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Google confirms it deleted Maps Timeline data for some
Google Maps users have recently been complaining on places like Reddit that their Timeline data — the app’s historical record of where they’ve been — had disappeared. Now, Google has confirmed that it accidentally deleted the data and that anyone who wasn’t using Google’s cloud backups is out of luck. Google spokesperson Genevieve Park provided this statement in an email…
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Google confirms Wiz acquisition in record-breaking $32 billion deal
Google has confirmed plans to acquire cloud security firm Wiz in a deal worth $32 billion. The deal marks the biggest acquisition yet for the tech giant, more than double its $12.5 billion buyout of Motorola in 2012, before selling it off again two years later for a fraction of that price. The tech giant said the acquisition represents an…
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Microsoft confirms it’s killing off Skype in May, after 14 years
Microsoft has confirmed that the Skype video call and messaging service will be shut down in May, 14 years after replacing the Windows Live Messenger. A reader contacted BleepingComputer, and shared that according to strings found in preview versions of Skype for Windows, the company will ask users to switch to Teams Free, with all their contacts, call logs, and messages…
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FBI confirms Lazarus hackers were behind $1.5B Bybit crypto heist
FBI has confirmed that North Korean hackers stole $1.5 billion from cryptocurrency exchange Bybit on Friday in the largest crypto heist recorded until now. The state-sponsored hacking group (tracked as TraderTraitor, Lazarus Group, and APT38) intercepted a scheduled transfer of funds from one of Bybit’s cold wallets into a hot wallet, subsequently redirecting the cryptocurrency to a blockchain address under…
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Orange Group confirms breach after hacker leaks company documents
A hacker claims to have stolen thousands of internal documents with user records and employee data after breaching the systems of Orange Group, a leading French telecommunications operator and digital service provider. The threat actor published on a hacker forum details about the stolen data after trying to extort the company unsuccessfully. Orange confirmed the breach to BleepingComputer saying that…
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Nvidia confirms ‘rare’ RTX 5090 and 5070 Ti manufacturing issue
We have identified a rare issue affecting less than 0.5% (half a percent) of GeForce RTX 5090 / 5090D and 5070 Ti GPUs which have one fewer ROP than specified. The average graphical performance impact is 4%, with no impact on AI and Compute workloads. Affected consumers can contact the board manufacturer for a replacement. The production anomaly has been…
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Invincible Creator Confirms Mark’s Blue Suit Signifies a Major Change In His Character Arc
Invincible Season 3 is up and running and I’m sure that fans have noticed how brutal Mark has become in his combat style. Moreover, if you have read Invincible Comics, you must be aware that from the point Mark puts on the blue suit, his arc takes a rather dark turn. However, fans were unsure if this would happen in…
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‘Wholly inaccurate and very significantly overstated’: TalkTalk confirms data breach probe – but says it’s not as bad as claimed
UK telecoms firm TalkTalk has confirmed that it’s suffered a data breach, with a hacker known as b0nd claiming responsibility. According to reports from TechCrunch, b0nd is offering the personal data of more than 18.8 million current and former TalkTalk subscribers for sale on a popular cyber crime forum. The data is claimed to include customer names, email addresses, IP…
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HPE confirms data breach probe after IntelBroker claims
Hewlett Packard Enterprise (HPE) has confirmed it is investigating data breach claims made by the IntelBroker threat group. Last week, IntelBroker published a statement on a data breach forum saying it had successfully breached HPE’s network and nabbed information, offering it for sale on the dark web. According to reports, the hackers claimed to have successfully snuck into parts of…
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UK council confirms cyber attack after $600K ransom demand from Medusa
Yesterday, ransomware gang Medusa added Gateshead Council to its data leak site. It demanded $600,000 for the data to be deleted or it will be released in nine days. Gateshead Council has since released a statement confirming a ‘cybersecurity incident.’ In its statement, it says: The incident happened in the early hours of Wednesday 8 January, and officers have been…
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