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* The us DoJ said it obtained a court order to "freeze or seize" $1.2 billion out of the $6.7bn stolen from Binance * It also disrupted the infrastructure used in FaceStealer attacks * Most of the Binance funds remain unaccounted for The US Department of Justice (DoJ) has
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Serving tech enthusiasts for over 25 years. TechSpot means tech analysis and advice you can trust. In a nutshell: Europe's efforts to lessen its dependence on American technology are reaching beyond Windows and cloud services. New figures show EU cybersecurity suppliers growing much faster than their US rivals,
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* Threat actors used 4,837 compromised GitHub accounts to open pull requests across 61,764 repositories * At least 1,835 repositories executed the payload and had credentials exfiltrated * Authentication tokens, AWS, Azure and Google Cloud credentials, and more, targeted Cybercriminals were recently seen abusing multiple GitHub features to deploy infostealers
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SecurityWeek’s weeklycybersecurity news roundupoffers a concise overview of important developments that may not receive full standalone coverage yet remain relevant to the broader threat landscape. This curated summary highlights key stories across vulnerability disclosures, emerging attack methods, policy updates, industry reports, and other noteworthy events to help readers stay
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As the Microsoft 365 outage disrupted organisations worldwide, I spoke with the CIO of a large manufacturer based in India. He has asked not to be named, but was willing to share what the episode has taught him about depending on the cloud. His reflections follow. Here is the CIO
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Signing up for a subscription takes a few clicks. Canceling it can feel like solving a puzzle, and the EU wants to change that. On Nov. 11, the European Commission proposed the Digital Fairness Act, which would tighten free-trial and cancellation rules while giving users more control over potentially addictive
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Two Motorola Edge 70 owners can have the same phone but different Android versions — and the latest European update reports illustrate why. Owners in Italy and the UK have reported Android 17 availability, with a 4.20GB download carrying software build A171WRH.35-24. The sightings follow Motorola’s September 15
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Most mid-range smartphones promise better cameras or smarter software. Oppo is betting that European buyers would rather have a battery that refuses to quit. The Oppo A7 Pro 5G has debuted on the company’s Belgian storefront with a list price of €499, though an introductory €70 discount drops the
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Uber is notifying thousands of drivers that their personal and driver’s license information was stolen during an October data breach at one of the company’s tech providers. In notices filed this week with several U.S. attorneys general, including California, the ride-hail giant said it was notified on
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From Asia to the U.S., Microsoft’s outage involving services like Outlook and Teams has dragged on for hours and impacted users, companies and some government operations as the technology giant struggled to fix the issue. Microsoft said the outage was affecting a wide range of Microsoft 365 offerings
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* European cybersecurity vendors saw 3.5x as much growth as the overall average * US vendors still account for a major part of the market, report finds * Sovereignty claims aren't regulated or backed up European companies have already been part of a sovereign push to switch their cloud providers
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Microsoft is slowly recovering from its day-long outage after much of the company’s systems were hit by a cascading software issue. The problems, which started Thursday, were initially flagged as affecting the company’s services in the U.S. and the Americas, but quickly spread around the world, as
