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No disclosure via official channels, no offer of identity theft monitoring, no problem Online chat platform VRChat says a recent cyberattack compromised the data belonging to nearly 2.5 million users. It confirmed the “data security incident” in a report filed with Maine’s attorney general, but has not disclosed
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PERSONAL TECH iFixit teardown reveals two-year-old, mid-range, Chinese Android It won't be making smartphones great again. The long-awaited Trump-branded smartphone has finally arrived, and it appears to be exactly what many suspected: an existing handset in gold drag. Repair biz iFixit got its hands on the Trump Mobile
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Thomas Fuller/SOPA Images/LightRocket via Getty Images ByAlexandra Kelley, Staff Correspondent, Nextgov/FCW June 11, 2026 12:19 PM ET Officials have considered having the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency leverage the advanced AI model that was designed to detect previously undiscovered cyber vulnerabilities to scan federal agencies’ networks.
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Valve has confirmed that it will stop supplying physical Steam gift cards to retail stores due to ongoing abuse by scammers. The company says it has added more restrictions over the years to curb fraud, but scammers keep adapting, finding new ways to trick people into buying the cards to
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* Proton confirmed its Firefox VPN extension is temporarily unavailable * The issue is allegedly due to a mandatory Mozilla review process * While the team works on a fix, users are advised to use the standalone app Proton made headlines when it made the Proton VPN browser extension free for all, opening
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* Valve will soon be putting an end to physical gift cards * It has effectively been forced to end physical gift cards due to scammers' adaptations * Once stock runs out across retailers there will be no more physical gift cards Valve will be putting an end to physical Steam gift
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* TikTok and Instagram Reels now being used to target victims * "Free" Spotify, Microsoft, Adobe subscriptions targeting cash-strapped users * Social engineering is still the top vector, but basic account security measures do a lot of the heavy lifting A new report from ReversingLabs is warning doomscrollers of videos spreading
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Over the months, many countries have announced plans to restrict social media access for children and teens. Australia became the first to implement such measures at the end of last year, setting a precedent that other countries are now closely watching. Australia’s regulations, along with other countries’ proposals, aim
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In a collective operation, Group-IB, INTERPOL, and the Algerian National Policehave dismantled SniperDZ, an online Phishing-as-a-Service (PhaaS) network that helped hackers steal user data for nearly ten years. Operating via Telegram and Facebook channels, SniperDz allowed anyone, even novice hackers, to use its toolkit of 80 ready-made phishing templates for
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For the past year, Spotify has been quietly purging tens of thousands of podcasts that advertised illegal online pharmacies. A report released Thursday by Senator Maggie Hassan, ranking member of the Joint Economic Committee, faults the company for acting only after news outlets exposed the content and her office spent
