Tag: theft
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The Register: Ransomware isn’t always about the money: Government spies have objectives, too
Source URL: https://www.theregister.com/2025/02/12/ransomware_nation_state_groups/ Source: The Register Title: Ransomware isn’t always about the money: Government spies have objectives, too Feedly Summary: Analysts tell El Reg why Russia’s operators aren’t that careful, and why North Korea wants money AND data Feature Ransomware gangsters and state-sponsored online spies fall on opposite ends of the cyber-crime spectrum.… AI Summary…
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The Register: I’m a security expert, and I almost fell for a North Korea-style deepfake job applicant …Twice
Source URL: https://www.theregister.com/2025/02/11/it_worker_scam/ Source: The Register Title: I’m a security expert, and I almost fell for a North Korea-style deepfake job applicant …Twice Feedly Summary: Remote position, webcam not working, then glitchy AI face … Red alert! Twice, over the past two months, Dawid Moczadło has interviewed purported job seekers only to discover that these…
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The Register: All your 8Base are belong to us: Ransomware crew busted in global sting
Source URL: https://www.theregister.com/2025/02/10/8base_police_arrrest/ Source: The Register Title: All your 8Base are belong to us: Ransomware crew busted in global sting Feedly Summary: Dark web site seized, four cuffed in Thailand An international police operation spanning the US, Europe, and Asia has shuttered the 8Base ransomware crew’s dark web presence and resulted in the arrest of…
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The Register: Creators demand tech giants fess up and pay for all that AI training data
Source URL: https://www.theregister.com/2025/02/07/ai_training_data_committee/ Source: The Register Title: Creators demand tech giants fess up and pay for all that AI training data Feedly Summary: But ‘original sin’ has already been committed, shrugs industry Governments are allowing AI developers to steal content – both creative and journalistic – for fear of upsetting the tech sector and damaging…
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The Register: Apple missed screenshot-snooping malware in code that made it into the App Store, Kaspersky claims
Source URL: https://www.theregister.com/2025/02/07/infected_apps_google_apple_stores/ Source: The Register Title: Apple missed screenshot-snooping malware in code that made it into the App Store, Kaspersky claims Feedly Summary: OCR plugin great for extracting crypto-wallet secrets from galleries Kaspersky eggheads say they’ve spotted the first app containing hidden optical character recognition spyware in Apple’s App Store. Cunningly, the software nasty…