US military disabled ad tracking on troops’ devices following reports of targeted attacks
A senator’s letter confirms the U.S. military moved to prevent the tracking after foreign adversaries used location data to target troops.
It sure looks like hackers breached a major ID card verification service
An identity theft search site claimed to have more than 150 million driver’s license photos stolen from an ID verification service. The crime site has now shut down.
Norway considers ban on camera-enabled wearable ‘pervert glasses’
The Nordic country says wearable camera headsets need to be regulated given their privacy risks.
Florida and Texas move to block Flock cameras over privacy concerns
Flock’s searchable network of 130,000 license plate cameras around the U.S. have sparked bipartisan privacy and civil liberties concerns.
Hackers claim millions of patient records stolen during data breach at healthcare giant McKesson
The company, which distributes medicines and medical devices to hospitals and healthcare practices across the U.S., said it was hacked and expects intermittent service degradation.
More Americans oppose police license plate cameras than support them: survey
The backlash against license plate readers comes amid a wave of police abuses of surveillance cameras.
ATF declares ‘major incident’ as ransomware gang claims hack
The ATF is the latest federal government agency in recent years to notify Congress of a “major incident” involving its cybersecurity.
Australian police arrest two over TeamPCP hacks targeting Mercor, OpenAI, and others
The arrests come after a wave of cyberattacks earlier this year targeting tech companies that rely on high-profile and widely used open source software.
Medical device maker Boston Scientific says a cyberattack is causing a ‘global disruption’ to its operations
The company won’t say if medical devices are affected or if any customer data was exfiltrated.
US seizes domains of Chinese botnet used to hack NASA, Justice Department, and the Senate
The FBI has seized domains associated with a botnet that allowed Chinese-backed hackers to breach several U.S. government departments.