Users of Cryptocurrency exchange C is in jeopardy. Last week, as part of bankruptcy proceedings, the company filed a 14,500-page document containing a user’s full names and recent transactions. Usually private, this sensitive information links people’s real-world identities to their one-time anonymous cryptocurrency transactions, making them ripe targets for scammers and other criminals — and crypto-trading investigators.
If you are considering upgrading to Pixel 7 or Pixel 7 ProPlease rest assured that Google put the phone’s security hardware through the extractor to make device hacking as costly as possible. Not only that, the tech giant also plans to roll out a built-in VPN for Android later this year.
For Windows 11 users, we have instructed how to take advantage of Microsoft’s automatic anti-phishing protection features. And for students and their parents, we’ve explained it correctly What to do to protect from school surveillance technology.
Finally, a Connecticut jury decided this week that Infowars host Alex Jones must pay nearly $1 billion in punitive damages for defaming the families of mass shooting victims. 2012 at Sandy Hook Elementary School, as well as an FBI agent reacting to the scene in horror. The historic jury award doesn’t change what “free speech” means in the United States, but it could cause social media platforms to rethink their disinformation strategies.
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SpaceX says it can no longer fund Starlink satellite internet service in war-torn Ukraine, according to documents obtained by CNN. More than 20,000 Starlink terminals have been funded to the country since the Russian invasion in February, and the service is a lifeline for Ukraine’s military efforts. But the $120 million that will fund the service through the end of the year is too much for SpaceX, and the company is said to have asked the Pentagon for future bills.
The divestment comes at a bad time for Elon Musk, the outspoken CEO of SpaceX. The leaked letter asking the Pentagon to pay for Ukraine’s Starlink terminals and services is dated September 8. Less than a month later, on October 3, Musk got into a fight on Twitter with Ukrainian officials after asking the country to end the war by agreeing to Russia’s request. While a report says that Musk had a call with Russian President Vladimir Putin before posting his tweet about Ukraine appeasing Russia, both the billionaire and the Kremlin Call rejection has already taken place.
The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (commonly known as LDS or Mormon Church) revealed this week that hackers breached its systems in late March. In one statement, the church said that it did not disclose the break-in until now at the request of law enforcement. While LDS says that donation history and payment card information are not accessed, the data may include “username, member profile number, full name, gender, email address(s), date of birth, mailing address, phone number(s), and language preference.” According to the church, federal authorities believe the breach was “part of a pattern of state-sponsored cyberattacks.” aid targeting organizations and governments around the world without the intention of harming individuals.”
Signal Android users lamented this week after Signal Foundation announced that it will no longer support in-app SMS and MMS messaging. A nifty feature that allows Android users to message anyone, regardless of whether they’re on Signal, through the app. (The iOS version of Signal does not support this feature). Signal contact. Signal’s top Android developer, Greyson Parrrelli, added to a forum post that’s part of the reason Signal dropped SMS and MMS is because Signal “didn’t work well” with RCS, Google’s New Messaging Protocol.
These days, even bear-based elections are not safe. On Sunday, the officials behind Katmai National Park’s annual Fat Bear Week competition discovered that someone had tricked the ballot by flooding it with about 9,000 fake ballots in favor of a bear named 435. Fat Bear election integrity officials soon discovered thousands of addresses. fake emails linked to bogus ballots, edited tally and added captcha to the site to fight spammers. In the end, a £1,400 grizzly named 747 surpassed 435 by around 7,000 votes and won the contest. “The bears really get nothing out of competing or winning during Fat Bear Week,” says Amber Kraft, who helps run the contest at the park. Bloomberg. “No matter which bear gets the most votes in the Fat Bear Week contest, they are all winners.”
