#The Tor Project merges with Tails, a Linux-based portable OS focused on privacy

#The Tor Project merges with Tails, a Linux-based portable OS focused on privacy

The Tor Project is merging operations with Tails, a portable Linux-based operating system focused on preserving user privacy and anonymity. The merger comes against a backdrop of ongoing digital surveillance and regulatory manoeuvres to break end-to-end encryption, while censorship of online services also remains firmly on the global agenda. Tails will be incorporated “into the…

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#Crypto scammers hack OpenAI’s press account on X

#Crypto scammers hack OpenAI’s press account on X

OpenAI’s official press account on X appears to have been compromised by the same cryptocurrency scammers who did the same with company leadership in previous months. Late Monday afternoon, OpenAI Newsroom, an account OpenAI recently created to spotlight product- and policy-related announcements, posted about a supposedly new OpenAI-branded blockchain token, “$OPENAI.” “We’re very happy to…

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#Port of Seattle shares ransomware attack details

#Port of Seattle shares ransomware attack details

The Port of Seattle released a statement Friday confirming that it was targeted by a ransomware attack. The attack occurred on August 24, with the Port (which also operates the Seattle-Tacoma International Airport) saying it had “experienced certain system outages indicating a possible cyberattack.” The Port is now describing this as “a ‘ransomware’ attack by…

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#US charges five Russian military hackers with targeting Ukraine’s government with destructive malware

#US charges five Russian military hackers with targeting Ukraine’s government with destructive malware

On Thursday, the U.S. Department of Justice accused five members of Russia’s military intelligence agency of hacking several Ukrainian government agencies, an unnamed U.S. government agency in Maryland, and computers belonging to 26 NATO countries, among other victims.  The DOJ announced the indictment of the five members of Russia’s Main Intelligence Directorate, also known as…

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#Durex India spilled customers’ private order data

#Durex India spilled customers’ private order data

Durex India, the Indian subsidiary of the British condom and personal lubricants brand, has exposed its customers’ personal information, including their full names and order details. Security researcher Sourajeet Majumder contacted TechCrunch this week about the issue of exposing sensitive customer data on the condom maker’s website. The brand’s website spilled customer names, phone numbers,…

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