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Security researchers at last week’s Cyberwarcon conference offered their most up-to-date assessment of the threat from North Korea: Hackers have stolen billions in crypto by posing as venture capitalists, recruiters and IT workers. @Techcrunch has more: https://flip.it/SREtC3
#Tech #CyberSecurity #Hacking #NorthKorea #Crypto

 

Malicious hackers have compromised potentially thousands of organizations by exploiting two new zero-day vulnerabilities found in widely used software made by cybersecurity giant Palo Alto Networks. Read more at @Techcrunch. #Cybersecurity #ZeroDay #Hack #Tech #Technology https://flip.it/sF9vJ0

 

The Windows Resiliency Initiative includes core changes to Windows that will make it easier for Microsoft’s customers to recover if there’s ever another CrowdStrike-type incident. Read more at @theverge. #CrowdStrike #Microsoft #Windows #Cybersecurity #Tech #Technology https://flip.it/gV6yBu

 

After a recent report critical of their child safety measures, Roblox is adding new features, including the ability for parents to create their own accounts that link to their children’s, allowing them to set daily usage limits and block access to specific game genres. Via @WSJ (Subscription may be required). #Roblox #OnlineSafety #Gaming #Tech #Technology https://flip.it/uC3msR

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Trying to remember each of the past Wordle solutions is impossible, and Marc McLaren @TechRadar wants to help. So he created a list of every Wordle answer in the game’s history for you to review before you play. Pro tip: If you think this amounts to cheating, don’t click the link: https://flip.it/AnwqJc
#Tech #Games #Gaming #Wordle #Technology #Fun #Words

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Was China behind a recent hack of T-Mobile? The telecommunications company was targeted in a broader cyberattack over the past several months, the Wall Street Journal reported. And this week the FBI and U.S. cybersecurity agency CISA warned the wider industry of linked cyberattacks and accused China of conducting a “broad and significant cyber espionage campaign.” @Techcrunch has more: https://flip.it/v3hJov
#Tech #CyberSecurity #TMobile #Hacking #Technology #China

 

The AI chatbot platform Character.AI issued a new "roadmap" yesterday promising a safer user experience — particularly for its younger users — following mounting revelations over troubling holes in the multibillion-dollar AI startup's safety guardrails and content moderation enforcement. Read more at @Futurism. #AI #CharacterAI #Cybersecurity #OnlineSafety #Tech #Technology https://flip.it/6IEE9B

 

20 years ago, Mozilla got off to a hot start when it shipped version 1.0 of its Firefox browser. Firefox went on to gain over 30% of the global market share — until Chrome came along. Can Mozilla restore its former glory? @Techcrunch sits down with interim CEO Laura Chambers to talk about the company getting back to growth and more: https://flip.it/1VC-Ix
#Tech #Mozilla #Firefox #Chrome #Web #Internet

 

A data-hoovering website is making it easier than ever to not only find out a person's party affiliation and whether or not they voted, but even to find their address. Read more at @Futurism. #2024Election #DataPrivacy #Voting #Cybersecurity #Tech #Technology https://flip.it/vWCvoC

 

A British consumer group found that three air fryers it tested all wanted to "record audio on the user's phone, for no specified reason". Read it at @TechRadar. #Cybersecurity #DataPrivacy #China #Tech Technology https://flip.it/t_rVnj

 

A man in Canada who is suspected of being the hacker behind this year’s wave of Snowflake-related breaches has been arrested. @404media has the story. #Snowflake #Hacker #Cybersecurity #Cybercrime #Tech #Technology https://flip.it/M_fpTx

 

An entirely new generation of money-driven cybercriminals has caused some of the biggest hacks in history and shows no sign of slowing down. Meet the “advanced persistent teenagers,” as dubbed by the security community, who have digitally broken into hotel chains, casinos and tech giants alike. TechCrunch has more: https://flip.it/WMOcuH
#Tech #CyberSecurity #Hackers #Hacking #Technology #CyberCrime

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