A joint investigation by WIRED, Bayerischer Rundfunk (BR) and Netzpolitik.org revealed that US companies legally collecting digital advertising data are enabling adversaries Track US military and intelligence personnel cheaplyA collaborative analysis of billions of location coordinates by a US-based data broker revealed detailed tracking of thousands of devices from sensitive US sites in Germany, including NSA facilities and bases allegedly housing US nuclear weapons.
Elsewhere, social media giant Meta has revealed for the first time its efforts to tackle forced labor Reason for increase in pig slaughter scams on its platforms. The company revealed that it has been quietly collaborating with global law enforcement, tech industry partners, and external experts for more than two years to dismantle the crime syndicates behind these operations in Southeast Asia and the United Arab Emirates. This year alone, Meta reports that it has removed more than 2 million accounts linked to scams in Myanmar, Laos, Cambodia, the Philippines, and the United Arab Emirates.
At the CyberWarcon security conference on Friday, cybersecurity firm SpyCloud shared findings about Publicly accessible black market services Providing low-cost access to sensitive information on Chinese citizens, including phone numbers, banking details, hotel and flight records and even real-time location data. According to the firm's researchers, these services obtain their data through insiders at Chinese surveillance agencies and government contractors, who sell their access. Also at the conference, cybersecurity firm Volexity revealed that a Russian hacking group allegedly Developed a new Wi-Fi-hacking technique This involves taking control of a nearby laptop and using it as a bridge to infiltrate the targeted Wi-Fi network. The method, dubbed a “nearest neighbor attack,” was uncovered by the firm in 2022 while investigating an undisclosed Washington, DC network breach. Customer. And finally, researchers discovered how America is calling out foreign influence campaigns They're faster than ever—but there's a lot of room for improvement.
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Hacktivists have breached an online “educational forum” founded by Misogynistic right-wing influencer Andrew Tate The email addresses of hundreds of thousands of users, as well as the contents of the platform's private chat servers, are reportedly being exposed. Data from the hack, first reported by Daily Dot, has now been revealed Published by transparency nonprofit Distributed Denial of Secrets,
Andrew Tate, the so-called “king of toxic masculinity”, is currently under house arrest in Romania faces two separate criminal chargesWhich includes allegations of forming an organized criminal group and trafficking of women in Romania, Britain and America.
The compromised platform, a subscription-based service known as The Real World (formerly called Hustler University), describes itself as a “global community” focused on “personal development.” According to its website, members get access to a wide range of expert training, consulting, and educational courses for around $50 per month.