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India mandates SIM-linked messaging apps to fight rising fraud<gwmw style="display:none;"></gwmw>

India ordered messaging apps to work only with active SIM cards linked to users’ phone numbers to curb fraud and…

2 weeks ago

U.S. sanctioned North Korea bankers for laundering funds linked to cyberattacks and peapons program

U.S. sanctions North Korea bankers and firms accused of laundering cybercrime funds used to finance the country’s nuclear weapons program.…

1 month ago

LinkedIn sues ProAPIs for $15K/Month LinkedIn data scraping scheme

LinkedIn sued ProAPIs and its CEO Rahmat Alam for running millions of fake accounts to scrape and sell user data,…

2 months ago

DoJ resentenced former BreachForums admin to three years in prison

The U.S. Department of Justice (DoJ) resentenced the former administrator of the popular BreachForums hacking forum BreachForums to three years…

3 months ago

France’s CNIL fined Google $379M and Shein $175M for breaching cookie rules

France’s data watchdog fined Google $379M (€325 million) and Shein $175M (€150 million) for breaching cookie rules. The French data…

4 months ago

$10M reward for Russia’s FSB officers accused of hacking US Critical infrastructure

US offers $10M for Russian FSB officers Tyukov, Gavrilov & Akulov, accused of attacking US critical infrastructure and over 500…

4 months ago

Britain targets Kyrgyz financial institutions, crypto networks aiding Kremlin

The UK has imposed new sanctions on Kyrgyz financial institutions and crypto networks accused of helping Russia evade restrictions. The…

4 months ago

<gwmw style="display: none; background-color: transparent;"></gwmw>Germany limits police spyware use to serious crimes<gwmw style="display: none; background-color: transparent;"></gwmw>

Germany’s top court ruled police can use spyware only for crimes punishable by at least three years in prison. Germany’s…

4 months ago

Taiwan flags security risks in popular Chinese apps after official probe

Taiwan warns Chinese apps like TikTok and WeChat pose security risks due to excessive data collection and data transfers to…

5 months ago

Google fined $314M for misusing idle Android users’ data

Google must pay $314M after a California court ruled it misused idle Android users' data. The case ends a class-action…

6 months ago

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