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  • The Register: 4chan, the ‘internet’s litter box,’ appears to have been pillaged by rival forum

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    Source URL: https://www.theregister.com/2025/04/15/4chan_breached/ Source: The Register Title: 4chan, the ‘internet’s litter box,’ appears to have been pillaged by rival forum Feedly Summary: Source code, moderator info, IP addresses, more allegedly swiped and leaked Thousands of 4chan users reported outages Monday night amid rumors on social media that the edgy anonymous imageboard had been ransacked by…

  • Hacker News: UK Online Safety Act comes into force today

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    Source URL: https://www.ofcom.org.uk/online-safety/illegal-and-harmful-content/enforcing-the-online-safety-act-platforms-must-start-tackling-illegal-material-from-today/ Source: Hacker News Title: UK Online Safety Act comes into force today Feedly Summary: Comments AI Summary and Description: Yes Summary: The text discusses the UK’s Online Safety Act and Ofcom’s newly launched enforcement program aimed at regulating online platforms to protect against the sharing of criminal content, specifically child sexual abuse…

  • Slashdot: Allstate Insurance Sued For Delivering Personal Info In Plaintext

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    Source URL: https://yro.slashdot.org/story/25/03/11/225252/allstate-insurance-sued-for-delivering-personal-info-in-plaintext?utm_source=rss1.0mainlinkanon&utm_medium=feed Source: Slashdot Title: Allstate Insurance Sued For Delivering Personal Info In Plaintext Feedly Summary: AI Summary and Description: Yes Summary: The text discusses a lawsuit against Allstate Insurance for a significant security lapse that allowed personal information, specifically driver’s license numbers (DLNs), to be exposed in plain text on their quoting website.…

  • Hacker News: Koko (YC W22) Is Hiring a CTO / Lead Engineer

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    Source URL: https://www.ycombinator.com/companies/koko-2/jobs/oPgy08B-lead-engineer-cto Source: Hacker News Title: Koko (YC W22) Is Hiring a CTO / Lead Engineer Feedly Summary: Comments AI Summary and Description: Yes Summary: The text outlines the mission and operational framework of Koko, a mental health tech nonprofit employing AI to provide online support for youth. Focusing on ethical and responsible AI…

  • The Register: Leeds United kick card swipers into Row Z after 5-day cyberattack

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    Source URL: https://www.theregister.com/2025/03/05/leeds_united_card_swipers/ Source: The Register Title: Leeds United kick card swipers into Row Z after 5-day cyberattack Feedly Summary: English football club offers apologies after fans’ card details stolen from online retail store English football club Leeds United says cyber criminals targeted its retail website during a five-day assault in February and stole the…

  • The Register: With millions upon millions of victims, scale of unstoppable info-stealer malware laid bare

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    Source URL: https://www.theregister.com/2025/02/26/hibp_adds_giant_infostealer_trove/ Source: The Register Title: With millions upon millions of victims, scale of unstoppable info-stealer malware laid bare Feedly Summary: 244M purloined passwords added to Have I Been Pwned thanks to govt tip-off A tip-off from a government agency has resulted in 284 million unique email addresses and plenty of passwords snarfed by…

  • CSA: How the EU Digital Services Act Impacts Cloud Security

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    Source URL: https://cloudsecurityalliance.org/blog/2025/02/26/what-is-the-dsa-and-what-does-it-mean-for-cloud-providers Source: CSA Title: How the EU Digital Services Act Impacts Cloud Security Feedly Summary: AI Summary and Description: Yes **Summary:** The text discusses the EU Digital Services Act (DSA) set to take effect in February 2024, which mandates cloud providers to establish mechanisms for content moderation, transparency, and legal compliance, especially concerning…

  • Hacker News: California bill would require bots to disclose that they are bots

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    Source URL: https://www.veeto.app/bill/1955756 Source: Hacker News Title: California bill would require bots to disclose that they are bots Feedly Summary: Comments AI Summary and Description: Yes Summary: The legislation introduced by Assembly Member Wilson represents a significant shift in California’s regulation of automated online communications, requiring all bots to identify themselves, thus enhancing transparency around…