warren is calling for President Trump’s pick for Under Secretary of the Army to sell his stock in a defense contractor that experts say would pose a clear conflict of interest. In a federal ethics agreement first reported by The Intercept, Michael Obadal, Trump’s pick for the second most powerful post at the…
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CrowdStrike cuts 5% of workforce after revenue jumped 29% last year
CrowdStrike is cutting 5% of its workforce, about 500 positions, telling its staff that it’s shifting resources and realigning its operating model for growth in new market segments, according to a Wednesday filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The company is slashing headcount following a year of significant growth in a strong market. CrowdStrike’s revenue…
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NSO Group owes $168M in damages to WhatsApp over spyware infections, jury says
A federal jury decided Tuesday that NSO Group must pay WhatsApp approximately $168 million in damages after a judge ruled that it violated anti-hacking laws when 1,400 of the messaging application’s users became infected with Pegasus spyware. It’s the latest in a series of wins in court for WhatsApp in its pioneering lawsuit that has produced…
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Google addresses 1 actively exploited vulnerability in May’s Android security update
Google addressed 47 vulnerabilities affecting Android devices in its May security update, including an actively exploited software defect that was first disclosed in March. Google said the high-severity vulnerability, CVE-2025-27363, “may be under limited, targeted exploitation.” The out-of-bounds write defect in FreeType versions 2.13.0 and below may result in arbitrary code execution, Facebook said in…
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OpenAI document explains when to use each ChatGPT model
OpenAI admitted that it can be confusing for users to choose between all the different models, but the company has quietly published a document that makes it easier to understand ChatGPT. […]
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Amazon, CrowdStrike, Google and Palo Alto Networks claim no change to threat intel sharing under Trump
SAN FRANCISCO — Threat intelligence sharing is flowing between the private sector and federal government and remains unimpeded thus far by job losses and budget cuts across federal agencies that support the cyber mission, according to executives at major security firms. Top brass at Amazon, CrowdStrike, Google and Palo Alto Networks said there’s been no…
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Quantum computer threat spurring quiet overhaul of internet security
SAN FRANCISCO — Cryptography experts say the race to fend off future quantum-computer attacks has entered a decisive but measured phase, with companies quietly replacing the internet plumbing that the majority of the industry once considered unbreakable. Speaking at Cloudflare’s Trust Forward Summit on Wednesday, encryption leaders at IBM Research, Amazon Web Services and Cloudflare…
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North Korean operatives have infiltrated hundreds of Fortune 500 companies
SAN FRANCISCO — North Korean nationals have infiltrated the employee ranks at top global companies more so than previously thought, maintaining a pervasive and potentially widening threat against IT infrastructure and sensitive data. “There are hundreds of Fortune 500 organizations that have hired these North Korean IT workers,” Mandiant Consulting CTO Charles Carmakal said Tuesday…
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Trump’s Auto Tariff Relief “Helps Tesla a Lot” — Leaving Other Carmakers Behind
Donald Trump’s latest adjustment to automobile tariffs were billed as relief for the Big Three carmakers, but a leading analyst said Wednesday that Elon Musk’s Tesla will benefit most while others will be stuck “in quicksand” — potentially creating a slight advantage for a company whose CEO donated nearly $300 million to Trump and other…
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U.S. Companies Honed Their Surveillance Tech in Israel. Now It’s Coming Home.
Illustration: The Intercept In partnership with Rita Murad, a 21-year-old Palestinian citizen of Israel and student at the Technion Israel Institute of Technology, was arrested by Israeli authorities in November 2023 after sharing three Instagram stories on the morning of October 7. The images included a picture of a bulldozer breaking through the border fence in Gaza…
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House passes legislation to criminalize nonconsensual deepfakes
The House passed a bill Monday evening that would criminalize using a person’s likeness to create nonconsensual deepfake pornography. The Take It Down Act sailed through the chamber on a vote of 402-2, marking one of the first major pieces of legislation passed by Congress to address AI-generated deepfakes. The bill makes it a federal…
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The Human Advantage in the Age of Technological Uncertainties
Our excessive reliance on technology has disabled us from crossing the barriers to experience, sense, and relate with others the way we used to. The post The Human Advantage in the Age of Technological Uncertainties appeared first on Security Boulevard.
Global Security News, Politics, Technology
AI Firm Behind Mysterious Trump Donation Is Run by Alleged Election Overthrow Plotter
An obscure nonprofit group that gave $100,000 to Donald Trump’s inaugural committee was bankrolled by an artificial intelligence company whose CEO was an unindicted co-conspirator in Trump’s election interference case in Georgia, the company’s president confirmed to The Intercept. Unlike more established megadonors such as Boeing or the Heritage Foundation, however, the Institute for Criminal…
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Judge limits evidence about NSO Group customers, victims in damages trial
A federal judge last week placed strict limits on the kind of evidence NSO Group can raise during a trial on damages in the lawsuit WhatsApp brought against the spyware vendor over allegations it hacked 1,400 of the messaging platform’s users. Under the order, NSO Group is prohibited from presenting evidence about its customers’ identities,…
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Multiple top CISA officials behind ‘Secure by Design’ resign
Two top officials at the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency who worked with the private sector to manufacture secure products and technology are leaving the agency. Bob Lord, senior technical adviser and Lauren Zabierek, senior advisor at CISA, were both chief architects behind CISA’s Secure by Design initiative, which garnered voluntary commitments from major vendors…
Artificial Intelligence, Global Security News, Technology
OpenAI details ChatGPT-o3, o4-mini, o4-mini-high usage limits
OpenAI has launched three new reasoning models – o3, o4-mini, and o4-mini-high for Plus and Pro subscribers, but as it turns out, these models do not offer ‘unlimited’ usage. […]
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House investigation into DeepSeek teases out funding, security realities around Chinese AI tool
A House panel has concluded that the U.S. government should double down on export controls and other tools to slow down the progress of Chinese AI companies like DeepSeek, while also preparing for a future where those efforts fail. In a report released Wednesday, the House Select Committee on the Chinese Communist Party further fleshes…
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35 countries use Chinese networks for transporting mobile user traffic, posing cyber risks
U.S. allies are among the 35 countries where mobile providers employ China-based networks for transporting user traffic, opening travelers and residents in those nations to potential surveillance, an analysis published Thursday concludes. “Everyone knows that they have to be careful with their phones when they travel to China,” Rocky Cole, chief operating officer at iVerify,…
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Google begins unifying search country domains to Google.com
Google has announced that it’s retiring separate country code top-level domain names like google.co.uk or google.com.br and redirecting users to Google.com. […]
Global Security News, Security, Technology
Jira Down: Atlassian users experiencing degraded performance
Atlassian users are experiencing degraded performance amid an ‘active incident’ affecting multiple Jira products since morning hours today. Jira, Jira Service Management, Jira Work Management and Jira Product Discovery are among the impacted products. […]
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Meta to resume AI training on content shared by Europeans
Meta announced today that it will soon start training its artificial intelligence models using content shared by European adult users on its Facebook and Instagram social media platforms. […]
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How to Use LastPass Password Manager
Learn how to set up and use LastPass password manager. Start managing and storing your passwords with this step-by-step guide.
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Is Ivanti the problem or a symptom of a systemic issue with network devices?
Network edge devices — hardware that powers firewalls, VPNs and network routers — have quickly moved up the list of attackers’ preferred intrusion points into enterprise networks. While dozens of companies make and sell these devices, customers of one company in particular — Ivanti — have confronted exploited vulnerabilities in their products more than any…
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Judges strike skeptical note of NSO Group’s argument to dismiss case from El Salvadoran journos
A panel of U.S. judges considering an appeal of a ruling that went against El Salvadoran journalists suing NSO Group over alleged infections of their phone by the company’s Pegasus spyware appeared more skeptical Thursday of the vendor’s arguments than those of the reporters. Judge James Donato of the District Court for the Northern District…
Global Security News, Hardware, Technology
Flipper Zero maker unveils ‘Busy Bar,’ a new ADHD productivity tool
Flipper Devices, the company behind the popular Flipper Zero, has launched an open-source productivity tool called Busy Bar, designed to help reduce distractions for people with ADHD. […]
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Google addresses 2 actively exploited vulnerabilities in security update
Google addressed 62 vulnerabilities affecting Android devices in its April security update, including a pair of actively exploited software defects that were first disclosed in December. Google said the two vulnerabilities — CVE-2024-53197 and CVE-2024-53150 — “may be under limited, targeted exploitation.” The pair of flaws under active exploitation are high-severity and affect the Linux…
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Voluntary ‘Pall Mall Process’ seeks to curb spyware abuses
Twenty-one nations signed on to a voluntary accord last week in Paris to govern the use of commercial hacking tools commonly known as spyware, after more than a year of work on the agreement. The Pall Mall Process, or Code of Practices for States, has four pillars for the responsible use of the surveillance tech,…
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The 23andMe Collapse, Signal Gate Fallout
In this episode, we discuss the urgent need to delete your DNA data from 23andMe amid concerns about the company’s potential collapse and lack of federal protections for your personal information. Kevin joins the show to give his thoughts on the Signal Gate scandal involving top government officials, emphasizing the potential risks and lack of…
Global Security News, Technology, Uncategorized
Google Is Helping the Trump Administration Deploy AI Along the Mexican Border
Five years after Google Cloud CEO Thomas Kurian assured employees that the company was “not working on any projects associated with immigration enforcement at the southern border,” federal contract documents reviewed by The Intercept show that the tech giant is at the center of project to upgrade the so-called virtual wall. U.S. Customs and Border…
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Independent tests show why orgs should use third-party cloud security services
Businesses don’t always get what they pay for in cybersecurity. Some of the most expensive cloud network firewall vendors are among the worst performers against exploits and evasions, according to the most comprehensive, independent testing CyberRatings.org has conducted to date. Cisco, by far the most expensive cloud network firewall offering across the top 10 vendors…
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KeePass Review (2025): Features, Pricing, and Security
While its downloadable plugins make it highly customizable, KeePass’ unintuitive interface holds it back from one of our top password manager picks.
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Apple issues fixes for vulnerabilities in both old and new OS versions
Apple released security updates Monday to address software defects in the latest version of the company’s Safari browser and other applications across iOS, iPadOS and macOS. The security issues addressed across the latest versions of Apple’s most popular platforms include 62 vulnerabilities affecting iOS 18.4 and iPadOS 18.4, 131 vulnerabilities affecting macOS Sequoia 15.4 and…
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Understanding Privacy Changes: eBay’s AI Policy and The Future of Data Privacy
In this episode, host Tom Eston discusses recent privacy changes on eBay related to AI training and the implications for user data. He highlights the hidden opt-out feature for AI data usage and questions the transparency of such policies, especially in regions without strict privacy laws like the United States. The host also explores how…
Global Security News, Technology
Crossing the U.S. Border? Here’s How to Protect Yourself
The crackdown is already happening. First, Mahmoud Khalil was snatched from his home in New York. Then, immigrants in the U.S. were targeted for their political views, and foreigners reported being denied entry at the border after having their devices searched. Even before Donald Trump was sworn in, border searches of electronics were steadily rising.…
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Commerce limits 19 Chinese, Taiwanese companies from buying U.S. tech
The Commerce Department plans to finalize economic sanctions this week on nearly 20 Chinese and Taiwanese organizations, citing the need to limit their access to U.S. cloud, artificial intelligence and quantum computing technologies. The sanctions, which will be detailed and published Friday in the Federal Register , would place additional license requirements on, and limit…
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Windows 11 update breaks Veeam recovery, causes connection errors
Microsoft and Veeam are investigating a known issue that triggers connection errors on Windows 11 24H2 systems when restoring from Veeam Recovery Media. […]
Exploits, Global Security News, Technology
U.S. Officials Called Signal a Tool for Terrorists and Criminals. Now They’re Using It.
For years, U.S. officials villainized end-to-end encrypted messaging apps like Signal as the domain of criminals and terrorists and a threat to national security. As fallout over a Signal group chat about Yemen war plans ricocheted through Washington, however, CIA Director John Ratcliffe revealed at a Senate Intelligence Committee hearing on Tuesday that the app…
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From Spreadsheets to Solutions: How PlexTrac Enhances Security Workflows
In this special episode of the Shared Security Podcast, join Tom Eston and Dan DeCloss, CTO and founder of PlexTrac, as they discuss the challenges of data overload in vulnerability remediation. Discover how PlexTrac addresses these issues by integrating various data sources, providing customized risk scoring, and enhancing remediation workflows. The episode offers an insightful…
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FCC’s Carr alleges Chinese companies are making ‘end run’ around Chinese telecom bans, announces investigation
The first initiative from The Federal Communications Commission’s newly-created Council on National Security will be a “sweeping” investigation of Chinese-made equipment in America’s telecommunications infrastructure, the agency announced Friday. In particular, FCC Commissioner Brendan Carr said the focus will be on equipment and services from Chinese companies already barred from U.S. networks under the Secure…
Emerging Tech, Global Security News, Politics, Technology
Musk Is Firing Federal Workers Who Prevent Bloated Tech Contracts
Earlier this month, all of the employees at 18F, a unit of government technologists under the General Services Administration, awoke to a surprise. The entire department — which helps build, buy, and share technological products across government agencies — discovered they’d been placed on administrative leave. 18F, named after its headquarters at 18th and F…
Exploits, Global Security News, Politics, Technology
DEA Insiders Warned About Legality of Phone Tracking Program. Their Concerns Were Kept Secret.
When the Drug Enforcement Administration’s access to a secret trove of billions of American phone records was exposed in 2013, the Obama administration said the data had been collected under a perfectly legal program. Civil liberties advocates, however, were not convinced about that the data collection program — which let the DEA see who you…
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Cloudflare rolls out post-quantum encryption for enterprise users
Internet security company Cloudflare, the world’s largest DDoS-mitigation service, plans to shift a sizable chunk of its traffic through post-quantum encrypted services over the next year. Approximately 35% of human-directed web traffic to Cloudflare’s network is currently protected through advanced encryption algorithms. These algorithms are theoretically designed to withstand attacks from significantly more powerful quantum…
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NordPass vs Bitwarden: Which Is Safer and Easier to Use in 2025?
Which is better, NordPass or Bitwarden? This guide provides a detailed comparison of their features, security and pricing to help you choose your best fit.
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NordPass vs Bitwarden: Which Is Safer and Easier to Use in 2025?
Which is better, NordPass or Bitwarden? This guide provides a detailed comparison of their features, security and pricing to help you choose your best fit.
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LAPD Surveilled Gaza Protests Using This Social Media Tool
One week after Hamas’s October 7 attack, thousands rallied outside the Israeli Consulate in Los Angeles to protest the country’s retaliatory assault on Gaza. The protestors were peaceful, according to local media, “carrying signs that said ‘Free Palestine’ and ‘End the Occupation,’” and watched over by a “sizable police presence in the area.” The LAPD…
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Tackling Data Overload: Strategies for Effective Vulnerability Remediation
In part one of our three part series with PlexTrac, we address the challenges of data overload in vulnerability remediation. Tom hosts Dahvid Schloss, co-founder and course creator at Emulated Criminals, and Dan DeCloss, CTO and founder of PlexTrac. They share their expertise on the key data and workflow hurdles that security teams face today.…
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Are your iPhone or MacBook hacked?
Understanding Common Misconceptions Digital security is a growing concern, and many Apple users suspect their iPhones or MacBooks have been hacked. However, in most cases, these fears stem from new features, security alerts, or misinterpretations of system behaviour rather than actual cyberattacks. This article explores common reasons why people believe their Apple devices are compromised…
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Are your iPhone or MacBook hacked?
Understanding Common Misconceptions Digital security is a growing concern, and many Apple users suspect their iPhones or MacBooks have been hacked. However, in most cases, these fears stem from new features, security alerts, or misinterpretations of system behaviour rather than actual cyberattacks. This article explores common reasons why people believe their Apple devices are compromised…
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Apple discloses zero-day vulnerability, releases emergency patches
Apple released emergency software patches Tuesday that address a newly identified zero-day vulnerability in the company’s WebKit web browser engine. Tracked as CVE-2025-24201, an attacker can potentially escape the constraints of Webkit’s Web Content sandbox, potentially leading to unauthorized actions. The sandbox is a security feature that isolates untrusted web content in order to prevent…
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New York sues Allstate and subsidiaries for back-to-back data breaches
Allstate and several of the insurance company’s subsidiaries were accused of poor security practices resulting in data breaches in 2020 and 2021 that exposed sensitive data on nearly 200,000 people, the New York State Attorney General office said in a lawsuit filed Monday. National General, an insurance company Allstate acquired for $4 billion in 2021,…
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How to Use NordPass: A Step-by-Step Guide
Learn how to set up and use NordPass to store and manage your passwords with this step-by-step guide.
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How to Use NordPass: A Step-by-Step Guide
Learn how to set up and use NordPass to store and manage your passwords with this step-by-step guide.
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Global Pressure Mounts for Apple as Brazilian Court Demands iOS Sideloading Within 90 Days
Apple argues sideloading threatens security, while users demand more choice. With global market pressure rising, will iOS open up to third-party apps?
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Multiple vulnerabilities found in ICONICS industrial SCADA software
A popular set of SCADA software systems used in critical infrastructure around the world suffered from at least five known vulnerabilities that could have allowed for privilege escalation, DLL hijacking and the ability to modify critical files. The vulnerabilities were found within a suite of software made by ICONICS, which claims on its website that…
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Trump Administration and the Russian Cyber Threat, Firefox Privacy Changes
In this episode, we discuss whether the Trump administration ordered the U.S. Cyber Command and CISA to stand down on the Russian cyber threat. We also touch on the Canadian tariff situation with insights from Scott Wright. Additionally, we discuss the recent changes to Firefox’s privacy policy and what it means for user data. **…
Global Security News, Politics, Technology
Here’s How Much the Guests at Trump’s Crypto Summit Donated to His Inauguration
The cryptocurrency investors and executives who crowded into the White House for a summit with Donald Trump on Friday represented billions in net worth. They also represented more than $11 million in donations to Trump’s inaugural committee, a review of the guest list by The Intercept shows. The list of invitees to the crypto summit…
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Russian crypto exchange Garantex seized in international law enforcement operation
U.S. and European law enforcement agencies have seized the infrastructure of Garantex, a cryptocurrency exchange accused of laundering billions in criminal proceeds, in a sweeping international operation that signals heightened focus on illicit financial flows in cryptocurrency markets. According to Justice Department documents unsealed Friday, the Moscow-based exchange processed approximately $96 billion in cryptocurrency transactions…
Global Security News, North America, Politics, Technology
It’s Tax Season — The Perfect Time for Trump to Sell This “Critical” IRS Computing Center
The Trump administration is planning to sell a major IRS computing center crucial to processing the tax returns of millions of Americans — just in time for tax season. The IRS Enterprise Computing Center in Martinsburg, West Virginia, is included on a list of over 400 “empty and underutilized” federal properties marked for liquidation. It…
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Chainguard’s FIPS-compliant Cassandra addresses security demand of federal and regulated markets
Open-source software security firm Chainguard announced Wednesday that it is now building FIPS-validated images for Apache Cassandra, achieving what it describes as a first-of-its-kind accomplishment in the open-source community. The project enables organizations in regulated industries — including government, health care, and finance — to deploy Cassandra with cryptographic libraries compliant with the National Institute…
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Android security update contains 2 actively exploited vulnerabilities
Google addressed 43 vulnerabilities affecting Android devices in its March security update, including a pair of software defects reportedly under active exploitation. Google said the two vulnerabilities — CVE-2024-43093 and CVE-2024-50302 — “may be under limited, targeted exploitation.” The most severe of the flaws under active exploitation, CVE-2024-43093, carries a CVSS score of 7.8 and…
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Cybersecurity Impact of DOGE, Apple’s Stand Against Encryption Backdoors
In this episode, Kevin and Tom discuss current events including the latest developments with DOGE and the significant changes happening at the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA). They also touch on Apple’s decision to refuse creating backdoors for encryption, setting a new precedent in digital security. Tune in for an insightful discussion on the…
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Cybersecurity Impact of DOGE, Apple’s Stand Against Encryption Backdoors
In this episode, Kevin and Tom discuss current events including the latest developments with DOGE and the significant changes happening at the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA). They also touch on Apple’s decision to refuse creating backdoors for encryption, setting a new precedent in digital security. Tune in for an insightful discussion on the…
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Here’s what Google is (and isn’t) planning with SMS account verification
Google is gradually phasing out SMS-based verification as part of its two-step verification (2SV) process across its suite of services, signaling a significant shift in how the tech giant approaches user authentication and security. The change, which will affect Gmail and all other Google services where users sign in with their Google accounts, marks a…
Emerging Tech, Global Security News, Politics, Technology
“Opportunism and Fear”: Crypto Industry Sets Its Sights on Governors’ Mansions
Mayor Steve Fulop of Jersey City, New Jersey, was running for governor when he announced that he would invest part of his city’s pension fund in bitcoin. Rep. Ritchie Torres, D-N.Y., was toying with a challenge to New York Gov. Kathy Hochul when he co-sponsored a resolution calling blockchain technology “the future of innovation.” Between…
Global IT News, Global Security News, Technology
How to Leak Under the Trump Administration
President Donald Trump doesn’t have fond feelings for whistleblowers. During his first term, Trump’s Justice Department carried out a clandestine spying operation to try to catch leakers. On the campaign trail, Trump on multiple occasions threatened to arrest journalists who don’t reveal their sources — and suggested they should be raped in prison until they…
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Apple pulls end-to-end encryption feature from UK after demands for law enforcement access
Apple has pulled Advanced Data Protection, a feature that provides end-to-end encrypted data storage through iCloud, from the United Kingdom following a fight with the British government over law enforcement access. Starting Friday, U.K. users who attempt to access the feature on their phones or computers will be denied. Users who already had Advanced Data…
Asia Pacific, Global Security News, Technology
Poised to Take Over TikTok, Oracle Is Accused of Clamping Down on Pro-Palestine Dissent
Larry Ellison has been at Donald Trump’s side since he took office last month. The man Trump referred to as “one of the most serious players in the world” was front row at the inauguration, and then watched as the president signed an executive order on artificial intelligence — a major business interest for tech…
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X now blocks Signal contact links, flags them as malicious
Social media platform X (formerly Twitter) is now blocking links to “Signal.me,” a URL used by the Signal encrypted messaging to share your account info with another person. […]
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UK’s Secret Apple Backdoor Request, AI Chatbots Used For Stalking
In this episode, we discuss the UK government’s demand for Apple to create a secret backdoor for accessing encrypted iCloud backups under the Investigatory Powers Act and its potential global implications on privacy. We also discuss the first known case where AI chatbots were used in a stalking indictment, highlighting the dangers of technology misuse…
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The IRS Is Buying an AI Supercomputer From Nvidia
As the Trump administration and its cadre of Silicon Valley machine-learning evangelists attempt to restructure the administrative state, the IRS is preparing to purchase advanced artificial intelligence hardware, according to procurement materials reviewed by The Intercept. With Elon Musk’s so-called Department of Government Efficiency installing itself at the IRS amid a broader push to replace…
Global Security News, Politics, Technology
Democrats Swear They’ll Fight Elon Musk. But What About the Cash They Took From SpaceX?
There’s a pesky fact for congressional Democrats crying foul about Elon Musk’s hostile takeover of the U.S. government: Many of them took campaign cash from a Musk company PAC. The SpaceX political action committee doled out more than half a million dollars to Democrats during the last campaign cycle — including thousands that flowed to…
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CyberArk acquires Zilla Security in $175 million deal
Identity security giant CyberArk has acquired Boston-based Zilla Security, a cloud-native identity governance and administration startup, in a deal worth up to $175 million. The acquisition, announced Thursday, includes $165 million in cash and a $10 million earn-out contingent on performance milestones. Zilla’s co-founders, CEO Deepak Taneja and Nitin Sonawane, along with their team, will…
Global Security News, Justice, North America, Technology
ICE Wants to Know If You’re Posting Negative Things About It Online
Amid anger and protest over the Trump administration’s plan to deport millions of immigrants, U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement plans to monitor and locate “negative” social media discussion about the agency and its top officials, according to contract documents reviewed by The Intercept. Citing an increase in threats to ICE agents and leadership, the agency…
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Careers in Cybersecurity: Myths and Realities with Kathleen Smith
In this episode we welcome Kathleen Smith, CMO of ClearedJobs.net, to discuss the current state of the cybersecurity job market. Kathleen shares her extensive experience in the field, recounting her tenure in various cybersecurity events and her contributions to job market research and recruiting. She discusses challenges such as distinguishing between genuine workforce shortages and…
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Hugging Face platform continues to be plagued by vulnerable ‘pickles’
Researchers at ReversingLabs have identified at least two machine-learning models on Hugging Face, a popular platform for community AI development, that link to malicious web shells and managed to evade detection through the use of “pickling.” Pickle files are python-based modules that allow a developer to serialize and deserialize code. They’re commonly used by AI…
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Robocallers posing as FCC fraud prevention team call FCC staff
The FCC has proposed a $4,492,500 fine against VoIP service provider Telnyx for allegedly allowing customers to make robocalls posing as fictitious FCC “Fraud Prevention Team,” by failing to comply with Know Your Customer (KYC) rules. However, Telnyx says the FCC is mistaken and denies the accusations. […]
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Privacy Concerns with Digital Driver’s Licenses, The Rise of DeepSeek AI
In this episode, we explore the rollout of digital driver’s licenses in states like Illinois and the potential privacy issues that come with them. Can digital IDs truly enhance convenience without compromising your privacy? We also discuss the new Chinese AI model, DeepSeek, which is affecting U.S. tech companies’ stock prices. Join us as we…
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WhatsApp says it disrupted spyware campaign aimed at reporters, civil society
WhatsApp said Friday that it had disrupted a spyware campaign that targeted 90 people, including journalists and activists. The company tied to the campaign, according to WhatsApp, is Israeli firm Paragon, which last fall signed a $2 million contract with Immigration and Customs Enforcement and recently was purchased by U.S. private equity giant AE International.…
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DARPA wants to create ‘self-healing’ firmware that can respond and recover from cyberattacks
Imagine, for a moment, that your network is hit with ransomware. One of your employees clicked on a malicious link and now your network is compromised, data is encrypted and most of the organization’s systems are locked or offline. Then imagine if instead of assembling an incident response team, notifying the board and contacting law…
Global Security News, Technology
Major GitHub outage affects pull requests and other services
GitHub is mitigating an ongoing incident causing problems with multiple services, including performing pull requests, creating or viewing issues, and even viewing repositories and commits. […]
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Alibaba’s Qwen 2.5-Max: The AI Marathoner Outpacing DeepSeek and Catching OpenAI’s Shadow
Discover how Alibaba’s Qwen 2.5-Max AI model with Mixture-of-Experts architecture outperforms DeepSeek V3 in key benchmarks, challenges OpenAI, and revolutionizes healthcare, finance, and content creation. Explore technical breakthroughs and industry implications. The post Alibaba’s Qwen 2.5-Max: The AI Marathoner Outpacing DeepSeek and Catching OpenAI’s Shadow appeared first on Security Boulevard.
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Vulnerability in popular AI developer could ‘shut down essentially everything you own’
A popular platform for developing AI systems has patched an easily exploitable vulnerability that would have given an attacker remote code execution privileges. Researchers at application security firm Noma detail how the flaw, embedded in Javascript code for Lightning.AI’s development platform, could be manipulated to give an attacker virtually unfettered access to a user’s cloud…
Global Security News, Technology
Garmin GPS watches crashing, stuck in triangle ‘reboot loop’
Garmin users are reporting that their watches crash when using apps that require GPS access and then get stuck in a reboot loop, showing a blue triangle logo. […]
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Proton Mail Says It’s “Politically Neutral” While Praising Republican Party
Proton, the company behind the eponymous email provider Proton Mail, has won itself a loyal fanbase of dissidents, investigative journalists, and others skeptical of the prying eyes of government or Big Tech. Headquartered in Switzerland, the service describes itself as “a neutral and safe haven for your personal data, committed to defending your freedom.” So…
Global Security News, Politics, Technology
Trump Appointees Can’t Own Crypto. That Rule Doesn’t Apply to Trump Himself.
When Tulsi Gabbard filed ethics paperwork to serve as Donald Trump’s director of national intelligence, she promised to sell her holdings of bitcoin, Cronos, Ethereum, and Solana cryptocurrencies. For decades, such pledges have been a routine part of the standard government hiring process. Congress passed a law in 1962 criminalizing conflicts of interest, and the…
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DeepSeek AI claims services are facing ‘large-scale malicious attacks’
DeepSeek, the Chinese startup whose open-source large language model is causing panic among U.S. tech and AI companies this week, said it is having difficulty registering new users due to “large-scale malicious attacks” on its services. On Monday, the company’s website posted a banner note stating that it was temporarily pausing new registrations to deal…