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Mapping License Plate Scanners in the US
2024-11-13 12:06

DeFlock is a crowd-sourced project to map license plate scanners. It only records the fixed scanners, of course. The mobile scanners on cars are not mapped. The post Mapping License Plate Scanners...

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'Cybersecurity issue' at Food Lion parent blamed for US grocery mayhem
2024-11-12 19:30

Stores still open, but customers report delayed deliveries, invoicing issues, and more at Stop & Shop and others Retail giant Ahold Delhaize, which owns Food Lion and Stop & Shop, among others, is...

China's Volt Typhoon reportedly breached Singtel in 'test-run' for US telecom attacks
2024-11-06 02:30

Alleged intrusion spotted in June Chinese government cyberspies Volt Typhoon reportedly breached Singapore Telecommunications over the summer as part of their ongoing attacks against critical...

US warns of last-minute Iranian and Russian election influence ops
2024-11-05 16:23

The U.S. Cybersecurity & Infrastructure Security Agency is warning about last-minute influence operations conducted by Iranian and Russian actors to undermine the public trust in the integrity and...

US charges suspected Redline infostealer developer, admin
2024-10-29 16:14

The identity of a suspected developer and administrator of the Redline malware-as-a-service operation has been revealed: Russian national Maxim Rudometov. Infrastructure takedown As promised on...

US says Chinese hackers breached multiple telecom providers
2024-10-28 16:05

The FBI and the U.S. Cybersecurity & Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) have disclosed that Chinese hackers breached commercial telecommunication service providers in the United States. [...]

US lawmakers push DOJ to prosecute tax prep firms for leaking taxpayer data to big tech
2024-10-22 22:31

TaxSlayer, H&R Block, TaxAct, and Ramsey Solutions accused of sharing info with Meta and Google A quartet of Democratic lawmakers have penned a letter to the US Department of Justice asking it to...

Phishing scams and malicious domains take center stage as the US election approaches
2024-10-22 04:00

Phishing scams aimed at voters, malicious domain registrations impersonating candidates, and other threat activity designed to exploit unassuming victims take center stage as the US election...

China’s Spamouflage cranks up trolling of US Senator Rubio as election day looms
2024-10-21 22:30

Note to Xi: Marco and Ted Cruz aren't the same person China's Spamouflage disinformation crew has been targeting US Senator Marco Rubio (R-Florida) with its fake news campaigns over the past...

Troubled US insurance giant hit by extortion after data leak
2024-10-17 23:30

Globe Life claims blackmailers shared stolen into with short sellers US insurance provider Globe Life, already grappling with legal troubles, now faces a fresh headache: an extortion attempt...