AWS wiped my account of 10 years, says open source dev
An open source developer claims AWS deleted his decade-old account without warning, wiping all associated data. He suspects this may have been due to a botched test of a script…
Mauritius investigates AFRINIC as African institutions show support ahead of new elections
Mauritius investigates AFRINIC as African institutions show support ahead of new elections AFRINIC, the African Network Information Centre, is facing a government-ordered investigation by Mauritius as it prepares for new…
Meta Eavesdropped On Period-Tracker App’s Users, Jury Rules
A San Francisco jury has ruled that Meta violated the California Invasion of Privacy Act by collecting sensitive data from users of the Flo period-tracking app without their consent. The…
Tornado Cash Co-Founder Storm Guilty in Crypto Mixing Case
Summary A Manhattan jury has found Roman Storm, co-founder of Tornado Cash, guilty of conspiring to operate an unlicensed money-transfer business. While the jury was unable to reach a consensus…
Google Suffers Data Breach in Ongoing Salesforce Data Theft Attacks
Summary Google has fallen victim to a data breach linked to ongoing Salesforce CRM attacks by the ShinyHunters extortion group. This incident, which occurred in June, involved infiltrating Google’s Salesforce…
Call of Duty’s Anti-Cheat Will Require TPM 2.0 and Secure Boot for PC Players
Activision’s new security measures for PC players of Call of Duty: Black Ops 7 require enabling Trusted Platform Module (TPM) 2.0 and Windows Secure Boot. These features aim to verify…
VexTrio Cybercrime Outfit Run by Legit Ad Tech Firms
VexTrio Cybercrime Outfit Run by Legit Ad Tech Firms BLACK HAT USA – Las Vegas – Wednesday, Aug. 6 — New research unveils that much of the malicious traffic distribution…
AWS wiped my account of 10 years, says open source dev
Summary An open source developer is facing a nightmare after AWS deleted his decade-old account, taking all his data with it. Abdelkader Boudih, known online as Seuros, claims that the…
Meta Eavesdropped On Period-Tracker App’s Users, Jury Rules
A jury in San Francisco has ruled that Meta, the parent company of Facebook, violated the California Invasion of Privacy Act by collecting sensitive data from users of the Flo…
Google Suffers Data Breach in Ongoing Salesforce Data Theft Attacks
Summary Google has become the latest victim in a series of data breaches involving Salesforce CRM, attributed to the ShinyHunters extortion group. Reports indicate that the group has been conducting…