Police hacked Exclu 'secure' message platform to snoop on criminals

The Dutch police announced on Friday that they dismantled the Exclu encrypted communications platform after hacking into the service to monitor the activities of criminal organizations. [...]

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Dashlane password manager open-sourced its Android and iOS apps

Dashlane announced it had made the source code for its Android and iOS apps available on GitHub under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 license. [...]

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New Dingo crypto token found charging a 99% transaction fee

Researchers at IT security company Check Point security have flagged Dingo Token as a potential scam after finding a function that allows the project's owner to manipulate trading fees up to 99% of the transaction value. [...]

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Linux version of Royal Ransomware targets VMware ESXi servers

Royal Ransomware is the latest ransomware operation to add support for encrypting Linux devices to its most recent malware variants, specifically targeting VMware ESXi virtual machines. [...]

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NY attorney general forces spyware vendor to alert victims

The New York attorney general's office has announced a $410,000 fine against a stalkerware developer who used 16 companies to promote surveillance tools illegally. [...]

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Bermuda hit by major internet and power outage

Bermuda experienced a widespread power outage on Friday which impacted the island's internet and phone services. Calling it a "serious incident" at BELCO, the Bermudian power supplier, the government has advised customers to "unplug all sensitive electrical equipment" as crews work around the clock on restoration efforts. [...]

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Bermuda hit by widespread internet outage amid power cut

Bermuda experienced a widespread power outage on Friday which impacted the island's internet and phone services. Calling it a "serious incident" at BELCO, the Bermudian power supplier, the government has advised customers to "unplug all sensitive electrical equipment" as crews work around the clock on restoration efforts. [...]

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The Week in Ransomware - February 3rd 2023 - Ending with a mess

While the week started slowly, it turned into a big ransomware mess, with attacks striking a big blow at businesses running VMware ESXi servers. [...]

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TruthFinder, Instant Checkmate confirm data breach affecting 20M customers

PeopleConnect, the owners of the TruthFinder and Instant Checkmate background check services, confirmed they suffered a data breach after hackers leaked a 2019 backup database containing the info of millions of customers. [...]

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InstantCheckmate, TruthFinder confirm data breach affecting 20M customers

PeopleConnect, the owners of the TruthFinder and Instant Checkmate background check services, confirmed they suffered a data breach after hackers leaked a 2019 backup database containing the info of millions of customers. [...]

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