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A Chinese government entity responsible for public relations attempted to open a stealth account on TikTok targeting Western audiences with propaganda, according to internal messages seen by Bloomberg.
https://www.wired.com/story/starlink-internet-dish-hack/
It cost a researcher only $25 worth of parts to create a tool that allows custom code to run on the satellite dishes.
A zero-day vulnerability in Google Chrome was discovered when attackers exploited it to target users in the Middle East, including journalists, cybersecurity firm Avast said Thursday.
The company attributed the attacks to a secretive Israeli firm known as Candiru — named after a notorious parasitic fish — that sells spyware to governments.
Amazon’s Ring devices are not just personal security cameras. They are also police cameras—whether you want them to be or not. The company now admits there are “emergency” instances when police can get warrantless access to Ring personal devices without the owner’s permission. This dangerous policy allows police, in conjunction with Ring, to decide when access should be granted to private video.
https://www.vice.com/en/article/z34xnw/hackers-say-they-can-unlock-and-start-honda-cars-remotely
The Honda models that Kevin2600 and his colleagues tested the attack on use a so-called rolling code mechanism, which means that—in theory—every time the car owner uses the keyfob, it sends a different code to open it. This should make it impossible to capture the code and use it again. But the researchers found that there is a flaw that allows them to roll back the codes and reuse old codes to open the car, Kevin2600 said.
Apparently, the first system breakdown of a driverless robot taxi fleet occurred. In San Francisco, at least a dozen autonomous Chevrolet Bolts from GM Cruise Automation were spotted blocking the intersection at Gough Street and Fulton Street for a couple of hours
https://www.reuters.com/investigates/special-report/usa-hackers-litigation/
A trove of thousands of email records uncovered by Reuters reveals Indian cyber mercenaries hacking parties involved in lawsuits around the world – showing how hired spies have become the secret weapon of litigants seeking an edge.
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Reuters identified 35 legal cases since 2013 in which Indian hackers attempted to obtain documents from one side or another of a courtroom battle by sending them password-stealing emails.
The messages were often camouflaged as innocuous communications from clients, colleagues, friends or family. They were aimed at giving the hackers access to targets’ inboxes and, ultimately, private or attorney-client privileged information.
https://www.flatpanelshd.com/news.php
Samsung has been caught cheating by designing its TVs to recognize and react to test patterns used by reviewers
https://tidbits.com/2022/06/27/why-passkeys-will-be-simpler-and-more-secure-than-passwords/
Apple has unveiled its version of passkeys, an industry-standard replacement for passwords that offers more security and protection against hijacking while simultaneously being far simpler in nearly every respect.
The Federal Trade Commission is taking action against Twitter, Inc. for deceptively using account security data for targeted advertising. Twitter asked users to give their phone numbers and email addresses to protect their accounts. The firm then profited by allowing advertisers to use this data to target specific users.
https://www.nrk.no/norge/datatilsynet-gir-nav-5-mill.-kroner-i-gebyr-for-cv-deling-1.15976963
– Vi gir en smekk til Nav. De har krevd at arbeidssøkere har tilgjengeliggjort CV-en sin i en database hvor alle personopplysninger da er tilgjengelig for alle arbeidsgivere, sier Stang Dahl.
Millions of digital locks worldwide, including on Tesla cars, can be remotely unlocked by hackers exploiting a vulnerability in Bluetooth technology, a cybersecurity firm said on Tuesday.
In a video shared with Reuters, NCC Group researcher Sultan Qasim Khan was able to open and then drive a Tesla using a small relay device attached to a laptop which bridged a large gap between the Tesla and the Tesla owner’s phone.
“This proves that any product relying on a trusted BLE connection is vulnerable to attacks even from the other side of the world,” the UK-based firm said in a statement, referring to the Bluetooth Low Energy (BLE) protocol – technology used in millions of cars and smart locks which automatically open when in close proximity to an authorised device.
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NCC Group said such a vulnerability was not like a traditional bug which could be fixed with a software patch and added BLE-based authentication was not originally designed for use in locking mechanisms.
https://apnews.com/article/technology-california-los-angeles-a8412a63a4e392e95a47da1b4a539a68
The driver of a Tesla operating on autopilot must stand trial for a crash that killed two people in a Los Angeles suburb, a judge ruled Thursday.
https://www.nrk.no/norge/advarer-mot-skreddersydd-svindel-etter-datalekkasje-1.15963551
Personopplysningene som er på avveie etter det store datainnbruddet mot Norkart, kan åpne for mer utspekulerte former for svindel, tror ekspert.
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Conti published most of the 672 GB dump that appears to contain data belonging to the Costa Rican government agencies.