While millions of people are caught in online data violations and use inadequate privacy settings in their online accounts, official government security is exposed to a wider and more severe range of online threats, especially from country-state hackers, than most people. Officials in the News Association said many of the accounts and personal details were no longer used or updated. However, messages were sent to WhatsApp and Signal Account belonging to Waltz and Gabbard were delivered, publication reported. Only after they approached the government for the comment were some of the restricted accounts.
Internet restrictions can hide initial damage to Myanmar earthquake
On Friday, a large 7.7-magnitude earthquake and aftershock struck Myanmar, with extensive damage reported hundreds of miles away in Thailand. At the time of writingAt least 144 people were confirmed dead on the road -others injured in Myanmar. As the first effects of the devastating earthquake began to appear, the New York Times reported that It's been a long time and prevalent Internet restrictions on tired Myanmar are likely to be more difficult for news of damage to be understood. Since the country's military junta took power in 2021, the connection within Myanmar was widely interrupted or blocked. For example in 2023, 13 in Myanmar's 14 states Facing internet interruption.
At the end of the earthquake, more video footage and news can be immediately emerged from nearby Thailand, experts told the Times. “Compare the coverage of the earthquake in Thailand, where chills and injuries are widely reported, posted and has been documented, in Myanmar, where we still have no clear picture of the extent of injury and loss and may not be for some time,” Joe Freeman said from Amnesty International. Lack of connectivity can also make recovery and humanitarian efforts more difficult, once re -highlighting the important need for people to have reliable and open access to the internet.
The so -called snowflake hacker Connor Mucka is in agreement with the US extradition
Snowflake hacking of previous tag -init, where customers of cloud storage company have targeted their accounts, is likely one of the largest Exfiltrations of mass data Publicly known. By the end of 2024, Canada authorities arrested Alexander “Connor” Moucka, 26, allegedly using online handling such as “Waifu” and “Judische,” related to hacking activity. This week, Mucka agreed to be laid out in the United States to deal with the alleged charges. According to CyberscoopMucka faces 20 federal charges, including those linked to computer fraud, wire fraud, and intensified identity theft. Mucka is not the only person who is said to be behind the snowflake hacking, with John Binns and Cameron Wagenius named Mgaatics. It is unclear when Mucka's extradition will take place.
London gets the first permanent face recognition camera
Police forces across the UK are huge increased their use of live -faced cameras In recent years. The use of controversial technology is temporary: the mounted of cameras at the top of the police vehicles and the removal of them for specific events and set the time periods. Now set to change to First permanent face recognition cameras combined with London. The city's Metropolitan Police are in the process of installing fixed cameras in Croydon, south of the city.
“This means that our use of LFR technology will be more embedded as a 'business as usual' approach rather than relying on the presence of LFR vans in high demand throughout London,” a police officer wrote in a letter that saw nor The Times of London. Reported, cameras will not be used continuously, when officers are close to monitoring potential alerts. However, privacy campaigns are afraid that the move may be further launched throughout the city, leading to a network of permanent facial recognition cameras unlike those seen in any other democratic country.
