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Hurry! Mattress Firm is taking $300 off this excellent Sleepy’s mattress
The first Memorial Day mattress sales of 2025 will soon start to appear. For example, right now Mattress Firm is knocking $300 off an excellent hybrid mattress that’s suitable for just about any type of sleeper. For a limited time, you can get the Sleepy’s by Sealy Hybrid HD Mattress (queen) on sale for $1,399 at Mattress Firm. That’s $300…
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Grinex exchange suspected rebrand of sanctioned Garantex crypto firm
A new cryptocurrency exchange named Grinex is believed to be a rebrand of Garantex, a Russian cryptocurrency exchange whose domains were seized by the U.S. authorities and an admin arrested. According to a new report by blockchain intelligence firm TRM Labs, Grinex shows strong ties to Garantex’s previous operations but has not determined if it’s currently being used for illicit…
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European tech firm rallies for digital sovereignty amid rising tech nationalism globally – Computerworld
Building a European tech ecosystem Netcompany, a publicly listed IT services provider with operations across Europe, is among a growing number of regional firms advocating for digital sovereignty. Their CEO’s comments underline the urgency to reduce reliance on US-based cloud giants and software vendors. Instead, the letter encourages a continental effort to cultivate indigenous technologies that align with European legal…
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Hacked law firm ‘didn’t think it was a data breach’ – the ICO disagreed
A UK law firm has been fined after failing to report a cyber attack, claiming it didn’t think it constituted a data breach. The Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) has hit Merseyside-based DPP Law with a £60,000 penalty for the 2022 hack, which saw sensitive personal data leaked on the dark web. A lack of multi-factor authentication (MFA) on a rarely-used…
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Cybersecurity firm buying hacker forum accounts to spy on cybercriminals
Swiss cybersecurity firm Prodaft has launched a new initiative called ‘Sell your Source’ where the company purchases verified and aged accounts on hacking forums to to spy on cybercriminals. The goal is to use these accounts to infiltrate cybercrime spaces and communities, collecting valuable intelligence that could lead to the exposure of malicious operations and platforms. “As a threat intelligence company,…
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Scale of Dell job cuts laid bare as firm sheds 10% of staff in a year
Dell Technologies’ workforce has reduced significantly in recent years, figures show, with headcount at the tech giant dropping by 10% in 2025 alone. The fall in employee numbers isn’t a surprise given Dell announced job losses back in August. Dell Technologies attributed these cuts to its current sharpened focus on AI, with the company reorganizing teams and fueling investment in…
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Multi-billion dollar energy investment firm notifies hundreds of a data breach that compromised SSNs
Luxembourg energy investment firm Ikav Energy this week confirmed it notified hundreds of Americans about a December 2024 data breach that compromised their names and Social Security numbers. Ikav notified 722 people in Texas and 15 in Massachusetts of the breach, with more victims expected as more states disclose their own breach figures. Ransomware group DragonForce claimed responsibility for the…
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Accounting firm Legacy Professionals notifies 191K people of data breach that compromised SSNs, health info
Accounting firm Legacy Professionals this week confirmed it notified 190,818 people about an April 2024 data breach that compromised names, Social Security numbers, driver’s license numbers, medical treatments, and health insurance info. Ransomware gang LockBit claimed responsibility for the attack in August 2024, when it gave Legacy Professionals two weeks to pay an undisclosed sum in ransom. Legacy Professionals has…
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Google Cuts Off uBlock Origin on Chrome as Firefox Stands Firm on Ad Blockers
Google’s latest crackdown on browser extension has rendered popular ad blockers like uBlock Origin inoperable on Chrome, as the company pushes forward with its switch to Manifest V3. The move, which critics say weakens privacy protections, affects all Chromium-based browsers, including Microsoft Edge. Meanwhile, Firefox is doubling down on its commitment to ad-blocking tools, promising to support both Manifest V2…
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3.3 million people were exposed in the DISA data breach – it took the firm 10 months to disclose the incident
Background check firm DISA Global Solutions has revealed it suffered a data breach exposing millions of sensitive records – nearly a year after the incident first occurred. The breach, first discovered on April 22, 2024, had been allowing an unauthorized third-party to access data on around 3.3 million people since February 9th. “Although our forensics investigation could not definitively conclude…
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