Category «Cybersecurity»

Senior U.S. official to exit after rift with Musk allies over Federal Disbursement Services

Federal Disbursement Services (FDS): The Federal Disbursement Services provides payment services for more than 250+ federal agencies. Your federal income tax refunds; Social Security benefits; Supplemental Security income; Railroad Retirement Board benefits; veteran’s pay, pension, and education benefits all come from the Federal Disbursement Services. Payments to federal workers, vendors, and grantees also come from …

Subjects: Cybercrime, Cybersecurity, Economy, Financial System, Government Documents, Health Care, Legal Research

How to remove yourself from the internet

BleepingComputer – Want to prevent people from harvesting your personal information? Keep reading to learn how to remove your data from people search sites. “Protecting your digital footprint is crucial if you want to prevent phishing, scams, and other unwanted side effects caused by online data harvesting. Every day, people around the globe suffer from …

Subjects: Civil Liberties, Cybercrime, Cybersecurity, E-Records, Internet, Knowledge Management, Legal Research, Privacy

Pete Recommends – Weekly highlights on cyber security issues, January 26, 2025

Pete Recommends – Weekly highlights on cyber security issues, January 26, 2025 – Privacy and cybersecurity issues impact every aspect of our lives – home, work, travel, education, finance, health and medical records – to name but a few. On a weekly basis Pete Weiss highlights articles and information that focus on the increasingly complex …

Subjects: Censorship, Civil Liberties, Cybercrime, Cybersecurity, E-Records, Internet, Legal Research, Privacy, Search Engines, Social Media

Developer Creates Infinite Maze That Traps AI Training Bots

404 Media – “A pseudonymous coder has created and released an open source “tar pit” to indefinitely trap AI training web crawlers in an infinitely, randomly-generating series of pages to waste their time and computing power. The program, called Nepenthes after the genus of carnivorous pitcher plants which trap and consume their prey, can be …

Subjects: AI, Copyright, Cybercrime, Cybersecurity, Education, Internet, Knowledge Management, Legal Research, Search Engines

PowerSchool hacker claims they stole data of 62 million students

Bleeping Computer: “The hacker who breached education tech giant PowerSchool claimed in an extortion demand that they stole the personal data of 62.4 million students and 9.5 million teachers. PowerSchool is a cloud-based software solutions provider for K-12 schools and districts that provides tools for enrollment, communication, attendance, staff management, learning systems, analytics, and finance. …

Subjects: Cybercrime, Cybersecurity, E-Records, Education, Legal Research, Privacy

AI Mistakes Are Very Different from Human Mistakes

Schneier on Security: “Humans make mistakes all the time. All of us do, every day, in tasks both new and routine. Some of our mistakes are minor and some are catastrophic. Mistakes can break trust with our friends, lose the confidence of our bosses, and sometimes be the difference between life and death. Over the …

Subjects: Cybercrime, Cybersecurity, Education, Internet, Knowledge Management, Legal Research

4 Cybersecurity Misconceptions to Leave Behind in 2025

The New Stack: “Most people know that cyberthreats lurk around every corner. Be it an opportunistic lone criminal or a hacker with the power of a nation-state behind them, it can feel like the world and its dog want to access your private data. Beyond this, though, how well do people grasp the threat? According …

Subjects: Cybercrime, Cybersecurity, E-Mail, E-Records, ID Theft, Internet, Legal Research, Privacy

The Powerful AI Tool That Cops (or Stalkers) Can Use to Geolocate Photos in Seconds

404 Media: “A powerful AI tool can predict with high accuracy the location of photos based on features inside the image itself—such as vegetation, architecture, and the distance between buildings—in seconds, with the company now marketing the tool to law enforcement officers and government agencies. Called GeoSpy, made by a firm called Graylark Technologies out …

Subjects: AI, Civil Liberties, Cybercrime, Cybersecurity, Government Documents, Internet, Legal Research, Privacy, Transportation

Pete Recommends – Weekly highlights on cyber security issues, January 18, 2025

Via LLRX – Pete Recommends – Weekly highlights on cyber security issues, January 18, 2025 – Privacy and cybersecurity issues impact every aspect of our lives – home, work, travel, education, finance, health and medical records – to name but a few. On a weekly basis Pete Weiss highlights articles and information that focus on …

Subjects: AI, Cybercrime, Cybersecurity, E-Records, Internet, Legal Research, Privacy

FBI Warned Agents It Believes Phone Logs Hacked Last Year

Bloomberg [unpaywalled] – “FBI leaders have warned that they believe hackers who broke into AT&T Inc.’s system last year stole months of their agents’ call and text logs, setting off a race within the bureau to protect the identities of confidential informants, a document reviewed by Bloomberg News shows. FBI officials told agents across the …

Subjects: Congress, Cybercrime, Cybersecurity, Government Documents, Internet, Knowledge Management, Legal Research

How to Avoid the Top Internet Scams

Wrong Numbers, Fake Invoices, and Catfishing: If you’re online, you’re at risk. “We spoke to three security experts about what you can do to protect yourself…In a video call, Bogdan Botezatu, Bitdefender’s director of threat research, warned that despite the numerous ways scammers go after their targets, spam email remains the most prevalent. Using telemetry …

Subjects: Cybercrime, Cybersecurity, E-Mail, Internet, Privacy

Open Port Chronicle: What Port 80 Revealed About The Internet

“At RedHunt Labs, we conduct extensive internet-wide studies as part of Project Resonance to stay ahead of the evolving cyberspace and enhance our Attack Surface Management (ASM) platform. This blog highlights our recent research, where we analyzed billions of IP addresses to check for port 80 open, uncovering fascinating insights. The internet is massive – …

Subjects: Cybercrime, Cybersecurity, E-Mail, E-Records, Internet, Legal Research, Privacy

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