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U.S. says troops were targeted with location data, as senator warns ad industry is a ‘national security threat’

U.S. says troops were targeted with location data, as senator warns ad industry is a ‘national security threat’

The U.S. Department of Defense has confirmed that adversaries have targeted and surveilled serving military personnel on the battlefield using commercial location data, the latest demonstration of how information collected from phones and computers can… 

UK Visa Portal exposed thousands of applicants’ passports and selfies — then called the lawyers on us

UK Visa Portal exposed thousands of applicants’ passports and selfies — then called the lawyers on us

A website called UK Visa Portal publicly exposed thousands of passports and selfie photos of applicants who paid the site to obtain a U.K. immigration visa, TechCrunch has learned. An anonymous person notified TechCrunch about… 

CrowdStrike and Google take down botnet used by hackers to target software developers in supply chain attacks

CrowdStrike and Google take down botnet used by hackers to target software developers in supply chain attacks

CrowdStrike, working with Google and Shadowserver, a nonprofit organization that scans and monitors the internet for cyberattacks, took down a botnet that cybercriminals used to push malware and steal passwords from open-source software developers. The… 

Ghost hackers: the cybersecurity mystery that nobody has solved

Ghost hackers: the cybersecurity mystery that nobody has solved

In the long history of hacking, there have been numerous data breaches that, years or even decades later, remain unsolved. Countless hackers and hacking groups behind them have never been unmasked.   But prolific hacking groups do get caught. This is true whether they’re cybercriminals such as…