Tried to sell top secret docs for the low, low price of $85K A former NSA employee has been sentenced to 262 months in prison for attempting to freelance as a Russian spy.... [...]
Third of a million developer accounts kiboshed, too Google says it stopped 2.28 million Android apps from being published in its official Play Store last year because they violated security rules.... [...]
Cash to go out as refunds to punters The FTC today announced it would be sending refunds totaling $5.6 million to Ring customers, paid from the Amazon subsidiary's coffers.... [...]
Prosecutors believe one frikkin' laser did make its way to Beijing Germany has arrested three citizens who allegedly tried to transfer military technology to China, a violation of the country's export rules.... [...]
Still available in Hong Kong and Macau, for now Apple has removed four apps from its China-regional app store, including Meta's WhatsApp and Threads, after it was ordered to do so by Beijing for security reasons.... [...]
Apparently an attempt to damage Ukraine's war effort Bavarian state police have arrested two German-Russian citizens on suspicion of being Russian spies and planning to bomb industrial and military facilities that participate in efforts to assist Ukraine defend itself against Vladimir Putin’s illegal invasion.... [...]
Hard-coded credentials last thing you want in home security app Some smart locks controlled by Chirp Systems' software can be remotely unlocked by strangers thanks to a critical security vulnerability.... [...]
Another one bytes the dust In an incredibly rare move, Google is killing off one of its online services – this time, VPN for Google One.... [...]
Of course, it helps if you don't live in a potential disaster zone US insurance companies are reportedly relying on aerial photos from drones to deny claims.... [...]
Just disabling Siri requires visits to five submenus A study has concluded that Apple's privacy practices aren't particularly effective, because default apps on the iPhone and Mac have limited privacy settings and confusing configuration options.... [...]
Flaws enable privilege escalation and remote code execution Nvidia's AI-powered ChatRTX app launched just six week ago but already has received patches for two security vulnerabilities that enabled attack vectors, including privilege escalation and remote code execution.... [...]
Supply chain attack targeted GitHub community of Top.gg Discord server More than 170,000 users are said to have been affected by an attack using fake Python infrastructure with "successful exploitation of multiple victims."... [...]
For now, cryptographic work should be run on slower Icestorm cores The GoFetch vulnerability found on Apple M-series and Intel Raptor Lake CPUs has been further unpacked by the researchers who first disclosed it.... [...]