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Chinese victims of convicted 'Bitcoin Queen' may have trouble getting their $7.3 billion back from UK government
By Sunny Grimm published
While con artist Qian Zhimin has been convicted, the victims may spend a long while waiting for full justice.

Apple doubles security bounty to $2 million
By Jowi Morales published
Apple has announced that it will double its bug bounty cap to $2 million.

Nintendo allegedly hacked by Crimson Collective hacking group
By Jowi Morales published
The Crimson Collective hacking group claims to have breached Nintendo's security and stolen files from the gaming company.

New 7-Zip high-severity vulnerabilities expose systems to remote attackers
By Luke James published
Two newly disclosed vulnerabilities in 7-Zip could allow attackers to execute arbitrary code by tricking users into opening a malicious ZIP archive.

Discord says only 70,000 government ID photos exposed in third-party service breach, denies 2.1 million figure — says it won't pay $3.5 million ransom
By Jon Martindale published
Only "70,000" government IDs were exposed, rather than the claimed 2.1 million

91% of universities and 43% of businesses hit by cyberattack in UK this year
By Jon Martindale published
The ripple effects of taking down larger institutions can be huge and far reaching.

UK cops busted for faking productivity while working from home by holding down keys on keyboard
By Jowi Morales published
Officers and staff are finding creative ways to trick the system.

Motion sensors in high-performance mice can be used as a microphone to spy on users, thanks to AI
By Jowi Morales last updated
Researchers from UC Irvine developed a way to capture vibrations from surfaces using high-quality mouse sensors and convert them into audio.
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