Google has agreed to pay the U.S. state of Texas nearly $1.4 billion to settle two lawsuits that accused the company of tracking users’ personal location and maintaining their facial recognition data without consent. The $1.375 billion payment dwarfs the fines the tech giant has paid to settle similar lawsuits brought by other U.S. states. […]
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Germany’s Federal Criminal Police Office (aka Bundeskriminalamt or BKA) has seized the online infrastructure and shutdown linked to the eXch cryptocurrency exchange over allegations of money laundering and operating a criminal trading platform. The operation was carried out on April 30, 2025, authorities said, adding they also confiscated 8 terabytes worth of data and cryptocurrency […]
Exposed data from LockBit’s affiliate panel includes Bitcoin addresses, private chats with victim organizations, and user information such as credentials. Go to Source Author: Rob Wright
On Dark Reading’s 19-year anniversary, Editor-in-Chief Kelly Jackson Higgins stops by Informa TechTarget’s RSAC 2025 Broadcast Alley studio to discuss how things have changed since the early days of breaking Windows and browsers, lingering challenges, and what’s next beyond AI. Go to Source Author: Tara Seals
The security researcher who questioned the effectiveness of a patch for recently disclosed bug in Commvault Command Center did not test patched version, the company says. Go to Source Author: Jai Vijayan, Contributing Writer
The investigation is ongoing, but the VC giant intends to inform affected customers on a rolling basis as more of the breach details come to light. Go to Source Author: Kristina Beek, Associate Editor, Dark Reading
A joint law enforcement operation undertaken by Dutch and U.S. authorities has dismantled a criminal proxy network that’s powered by thousands of infected Internet of Things (IoT) and end-of-life (EoL) devices, enlisting them into a botnet for providing anonymity to malicious actors. In conjunction with the domain seizure, Russian nationals, Alexey Viktorovich Chertkov, 37, Kirill […]
The North Korean threat actors behind the Contagious Interview campaign have been observed using updated versions of a cross-platform malware called OtterCookie with capabilities to steal credentials from web browsers and other files. NTT Security Holdings, which detailed the new findings, said the attackers have “actively and continuously” updated the malware, introducing versions v3 and […]
Your ultimate goal shouldn’t be security perfection — it should be making exploitation of your organization unprofitable. Go to Source Author: Isaac Evans