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Your webcam might be shuttered, but an ambient light sensor is also a risk for being spied on

There's a dark side to ambient light sensors that you may not realize, and some researchers have found a novel way to exploit this component.

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Hackers threaten 10 million people's health records after the ransom wasn't paid

Hackers have released personal information, including health records, on 10 million people after an insurance company refused to pay the ransom.

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Russian TVs hacked to show grim message about dead Ukrainian children

On the same day that Russia celebrated the defeat of Nazi Germany, smart TV's across the nation were hacked to show a grim message.

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Hackers attack cryptocurrency ecosystems, $700m stolen in three months

Within the first three months of 2022, hackers have targeted cryptocurrency ecosystems and have walked away with $700 million.

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Ukraine's president has been deep-faked telling his army to surrender

Hackers have circulated a deep-faked video of Ukrainian president Volodymyr Zelenskyy where he tells his soldiers to surrender.

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Hundreds of thousands of hackers have banded together to fight Russia

Hundreds of thousands of people have formed a group of hackers that are designated tasks to fight Vladimir Putin digitally.

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Cyber Polygon: worldwide drill right NOW for 'Cyber Pandemic'

The World Economic Forum is hosting Cyber Polygon, a multi-day event that simulates a Cyber Pandemic -- a worldwide attack.

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US recovers MILLIONS in Bitcoin paid to Colonial Pipeline hackers

Colonial Pipeline Co. CEO Joseph Blount confirms his company paid $4.4 million in ransom to hackers in cryptocurrency Bitcoin.

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Foreign hackers breach networks of DoD, US nuclear weapons agency

US Department of Energy and National Nuclear Security Administration have been compromised, in major cybersecurity attack.

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Qualcomm announces vulnerability bounty program

Qualcomm says that they will offer up to $15,000 per vulnerability.

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Huge cyber attack involved 10s of millions IP addresses

According to DownDetector's outage map, the DDoS attack primarily targeted US users.

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This map shows cyber attacks in real-time

The map shows that the majority of the attacks are directed towards the US, and most of them come from the US and China.

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EA servers are down, the DDoSing starts early this year

EA's servers, including origin, are currently down, and logging in might be a tad difficult. This might be a holiday tradition.

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Report: 40% of Americans impacted by healthcare data breaches

40% of Americans compromised in healthcare data breach.

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Lawsuits over Ashley Madison data dump will be a challenge to win

Anyone trying to sue following Ashley Madison data dump will likely have tough legal battle.

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Avid Life Media offers more than $375,000 bounty to identify hackers

Ashley Madison parent company offering $500,000 reward to track down hackers.

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Florida State Attorney Jeff Ashton apologizes for using Ashley Madison

Yet another political leader admits to using Ashley Madison.

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Political leader: Used Ashley Madison for 'opposition research'

O RLY?!?

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Divorce lawyers could be busy following Ashley Madison data dump

It looks like people are calling divorce lawyers after Ashley Madison data dump.

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Ashley Madison hackers say 'nobody was watching,' bad site security

The Impact Team speaks out regarding the group's infamous hack.

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Ashley Madison breach could lead to people being injured or killed?

Could Ashley Madison data breach lead to killings?

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Hackers compromising web ads, loving news and weather sites

Criminals finding all sorts of exciting ways to compromise users.

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'Islamic State Hacking Division' compromises US military personnel

Islamic State hacking division apparently compromised US military personnel.

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Hackers hijacking your webcam and finding ways to profit from it

Oh, those pesky hackers.

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Chinese hackers suspected in recent cyberattack on United Airlines

Chinese hackers responsible for attack against United Airlines?

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US government unsure what to do after major cyberattacks

United States not really sure what to do after major cyberattacks.

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Anonymous continues siege against Canadian intelligence agency

Anonymous takes aim at Canadian government.

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Israel focusing more on cybersecurity as it faces nonstop attacks

Israel trying to build a 'hack-proof' infrastructure.

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Anonymous takes credit for hacking US Census Bureau

Oh, Anonymous.

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FBI director warns of cyberattacks from terrorist groups

FBI concerned terrorists want to launch more sophisticated cyberattacks.

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Ashley Madison hacked, with 37 million accounts at risk

Cheating and adultery site Ashley Madison has been hacked, with 37 million accounts at the risk of exposure.

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US officials think China is behind massive OPM data breach

US officials think China is involved in massive OPM breach.

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Senators tear into OPM director for data breach, cybersecurity issues

OPM director hears from angry Senators.

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Kaspersky: Connected things will be a popular target for hackers

Cybersecurity expert warns hackers will absolutely love compromised connected Things.

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Anonymous brings down Canadian government websites with cyberattacks

Anonymous recently took aim at Canadian government websites.

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North Korea threatens to 'wage a cyber war' against United States

North Korea wants cyberwar against the United States?

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Union: Personal data of every federal employee compromised by hackers

Doh!

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'Celebgate' hacking scandal actually much bigger than believed

Remember that hacking scandal related to nude celebrity photos? Yeah. Well, it's worse than we thought.

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US tech companies don't want Obama to interfere with encryption

Hands off encryption, Silicon Valley companies request.

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OPM knew its computer system was at risk from hacker attacks

US knew of threat to OPM's computer system.

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President Obama: Cybersecurity vulnerabilities will accelerate

President Obama admits there are plenty of cybersecurity issues facing the US.

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Security experts say US government must make cybersecurity changes

Cybersecurity experts share their opinion of the recent OPM data breach disclosure.

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IRS still using Windows XP, and has more than 300 cybersecurity staff

IRS has plenty of cybersecurity staff, but they were... busy doing other things?

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United States tried a Stuxnet-like attack targeting North Korea

The United States tried a Stuxnet-like campaign to hit North Korea.

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AP: IRS believes tax data thieves came from Russia

IRS tax thieves likely were from Russia, the IRS believes.

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Former CIA director says United States faces threat of cyberterrorism

Does the United States pose a realistic threat of cyberterrorism?

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Criminals receiving bitcoin ransom payments converting money fast

Cybercriminals victimizing users with ransomware are converting bitcoins into currency due to volatile valuation.

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Following more data breaches, consumers learning to pay attention

US consumers are learning to be more proactive in making sure they follow credit card activity, and their personal credit scores, following data breaches.

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US government cracking down, says 'no more free passes' to hackers

The US government looking for new techniques to punish hackers operating with foreign state sponsorship.

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Federal government trying to compete with private sector for workers

The US federal government lacks an appropriate number of cyber defenders to keep its networks safe, according to a report.