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The two self-described hacktivists said they had access to the North Korean spy’s computer for around four months before deciding what they had found should be made public.

Andrew Osborn / Reuters: Russia orders that state-backed messenger app MAX, which critics say could be used to track users, must be pre-installed on phones and tablets from next month  —  A Russian state-backed messenger application called MAX, a rival to WhatsApp that critics say could be used to track users …

Underground forums now recruiting English-speaking social engineers English speakers adept at social engineering are a hot commodity in the cybercrime job market.…

Pro tip: When taking revenge, don't use your real name A US court sentenced a former developer at power management biz Eaton to four years in prison after he installed malware on the company’s servers.…

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A new study reveals that passkeys—widely promoted as a safer login method compared with passwords—may unintentionally expose users to serious risks in situations involving interpersonal abuse. The research introduces the first framework for analyzing how digital authentication tools can be exploited in contexts such as intimate partner violence, elder abuse and human trafficking.

News of the fictitious bounty fooled news outlets into reporting that $50K would be paid for information on two Qilin administrators. The post Europol bounty for Russian crypto ransomware gang wasn’t real appeared first on Protos.

Chris Prentice / Reuters: The DOJ says it will no longer target developers who create decentralized crypto platforms without criminal intent, as part of a regulatory retreat on crypto  —  The U.S. Justice Department does not plan to target software developers that create decentralized platforms for transmitting …

“Kia Boys will be Flipper Boys by 2026,” one person in the reverse engineering community said.

It seems like there are a few incidents in Puerto Rico