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Google is settling a class-action lawsuit over how it tracks data from individuals using browsers in “private” or “incognito” mode. The plaintiffs in Brown et al v. Google LLC alleged that Google violated US federal laws regarding wiretapping and invasion of privacy, by continuing to track, collect, and identify browsing data from users of “Incognito…

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Ukrainian cyber defenders report that fast-acting Russian military intelligence hackers have been targeting government agencies as well as organizations in Poland using backdoor malware tied to phishing lures based on a fake letter from the Ukrainian deputy prime minister. The Computer Emergency Response Team of Ukraine on Thursday detailed a spear-phishing campaign that it has…

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A Russian man accused by the United States of trafficking in a hacked database of online credentials will apparently evade American courts after the Russian government said it had succeeded in extraditing him. Russian prosecutors said authorities in Kazakhstan will transfer the man, Nikita Kislitsin, to face charges related to an October 2022 hacking incident…

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On Sunday night in the United Arab Emirates (UAE), hackers took over television streams around the country to broadcast an AI-delivered message about the war in Gaza. According to the Khaleej Times, the attack affected “European live channels” streaming on the HK1 RBOX, an Android-based set-top box. Emiratis watching the BBC, quiz shows, and more…

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Expect governments to impose greater levels of cybersecurity regulation if businesses cannot defend against major attacks and stop breaches from happening. That’s a prediction from Black Hat founder Jeff Moss, speaking at Black Hat Europe in London this week. He believes that eventually, the world will come to a tipping point where too many highly…

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While the hackers were only able to get into about 14,000 accounts, or 0.1 percent of its customers, they were able to see information shared by genetically linked relatives at 23andMe, a spokesperson said in reply to an AFP inquiry. 23andMe is in the process of notifying affected customers and has hardened account security by…

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Critical infrastructure in multiple US states may have been compromised by Iran-affiliated attackers targeting programmable logic controllers (PLCs). A warning from the FBI, Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA), National Security Agency (NSA), the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), and the Israel National Cyber Directorate comes after an attack was detected on a Pennsylvania water authority…

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Nation-state hacking groups based in China have sharply ramped up cyberattacks against Taiwan this year, according to multiple reports. With geopolitical tensions and a trade war acting as a backdrop, China-led cyberattacks on Taiwan are rising sharply, according to multiple security reports. In the latest report about alleged China-sponsored cyberattacks on Taiwan, Kate Morgan, a…

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Ukraine’s intelligence service announced they have hacked Russia’s Federal Air Transport Agency, ‘Rosaviatsia.’ The attack is the result of a complex special cyber operation. “The Defence Intelligence of Ukraine informs that as a result of a successful complex special operation in cyberspace, a large volume of confidential documents of the structural subdivision of the Russian…

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The Canadian government declared that two of its contractors, Brookfield Global Relocation Services (BGRS) and SIRVA Worldwide Relocation & Moving Services, have been hacked, resulting in the exposure of sensitive information belonging to an undisclosed number of government employees. Data belonging to current and former Government of Canada employees, members of the Canadian Armed Forces…