Tag: NSA

Source URL: https://www.theregister.com/2024/11/21/scattered_spider_suspects/ Source: The Register Title: Five Scattered Spider suspects indicted for phishing spree and crypto heists Feedly Summary: DoJ also shutters allleged crimeware and credit card mart PopeyeTools The US Department of Justice has issued an indictment that names five people accused of stealing millions in cryptocurrency – and we are told they…

Hacker News: Ghost Tap: New cash-out tactic with NFC Relay

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Source URL: https://www.threatfabric.com/blogs/ghost-tap-new-cash-out-tactic-with-nfc-relay Source: Hacker News Title: Ghost Tap: New cash-out tactic with NFC Relay Feedly Summary: Comments AI Summary and Description: Yes Summary: The text discusses a new cash-out tactic used by fraudsters, termed “Ghost Tap,” which involves relaying NFC traffic to covertly cash out stolen credit card information linked to mobile payment systems…

The Register: Mega US healthcare payments network restores system 9 months after ransomware attack

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Source URL: https://www.theregister.com/2024/11/20/change_healthcares_clearinghouse_services/ Source: The Register Title: Mega US healthcare payments network restores system 9 months after ransomware attack Feedly Summary: Change Healthcare’s $2 billion recovery is still a work in progress Still reeling from its February ransomware attack, Change Healthcare confirms its clearinghouse services are back up and running, almost exactly nine months since…

Wired: Inside the Booming ‘AI Pimping’ Industry

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Source URL: https://www.wired.com/story/ai-pimping-industry-deepfakes-instagram/ Source: Wired Title: Inside the Booming ‘AI Pimping’ Industry Feedly Summary: AI-generated influencers based on stolen images of real-life adult content creators are flooding social media. AI Summary and Description: Yes Summary: The text highlights the emerging issue of AI-generated influencers on Instagram that are appropriating the likenesses of real creators, leading…

Hacker News: Let’s Encrypt is 10 years old now

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Source URL: https://letsencrypt.org/2014/11/18/announcing-lets-encrypt/ Source: Hacker News Title: Let’s Encrypt is 10 years old now Feedly Summary: Comments AI Summary and Description: Yes Summary: The text discusses the launch of Let’s Encrypt, a free certificate authority aimed at simplifying the process of obtaining TLS certificates to enhance internet security. The initiative champions principles such as free…

Wired: Anyone Can Buy Data Tracking US Soldiers and Spies to Nuclear Vaults and Brothels in Germany

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Source URL: https://www.wired.com/story/phone-data-us-soldiers-spies-nuclear-germany/ Source: Wired Title: Anyone Can Buy Data Tracking US Soldiers and Spies to Nuclear Vaults and Brothels in Germany Feedly Summary: More than 3 billion phone coordinates collected by a US data broker expose the detailed movements of US military and intelligence workers in Germany—and the Pentagon is powerless to stop it.…

The Register: Microsoft Fabric promises transactions, analytics on one database service

Nov 19, 2024

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Source URL: https://www.theregister.com/2024/11/19/microsoft_data_platform_fabric_upgrade/ Source: The Register Title: Microsoft Fabric promises transactions, analytics on one database service Feedly Summary: Windows giant also improving Iceberg support after throwing lot in with Delta Parquet Ignite Microsoft is set to launch a database service that can manage transactional and analytical workloads in the same system.… AI Summary and Description:…

Hacker News: Expand.ai (YC S24) Is Hiring a Founding Engineer to Turn the Web into an API

Nov 19, 2024

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Source URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=42182503 Source: Hacker News Title: Expand.ai (YC S24) Is Hiring a Founding Engineer to Turn the Web into an API Feedly Summary: Comments AI Summary and Description: Yes Summary: The text describes the formation of an engineering team at expand.ai focused on developing web extraction agents that address the data bottleneck faced by…

Slashdot: HarperCollins Confirms It Has a Deal to Sell Authors’ Work to AI Company

Nov 18, 2024

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