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Hackers hijacked Instagram accounts by tricking Meta AI support chatbot into granting access

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Several users on social media reported having their Instagram accounts hacked over the weekend. Meta’s own support chatbot was blamed for allowing hackers to hijack accounts.

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Microsoft under fire for threatening security researcher with criminal investigation

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A public spat between Microsoft and an independent security researcher reopens a long-running debate over who is responsible for securing software.

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Hackers are trying to steal Signal users’ backups in new wave of phishing attacks

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A new hacking campaign is trying to trick Signal users to give up their secret recovery key, which can be used to access online backups containing past messages.

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U.S. says troops were targeted with location data, as senator warns ad industry is a ‘national security threat’

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One leading privacy lawmaker said it was time to “start treating the adtech industry as a national security threat.”

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UK Visa Portal exposed thousands of applicants’ passports and selfies — then called the lawyers on us

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The third-party website exposed passports, selfies, and the location data of applicants who submitted their documents as part of the U.K. visa application process. Instead of fixing the issue, the website sent attorneys.

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CrowdStrike and Google take down botnet used by hackers to target software developers in supply chain attacks

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Cybercriminals used the Glassworm botnet to infect open source software projects with malware, and in turn hack the developers and companies that use that software.

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UK Visa Portal spilled thousands of applicants’ passports and selfies online — and hasn’t fixed the leak

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The third-party website exposed applicants’ sensitive documents as part of the U.K. visa application process. Instead of fixing the issue, the company sent attorneys.

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Dutch government blocks US company from acquisition, citing ‘risk to public interest’

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The move to block the acquisition of the cloud company that hosts the Dutch digital ID service comes as Europe continues to reduce its reliance on U.S. technology.

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Iranian hackers blamed for breach of Los Angeles transit system that took weeks to recover

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An Israeli cybersecurity firm said Iran’s government is behind Ababil of Minab, a fake hacktivist persona that has claimed a series of data breaches after the start of the war in Iran.

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7-Eleven data breach affects over 185,000 people’s personal data

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The data breach included names, dates-of-birth, postal addresses, and Social Security numbers, according to a state government listing.

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