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EU Copyright Directive to Turn Google into Ghost Town

Google's search results will look like a deserted town according to the search giant, with no article titles, no images, and no news summaries if the SERP templates following the EU Copyright Directive provisions will go live [...]

https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/google/eu-copyright-directive-to-turn-google-into-ghost-town/
Bipartisan Bill Introduced to Ban Sale of US Tech to Chinese Companies

Bipartisan Telecommunications Denial Order Enforcement Act (H.R. 7255) was introduced today to impose a ban on selling US technology to Huawei and ZTE, as well as other Chinese companies in violation of sanctions laws and export control. [...]

https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/government/bipartisan-bill-introduced-to-ban-sale-of-us-tech-to-chinese-companies/
Banks in West Africa Hit with Off-The-Shelf Malware, Free Tools

Attacks hitting financial organizations in West Africa since at least mid-2017 rely on off-the-shelf malware, free hacking tools, and utilities already available on the target systems to steal credentials, install backdoors, and run commands. [...]

https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/banks-in-west-africa-hit-with-off-the-shelf-malware-free-tools/
Data Breach Collection with 773 Million Email Entries Leaked Online

A giant 87 gigabyte archive consisting of 773 million unique email addresses and their associated cracked, or dehashed, passwords has been spotted being promoted on an online hacking forum. This file is being called "Collection #1" and was designed to easily be used in credential stuffing attacks. [...]

https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/data-breach-collection-with-773-million-email-entries-leaked-online/
BlackRouter Ransomware Promoted as a RaaS by Iranian Developer

A ransomware called BlackRouter has been discovered being promoted as a Ransomware-as-a-Service on Telegram by an Iranian developer. This same actor previousl distributed another ransomware called Blackheart and promotes other infections such as a RAT. [...]

https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/blackrouter-ransomware-promoted-as-a-raas-by-iranian-developer/
Facebook Caught Red Handed While Swiping Money From Children

According to court documents part of a 2012 class-action lawsuit made public by a federal judge at the request of The Center for Investigative Reporting's Reveal, social network giant Facebook has made a habit of charging kids without their parents' knowledge while playing games on its platform . [...]

https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/facebook-caught-red-handed-while-swiping-money-from-children/
Vulnerabilities Found in Highly Popular Firmware for WiFi Chips

WiFi chip firmware in a variety of devices used mainly for gaming, but also for personal computing, and communication comes with multiple issues. At least some of them could be exploited to run arbitrary code remotely without requiring user interaction. [...]

https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/vulnerabilities-found-in-highly-popular-firmware-for-wifi-chips/
Amazon, Apple, Others Hit with GDPR Complaints, €18.8B Maximum Penalties

Ten GDPR complaints were filed by noyb against Amazon, Apple, DAZN, Spotify, SoundCloud, YouTube, Flimmit, Netflix with the Austrian Data Protection Authority for violations of Article 15, with a maximum penalty across all complaints of β‚¬18.8 billion [...]

https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/amazon-apple-others-hit-with-gdpr-complaints-188b-maximum-penalties/