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World-first autonomous ‘end-to-end’ AI attack against Taiwan tied to Chinese hackers — and the scariest part is that it was fully open source

China implicated in Taiwan attack through written documentation recovered from the attack.

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Trump signs memo calling for cyber privateers to conduct cyberattacks abroad against criminal groups targeting Americans — but they have to escrow $1 million to join

Private companies will be legally allowed to conduct cyberattacks against foreign groups on behalf of the US government.

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Scammers are using fake Odyssey pirate downloads to spread malware that’s more dangerous than the Cyclops and Circe combined

Fake downloads of The Odyssey are delivering Lumma Stealer, and the stolen session cookies walk straight past your two-factor authentication

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WhatsApp scam costs Hong Kong man $1.27 million after criminals used AI voice notes to impersonate his father — experts say secret codewords are the best way to stay safe

Scammers used AI to steal $1.27 million from a Hong Kong man as experts say a secret codeword can keep you safe.

Computing, Computing Security, Cyber Crime

FBI agent accused of stealing $1 million in crypto — and he even consulted ChatGPT on how to leave the country

An FBI agent allegedly stole $1m in crypto by memorizing a seed phrase, then asked ChatGPT how to move to Europe.

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Cybercrime is costing the world trillions every year – new report says victims lose an average of nearly $10,000 in every hit

An increasingly expensive situation at a global scale

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‘We’ve been behind the ball for so long’: Experts say DNA samples from crime-scene forensics can be modified and even switched using an AI tool

Researchers used AI-assisted code to undetectably tamper with data from computerized scans of physical DNA evidence produced by widely used crime-lab machines.

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Experts warn 2.2 million cars could be at risk of hijacking via Bluetooth

Researchers find dealer-installed KARR and SWDS security systems are open to a Bluetooth-based hack which can remotely unlock doors and stop a vehicle from starting.

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Fake FBI social media scams are on the rise — here’s what to look out for

Victims reporting crimes to the FBI are actually being caught and revictimized, leading to further financial losses.

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US sanctions on rogue VPN accidentally break Telegram’s short links worldwide

Telegram’s t.me domain was swept up in a global outage following US Treasury sanctions against First VPN services, causing millions of web links to break worldwide.

Computing, Computing Security, Cyber Crime, VPN, VPN Privacy & Security