The Invisible Russia-Ukraine Battlefield

In Russia’s war against Ukraine, electronic warfare, including signal-jamming, anti-drone weapons, and innovative protections for critical military systems, has become a key piece of the conflict.

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Italy Fines OpenAI €15 Million for ChatGPT GDPR Data Privacy Violations

Italy’s data protection authority has fined ChatGPT maker OpenAI a fine of €15 million ($15.66 million) over how the generative artificial intelligence application handles personal data.
The fine comes nearly a year after the Garante found that ChatGPT processed users’ information to train its service in violation of the European Union’s General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR).
The authority

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Inside Operation Destabilise: How a ransomware investigation linked Russian money laundering and street-level drug dealing

U.K. investigators tell the story of how examining a cybercrime group’s extortion funds helped to unravel a money-laundering network reaching from the illegal drug trade to Moscow’s elite.

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Apple might be working on a smart doorbell

There’s been a lot of reporting in recent months around Apple’s efforts to expand its footprint in customers’ homes with in-development products like a wall-mounted smart home hub. According to a new report in Bloomberg, that strategy could also include a smart doorbell. This doorbell would use Apple’s FaceID technology to scan people’s faces as […]

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Mystery Drone Sightings Lead to FAA Ban Despite No Detected Threats

Plus: Google’s U-turn on creepy “fingerprint” tracking, the LockBit ransomware gang’s teased comeback, and a potential US ban on the most popular routers in America.

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LockBit Developer Rostislav Panev Charged for Billions in Global Ransomware Damages

A dual Russian and Israeli national has been charged in the United States for allegedly being the developer of the now-defunct LockBit ransomware-as-a-service (RaaS) operation since its inception in or around 2019 through at least February 2024.
Rostislav Panev, 51, was arrested in Israel earlier this August and is currently awaiting extradition, the U.S. Department of Justice (DoJ) said in a

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Judge rules NSO Group is liable for spyware hacks targeting 1,400 WhatsApp user devices

The precedent-setting ruling from a Northern California federal judge could lead to massive damages against NSO Group, whose notorious spyware has been reportedly used by various governments worldwide.

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Third member of LockBit ransomware gang has been arrested

LockBit is believed tobe responsible for at least $500 million in ransom payments alone.

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LockBit Ransomware Developer Arrested in Israel

Dual Russian-Israeli national Rostislav Panev was arrested last August and is facing extradition to the US for playing a critical role in LockBit’s RaaS activities, dating back to the ransomware gang’s origins.

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Nearly 6 million people were impacted by ransomware attack on healthcare giant Ascension

A cyberattack against the massive health system in May had an even larger impact than previous reported, leading to the exposure of sensitive information belonging to millions of people.

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