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Oracle Ads have had it: $2B operation shuts down after dwindling to $300M

Oracle shuts down advertising business

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49by Thomas Claburn / 2d

In this slightly more private era, your data ain't as profitable as it once was Analysis Oracle Advertising is shutting down, CEO Safra Catz said during the database goliath's fiscal 2024 Q4 earnings call with Wall Street this week.…

Student's flimsy bin bags blamed for latest NHS data breach

38by Connor Jones / 3d

Confidential patient information found by member of the public A data protection gaffe affecting the UK's NHS is being pinned on a medical student who placed too much trust in their bin bags.…

Meta won't train AI on Euro posts after all, as watchdogs put their paws down

Meta trains AI using European data amidst privacy

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21by Jessica Lyons / 1d

Facebook parent calls step forward for privacy a 'step backwards' Meta has caved to European regulators, and agreed to pause its plans to train AI models on EU users' Facebook and Instagram users' posts — a move that the social media giant said will delay its plans to launch Meta AI in the economic zone.…

JUN 14, 2024

Microsoft answered Congress' questions on security. Now the White House needs to act

Private Keys (Enterprise T1552.004)

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by Jessica Lyons / 1d

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Microsoft cybersecurity vulnerabilities endanger

Business as usual needs a real change Feature Microsoft president Brad Smith struck a conciliatory tone regarding his IT giant's repeated computer security failings during a congressional hearing on Thursday – while also claiming the Windows maker is above the rule of law, at least in China.…

Stanford Internet Observatory wilts under legal pressure during election year

Stanford Internet Observatory winding down

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by Thomas Claburn / 1d

Because who needs disinformation research at times like these The Stanford Internet Observatory (SIO), which for the past five years has been studying and reporting on social media disinformation, is being reimagined with new management and fewer staff following the recent departure of research director Renee DiResta.…

Nigerian faces up to 102 years in the slammer for $1.5M phishing scam

by Matthew Connatser / 1d

Crook and his alleged co-conspirators said to have used Discord to coordinate The US Department of Justice has convicted a Nigerian national of participating in a business email compromise (BEC) scam worth $1.5 million.…

Ukraine busts SIM farms targeting soldiers with spyware

Ukrainians accused of aiding Russia

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21by Connor Jones / 2d

Russia recruits local residents to support battlefield goals Infrastructure that enabled two pro-Russia Ukraine residents to break into soldiers' devices and deploy spyware has been dismantled by the Security Service of Ukraine (SSU).…

French state bidding for piece of Atos, offers €700M

French government offers Atos €700 million

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by Dan Robinson / 2d

Big data + security division could be owed by the government and its people The French government has confirmed an offer of €700 million ($748 million) for key assets of ailing IT services giant Atos, following the company’s acceptance of a restructuring deal earlier this week.…

JUN 13, 2024

Microsoft bigwig says the Feds catching Chinese spies in Exchange Online is the cloud working as intended

Microsoft cybersecurity vulnerabilities endanger

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by Jessica Lyons / 2d

'It's not our job to find the culprits – That's what we're paying you for' lawmaker scolds Brad Smith Lawmakers on Thursday grilled Microsoft president Brad Smith about the Windows giant's businesses dealing in China — and the super-corp's repeated security failings — at a time when Beijing-backed spies are accused of breaking into Microsoft-hosted email accounts of American government officials.

US Space Force wanted $77M to reinforce GPS – and Congress shot it down

House panel rejects Space Force funding

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by Brandon Vigliarolo / 2d

Can't we do this another way, like without these mini-sats costing $1B over 5 years, House reps wonder A plan by America's Space Force to harden GPS against spoofing attacks may be going nowhere: A request by the service branch for $77 million of public cash to finish the work is struggling to get approval from Congress.…

Ukrainian cops collar Kyiv programmer believed to be Conti, LockBit linchpin

Ukraine police arrest ransomware developer

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by Connor Jones / 2d

28-year-old accused of major ransomware attacks across Europe An alleged cog in the Conti and LockBit ransomware machines is now in handcuffs after Ukrainian police raided his home this week.…

Google's Privacy Sandbox more like a privacy mirage, campaigners claim

Google faces privacy complaint over tracking

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by Richard Speed / 3d

Chocolate Factory accused of misleading Chrome browser users Updated Privacy campaigner noyb has filed a GDPR complaint regarding Google's Privacy Sandbox, alleging that turning on a "Privacy Feature" in the Chrome browser resulted in unwanted tracking by the US megacorp.…

JUN 12, 2024

Time to zero in on Zero Trust?

by David Gordon / 3d

Recently discovered vulnerabilities in VPN services should push ASEAN organizations to rethink their perimeter security approach Sponsored Post Companies the ASEAN region have long relied on a virtual private network (VPN) to help encrypt their Internet traffic and protect users' online identities.…

Crooks crack customer info at tracking device vendor Tile, issue 'extortion' demands

Tile tracker data breach revealed

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by Jessica Lyons / 3d

Who tracks the trackers? Life360, purveyor of "Tile" Bluetooth tracking devices and developer of associated apps, has revealed it is dealing with a "criminal extortion attempt" after unknown miscreants contacted it with an allegation they had customer data in their possession.…

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