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Google Pays $1.375 Billion to Texas Over Unauthorized Tracking and Biometric Data Collection
/in General NewsGoogle 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. In November 2022, it paid $391 million to a group of 40
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Germany Shuts Down eXch Over $1.9B Laundering, Seizes €34M in Crypto and 8TB of Data
/in General NewsGermany’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 assets
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Rapid7 Launches Managed Detection & Response (MDR) for Enterprise
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After Pahalgam Attack, Hacktivists Unite Under #OpIndia
/in General NewsCybercriminals are flocking to take part in the newly inflamed fight between India and Pakistan.
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What your tools miss at 2:13 AM: How gen AI attack chains exploit telemetry lag – Part 1
/in General NewsExplore a strategic 2025 roadmap for cybersecurity leaders to tackle gen AI, insider risks, and team burnout with actionable guidance.Read More
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LockBit Ransomware Gang Hacked, Operations Data Leaked
/in General NewsExposed data from LockBit’s affiliate panel includes Bitcoin addresses, private chats with victim organizations, and user information such as credentials.
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Cyber Then & Now: Inside a 2-Decade Industry Evolution
/in General NewsOn 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.
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German operation shuts down crypto mixer eXch, seizes millions in assets
/in General NewsInfrastructure and digital assets from the cryptocurrency mixer eXch — believed to be involved with the laundering of funds from the ByBit hack — are now in the hands of German authorities.
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Three Russians, one Kazakhstani charged in takedown of Anyproxy and 5socks botnets
/in General NewsU.S. prosecutors charged four foreign nationals and said a law enforcement operation seized internet domains associated with two powerful botnets.
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Hackers hijack Japanese financial accounts to conduct nearly $2 billion in trades
/in General NewsJapanese finance regulators said that in April alone, nine securities firms reported 2,746 fraudulent transactions conducted through nearly 5,000 accounts that were breached by hackers.
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