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Google now offers up to $1.5 million for some Android exploits

Google overhauls its Android and Chrome vulnerability rewards programs, offering bounties of up to $1.5 million for the most difficult exploits while scaling back payouts for flaws that artificial intelligence (AI) has made easier to find. [...]

https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/google-now-offers-up-to-15-million-for-some-android-exploits/
Vimeo data breach exposes personal information of 119,000 people

The ShinyHunters extortion gang stole personal information belonging to over 119,000 people after hacking the Vimeo online video platform in April, according to data breach notification service Have I Been Pwned. [...]

https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/vimeo-data-breach-exposes-personal-information-of-119-000-people/
The EOL Blind Spot in Your CVE Feed: What SCA Tools Don't Check.

Critical vulnerabilities can exist in open source software your scanners don't check. HeroDevs reveals how EOL software creates blind spots in CVE feeds and SCA tools, and how you can receive a free end-of-life scan for your projects. [...]

https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/the-eol-blind-spot-in-your-cve-feed-what-sca-tools-dont-check/
FTC to ban data broker Kochava from selling Americans’ location data

The FTC will ban data broker Kochava and its subsidiary, Collective Data Solutions (CDS), from selling location data without consumers' explicit consent to settle charges alleging that it sold precise geolocation data collected from hundreds of millions of mobile devices. [...]

https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/ftc-to-ban-data-broker-kochava-from-selling-americans-location-data/
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Instructure hacker claims data theft from 8,800 schools, universities

The hacker behind a breach at education technology giant Instructure claims to have stolen 280 million data records for students and staff from 8,809 colleges, school districts, and online education platforms. [...]

https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/instructure-hacker-claims-data-theft-from-8-800-schools-universities/
Why ransomware attacks succeed even when backups exist

Backups don't fail because they're missing, they fail because attackers destroy them first. Acronis explains how ransomware targets backup systems before encryption, leaving no path to recovery. [...]

https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/why-ransomware-attacks-succeed-even-when-backups-exist/
Crypto gang member gets 6.5 years for role in $230 million heist

A 20-year-old California man was sentenced to 78 months in prison for serving as a home invader and money launderer in a criminal ring that stole over $250 million in cryptocurrency. [...]

https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/crypto-gang-member-gets-65-years-for-role-in-230-million-heist/
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Americans sentenced for running 'laptop farms' for North Korea

Two U.S. nationals were sentenced to 18 months in prison each for operating so-called laptop farms that helped North Korean IT workers fraudulently obtain remote employment at nearly 70 American companies. [...]

https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/americans-sentenced-for-running-laptop-farms-for-north-korea/
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