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US government seized $1M from Russian ransomware gang

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A global law enforcement coalition targeted the infrastructure of the group behind the Royal and BlackSuit ransomware strains, allegedly responsible for extorting victims out of $370 million since 2022.

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Citizen Lab director warns cyber industry about US authoritarian descent

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Ron Deibert, the head of the prominent digital human rights groups Citizen Lab, sounds the alarm at the Black Hat security conference about the “dramatic descent into authoritarianism,” but one that the cyber community can help to defend against.

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Hacker used a voice phishing attack to steal Cisco customers’ personal information

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Cisco disclosed a data breach including customer names, organization names, addresses, email addresses, and phone numbers of Cisco.com users.

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Google says its AI-based bug hunter found 20 security vulnerabilities

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The discoveries by an AI-based bug hunter are significant, as it shows these tools are starting to get real results, even if they still need a human.

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Telecom giant Orange warns of disruption amid ongoing cyberattack

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The telecom giant, one of the largest in the world with customers in Europe and Africa, said customers are experiencing ongoing disruption to its services due to an unspecified hack.

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New York state cyber chief calls out Trump for cybersecurity cuts

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The top cybersecurity official in New York told TechCrunch in an interview that Trump’s budget cuts are going to put the government at risk from cyberattacks, and will put more pressure on states to secure themselves.

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