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Europol op shutters 12 scam call centers and cuffs 21 suspected fraudsters

Cops prevented crims from bilking victims out of more than €10m - but couldn't stop crime against art A Europol-led operation dubbed “Pandora” has shut down a dozen phone scam centers, and arrested 21 suspects. The cops reckon the action prevented criminals from bilking victims out of more than €10 million (£8.6 million, $11 million).…

Fri May 3, 2024 08:41
Indonesia sneakily buys spyware, claims Amnesty International

A 'murky' web sees many purchases run through Singapore in a way that hides potential users Indonesia has acquired spyware and surveillance technologies through a "murky network" that extends into Israel, Greece, Singapore and Malaysia for equipment sourcing, according to Amnesty International.…

Fri May 3, 2024 07:40
Chinese government website security is often worryingly bad, say Chinese researchers

Bad configurations, insecure versions of jQuery, and crummy cookies are some of myriad problems Exclusive  Five Chinese researchers examined the configurations of nearly 14,000 government websites across the country and found worrying lapses that could lead to malicious attacks, according to a not-yet-peer-reviewed study released last week.…

Fri May 3, 2024 05:42
Microsoft, Google do a victory lap around passkeys

Windows giant extends passwordless tech to everyone else Microsoft today said it will now let us common folk — not just commercial subscribers — sign into their Microsoft accounts and apps using passkeys with their face, fingerprint, or device PIN.…

Fri May 3, 2024 02:12
Florida man gets 6 years behind bars for flogging fake Cisco kit to US military

Operation busted after dodgy devices ended up at Air Force Miami resident Onur Aksoy has been sentenced to six and a half years in prison for running a multi-million-dollar operation selling fake Cisco equipment that ended up in the US military.…

Fri May 3, 2024 00:04
Patch up – 4 critical bugs in ArubaOS lead to remote code execution

Ten vulnerabilities in total for admins to apply Network admins are being urged to patch a bundle of critical vulnerabilities in ArubaOS that lead to remote code execution as a privileged user.…

Thu May 2, 2024 23:34

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