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TSA failed to meet pipeline cybersecurity recommendations, says US government watchdog
The Transportation Security Administration (TSA), part of the US Department of Homeland Security (DHS), has been accused of failing to implement several key cybersecurity recommendations to improve the security of the transportation sector. A report from the US Government Accountability Office (GAO) criticized the TSA after it found four of the six cybersecurity recommendations it made to the agency in…
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Interbank confirms data breach following failed extortion, data leak
Interbank, one of Peru’s leading financial institutions, has confirmed a data breach after a threat actor who hacked into its systems leaked stolen data online. Previously known as the International Bank of Peru (Banco Internacional del Perú), the company provides financial services to over 2 million customers. “We have identified that some data of a group of clients has been…
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National Public Data breach: Lawsuit claims failed to protect billions of personal records
A proposed class action lawsuit has alleged that nearly three billion records were stolen during a cyber attack targeting background checking service, National Public Data, in April. Jerico Pictures, which operates National Public Data (NPD), is a background-checking service which scrapes personally identifiable information (PII) of individuals from non-public sources. On 8 April, the threat actor USDoD listed National Public…
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Roblox is making changes for pre-teen users after reports that it failed to protect children
New parental controls and insights are coming soon Dear parent, We’ve been working on a series of important changes that we’ll be making to your child’s account, ____________, next month. About Roblox accounts with parent privileges Next month, we’re changing the way parents manage their child’s experience on Roblox by introducing Roblox accounts with parent privileges. After linking your account…
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Unknown 9 Awakening Review: A Failed Implementation to a Fantastical Story
When I first heard about Unknown 9: Awakening, I’ll admit that I had no idea about the franchise. The Awakening is part of the “Unknown 9 Universe,” which features a trilogy of books, a scripted podcast, a comic book, and two upcoming web series, all of which I haven’t consumed. That was enough to make me want a copy of…
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10 Times Software Companies Tried to Make Hardware and Failed (and Vice Versa)
Over the years, we’ve seen some wild attempts by software companies to make hardware and vice versa. From robots that were just screens on wheels to phones no one asked for, here are 10 times tech companies tried and failed to be something they’re not. 1 The Spotify Car Thing Spotify The Spotify Car Thing is a soon-to-be obsolete dashboard…
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Why you should always be wary of insider threats: A disgruntled employee at a US industrial firm deleted backups and locked IT admins out of workstations in a failed data extortion attempt
A disgruntled IT worker at a national industrial company in the US has been arrested after he launched an extortion campaign targeting his former employer in 2023. Daniel Rhyne was a core infrastructure engineer at an unnamed US-based industrial firm, and attempted to extort his company for $750,000 worth of Bitcoin. According to a press release issued by the US…
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