Sam Biddle and Murtaza Hussain report: As furious anti-government protests swept Iran, the authorities retaliated with both brute force and digital repression. Iranian mobile and internet users reported rolling network blackouts, mobile app restrictions, and other disruptions. Many expressed fears that the government can track their activities through their indispensable and ubiquitous smartphones. Iran’s tight…
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Michael Gove insists UK has ‘robust protocols’ on cyber security after claims Liz Truss’s personal phone was hacked by Kremlin agents – with fears top secret negotiations and private messages were compromised
The Daily Mail reports: Michael Gove insisted the UK has ‘robust protocols’ on cyber security today amid claims Liz Truss’s personal mobile phone was hacked by agents suspected of working for the Kremlin. The Cabinet minister said such issues were taken ‘incredibly seriously’ as he was grilled on the extraordinary revelations in the Mail on Sunday. Cyber-spies…
Mount Laurel officer suspended from force, accused of hacking into woman’s social media accounts
News12 reports: A Mount Laurel police officer who is accused of hacking into a woman’s social media accounts has been suspended from the force. Officer Ayron Taylor was arrested earlier this month. Prosecutors say Taylor was charged after an Evesham Township woman told police that someone hacked her accounts and got a hold of nude…
Daniel Kaye, an operator behind The Real Deal market, arraigned on federal charges
ATLANTA – Daniel Kaye has been arraigned on charges of access device fraud and money laundering conspiracy. Kaye’s charges arise from his alleged operation of The Real Deal, a Dark Web market that sold, among other things, hacking tools and stolen login credentials, and his laundering of funds he received from that market. “While living…
Binance is ‘narrowing down’ identity of hacker behind $570 million crypto attack, CEO says
Ryan Browne reports: Cryptocurrency exchange Binance is getting closer to figuring out the identity of a hacker that orchestrated a $570 million hack on its BNB blockchain, CEO Changpeng Zhao told CNBC Monday. After getting some tips from law enforcement on who the hacker might be, Binance is now “narrowing down” the person or persons…
Lawsuit against Labette Health dismissed
A Kansas health center has succeeded in getting a potential class action lawsuit against it dismissed for lack of standing. DataBreaches previously reported that Labette Health had disclosed a breach that occurred in October 2021. Now Bloomberg Law reports that plaintiffs’ claims that Labette violated state consumer protection law failed to demonstrate that they had…