Sensitive information of over 800,000 VW Group EV owners (Volkswagen, Audi, Seat, Skoda), including GPS coordinates, was exposed on an unprotected, misconfigured AWS cloud database for months before being reported.
confirmed 1 article 2024-12-31
VW Group over 800000 EV customers' sensitive data GPS coordinates Volkswagen Audi Seat Skoda unprotected AWS database
Sensitive data of over 800K VW Group EV customers, including GPS coordinates, was exposed on an unprotected AWS database for months before being reported
Carscoops · 2024-12-31 · #13
U.S. officials attribute the Treasury breach to China-backed (state‑sponsored) actors.
confirmed 1 article 2024-12-31
China United States Department of the Treasury
Letter: the US Treasury says China-backed hackers gained access to some Treasury workstations and unclassified docs; a vendor notified it of the hack on Dec. 8
TechCrunch · 2024-12-31 · #20
The arrested soldier is suspected of being the hacker known as Kiberphant0m.
confirmed 1 article 2024-12-31
20-year-old U.S. Army soldier Kiberphant0m
The US arrests a US Army soldier on suspicion of being Kiberphant0m, who sold sensitive customer call records stolen from AT&T and Verizon in the Snowflake hack
Krebs on Security · 2024-12-31 · #1
Researchers found about 4.5 million GitHub "stars" they suspect are fake, suggesting widespread inauthentic inflation of repository popularity.
confirmed 1 article 2024-12-31
Researchers GitHub repositories
Researchers find 4.5M “stars” on GitHub repos they suspect are fake; in July, Check Point found a network of inauthentic users starring repos containing malware
BleepingComputer · 2024-12-31 · #10
Complexities of syncing passkeys to password managers can contribute to platform lock-in.
rumored 1 article 2024-12-31
passkeys password managers platform lock-in
The technology of passkeys is elegant, but the complexities of syncing them to password managers can contribute to platform lock-in and make them less usable
Ars Technica · 2024-12-31 · #22
In July, Check Point discovered a network of inauthentic users that were starring GitHub repositories which contained malware.
confirmed 1 article 2024-12-31
Check Point GitHub repositories containing malware
Researchers find 4.5M “stars” on GitHub repos they suspect are fake; in July, Check Point found a network of inauthentic users starring repos containing malware
BleepingComputer · 2024-12-31 · #10
China denies involvement in the Treasury cyber incident, calling the claims political.
denied 1 article 2024-12-31
China United States Department of the Treasury hack
Letter: the US Treasury says China-backed hackers gained access to some Treasury workstations and unclassified docs; a vendor notified it of the hack on Dec. 8
TechCrunch · 2024-12-31 · #20
Enthusiastic adoption by Big Tech can undermine or extinguish the benefits of passkeys.
rumored 1 article 2024-12-31
Big Tech passkeys
The technology of passkeys is elegant, but the complexities of syncing them to password managers can contribute to platform lock-in and make them less usable
Ars Technica · 2024-12-31 · #22
Kiberphant0m is accused of selling sensitive customer call records stolen from AT&T and Verizon in the Snowflake hack.
confirmed 1 article 2024-12-31
Kiberphant0m sensitive customer call records AT&T Verizon Snowflake hack
The US arrests a US Army soldier on suspicion of being Kiberphant0m, who sold sensitive customer call records stolen from AT&T and Verizon in the Snowflake hack
Krebs on Security · 2024-12-31 · #1
A stolen vendor authentication key was reportedly used to remotely access Treasury employee workstations and obtain unclassified documents.
confirmed 1 article 2024-12-31
stolen vendor key United States Department of the Treasury workstations unclassified documents
Letter: the US Treasury says China-backed hackers gained access to some Treasury workstations and unclassified docs; a vendor notified it of the hack on Dec. 8
TechCrunch · 2024-12-31 · #20
The U.S. Treasury says China-backed hackers remotely accessed certain Treasury workstations and obtained unclassified, unclassified documents; a third-party vendor notified Treasury on Dec. 8.
confirmed 1 article 2024-12-31
United States Department of the Treasury unclassified documents
Letter: the US Treasury says China-backed hackers gained access to some Treasury workstations and unclassified docs; a vendor notified it of the hack on Dec. 8
TechCrunch · 2024-12-31 · #20
Alipay is positioned as a rival to Tencent's WeChat.
confirmed 1 article 2024-12-31
Alipay WeChat
Ant Group's payment app Alipay adds an AI-powered image search feature as it tries to become a super app like rival Tencent's WeChat
South China Morning Post · 2024-12-31 · #11
A third‑party vendor reported (widely reported as BeyondTrust) that a stolen vendor key was used to remotely access Treasury workstations and unclassified documents; the vendor notified Treasury on Dec. 8.
confirmed 1 article 2024-12-31
BeyondTrust United States Department of the Treasury workstations unclassified documents
Letter: the US Treasury says China-backed hackers gained access to some Treasury workstations and unclassified docs; a vendor notified it of the hack on Dec. 8
TechCrunch · 2024-12-31 · #20
Police seized thousands of devices containing fake social-media profiles and financial records near the scam center.
confirmed 1 article 2024-12-30
Philippine police thousands of devices with fake social-media profiles and financial records
Philippine investigators say Alice Guo, ex-mayor of the Bamban town, owned the land on which a “pig butchering” scam center was built, housing ~3,000 scammers
Wall Street Journal · 2024-12-30 · #7
Scammers at the center reportedly slept between shifts while conducting fraud operations.
confirmed 1 article 2024-12-30
Scammers at the center slept between shifts
Philippine investigators say Alice Guo, ex-mayor of the Bamban town, owned the land on which a “pig butchering” scam center was built, housing ~3,000 scammers
Wall Street Journal · 2024-12-30 · #7
Some residents and lawmakers express concern that the rapid pace of data center growth in the Atlanta metro has gone too far.
confirmed 1 article 2024-12-30
Atlanta metro data center growth residents lawmakers
Some residents and lawmakers worry that the pace of Atlanta metro's data center growth, projected to hit 4,000+ MW by 2028, up 30x since 2012, has gone too far
Wall Street Journal · 2024-12-30 · #24
A continued emphasis on ad and licensing revenue could accelerate Reddit's 'enshittification' (decline in community quality).
rumored 1 article 2024-12-30
Reddit enshittification ad revenue content licensing revenue
Reddit must continue growing its ad and content licensing revenue to justify its market valuation, which could fast-track the platform's “enshittification”
Slate · 2024-12-30 · #23
Digg lost its community after changes that favored popular content over diverse interests.
confirmed 1 article 2024-12-30
Digg popular-content prioritization diverse interests
Reddit must continue growing its ad and content licensing revenue to justify its market valuation, which could fast-track the platform's “enshittification”
Slate · 2024-12-30 · #23
The scam center reportedly housed about 3,000 scammers who operated the pig-butchering fraud scheme.
confirmed 1 article 2024-12-30
Pig butchering scam center ~3,000 scammers
Philippine investigators say Alice Guo, ex-mayor of the Bamban town, owned the land on which a “pig butchering” scam center was built, housing ~3,000 scammers
Wall Street Journal · 2024-12-30 · #7
Most of the scammers at the center were Chinese.
confirmed 1 article 2024-12-30
Scammers at the center mostly Chinese
Philippine investigators say Alice Guo, ex-mayor of the Bamban town, owned the land on which a “pig butchering” scam center was built, housing ~3,000 scammers
Wall Street Journal · 2024-12-30 · #7
Sources say Israel transformed its intelligence unit Unit 8200 into an AI testing ground years before the Gaza war.
rumored 1 article 2024-12-30
Israel Unit 8200
Sources detail the IDF's Unit 8200, which identifies human targets as candidates for elimination amid the Israel-Hamas war; one source calls it an “AI factory”
Washington Post · 2024-12-30 · #2
Reports and video indicate Wan Kuok-koi met with another alleged Chinese crime boss in Laos.
confirmed 1 article 2024-12-30
Wan Kuok-koi another alleged Chinese crime boss
Law enforcement officials worldwide say Chinese mafia boss Wan Kuok-koi, aka Broken Tooth, has played a central role in the emergence of “pig butchering” scams
Wall Street Journal · 2024-12-30 · #6
Chinese mafia boss Wan Kuok-koi (aka Broken Tooth) is reported to have played a central role in the emergence of billion-dollar 'pig butchering' scams.
confirmed 1 article 2024-12-30
Wan Kuok-koi pig butchering scams
Law enforcement officials worldwide say Chinese mafia boss Wan Kuok-koi, aka Broken Tooth, has played a central role in the emergence of “pig butchering” scams
Wall Street Journal · 2024-12-30 · #6
A video circulated on Chinese social media showed Wan Kuok-koi stepping off a plane in Laos wearing a T-shirt with the Wagner Group logo.
confirmed 1 article 2024-12-30
Wan Kuok-koi Wagner Group
Law enforcement officials worldwide say Chinese mafia boss Wan Kuok-koi, aka Broken Tooth, has played a central role in the emergence of “pig butchering” scams
Wall Street Journal · 2024-12-30 · #6
Michael Veale concurs that AI does not necessarily outthink people but raises the question of how simple AI could scale social engineering in ransomware attacks.
rumored 1 article 2024-12-30
Michael Veale AI ransomware social engineering
How cloud computing, AI, and geopolitics could shape the evolution of ransomware, which could cost victims $265B annually by 2031, as the AIDS Trojan turns 35
CNBC · 2024-12-30 · #8
The picks have vowed to remove or reduce online censorship, a stance that would directly impact social media companies' moderation practices.
confirmed 1 article 2024-12-30
Trump's F.C.C. and F.T.C. picks online censorship social media companies
Donald Trump's next term may widen the longstanding speech divide between the US and Europe, putting social media companies in the middle of a global tug-of-war
New York Times · 2024-12-30 · #15
China has collaborated with neighboring countries on raids that rounded up people suspected of victimizing Chinese nationals.
confirmed 1 article 2024-12-30
China people suspected of victimizing Chinese nationals
Law enforcement officials worldwide say Chinese mafia boss Wan Kuok-koi, aka Broken Tooth, has played a central role in the emergence of “pig butchering” scams
Wall Street Journal · 2024-12-30 · #6
Sources report that IDF Unit 8200 identifies human targets as candidates for elimination.
rumored 1 article 2024-12-30
IDF Unit 8200 human targets
Sources detail the IDF's Unit 8200, which identifies human targets as candidates for elimination amid the Israel-Hamas war; one source calls it an “AI factory”
Washington Post · 2024-12-30 · #2
CNBC argues the threat from AI in ransomware is somewhat overblown, noting that simple social engineering is often the most successful attack vector.
rumored 1 article 2024-12-30
CNBC AI ransomware social engineering
How cloud computing, AI, and geopolitics could shape the evolution of ransomware, which could cost victims $265B annually by 2031, as the AIDS Trojan turns 35
CNBC · 2024-12-30 · #8
A source describes Unit 8200 as an "AI factory."
rumored 1 article 2024-12-30
Unit 8200 AI factory
Sources detail the IDF's Unit 8200, which identifies human targets as candidates for elimination amid the Israel-Hamas war; one source calls it an “AI factory”
Washington Post · 2024-12-30 · #2