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US Government sued after mass emails to federal workforce allegedly sent from insecure server – Computerworld
The OPM, of course, has form when it comes to data security. In 2015, it detected a huge data breach affecting 22.1 million employee records, including PII such as social security numbers. That led to Congressional hearings and several government reports that identified a depressing list of underlying causes. But with this history in mind, the idea that an unknown…
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45 million Americans allegedly had their location data collected and sold by this top insurance firm
If you’re asked to enable location data after downloading an app, there’s a good chance your whereabouts are being tracked. However, what happens when a company collects this data and then sells it? According to a new lawsuit from Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton, insurance company Allstate allegedly did exactly that when it unlawfully collected, used and sold data on…
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US soldier arrested after allegedly posting hacked Trump and Harris call logs
The United States has arrested a US Army soldier and charged him with being part of a hacking scheme to sell and distribute stolen phone records. An indictment alleges that 20-year-old Cameron John Wagenius knowingly sold “confidential phone records” over online forums and other communications platforms last November. The indictment doesn’t detail the hacked material, but KrebsOnSecurity reports that Wagenius…
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China Investigates NVIDIA for Allegedly Breaking Monopoly Law
The Chinese government is investigating U.S. chipmaker NVIDIA for allegedly violating its anti-monopoly law by acquiring interconnect provider Mellanox. On Monday, the State Administration for Market Regulation made a statement via China Central Television announcing the investigation, but it does not discuss the specifics of NVIDIA’s suspected violations. The authority approved NVIDIA’s $6.9 billion acquisition of Mellanox, an Israeli company,…
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Google Pixel Tablet 2 specs revealed for allegedly cancelled device
Google’s Pixel tablets are either mostly dead or maybe continuing. Toward the end of November, two different reports came out claiming that Google had cancelled the Pixel Tablet 2 or axed the Pixel Tablet 3. As of this writing, there is no Pixel Tablet 2. Either way, it seems that Google may abandon its tablet plans with either the Pixel…
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RansomHouse claims ransomware attack on Université Paris-Saclay – 1TB allegedly stolen
This morning, ransomware gang RansomHouse claimed the recent August 2024 attack on the Université Paris-Saclay. It alleges to have stolen 1TB of data. The French university confirmed it was hit by a ransomware attack on August 11 and that the national security agency (ANSSI) had been notified. It said it would not pay a ransom. And, in its latest update…
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T-Mobile’s VM logs allegedly leaked in 20 GB Capgemini data breach
A cyber criminal has claimed to have exfiltrated sensitive data, including T-Mobile’s virtual machine (VM) logs, from French IT services firm Capgemini. According to a post on popular hacking message board BreachForums, the perpetrator – who goes by the name ‘greb’ – gained access to Capgemini’s network earlier this month. The attacker claims they were able to steal 20 GB…
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