Phone scamming kingpin gets 13 years for running “iSpoof” service
Site marketing video promised total anonymity, but that was a lie. 170 arrested already. Potentially 1000s more to follow.
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Microsoft reports jump in business email compromise activity
Cybersecurity activity around business email compromise (BEC) spiked between April 2022 and April 2023, with over 150,000 daily attempts, on…
Meta fined $1.3B for violating EU GDPR data transfer rules on privacy
Meta has been fined $1.3 billion (€1.2 billion) by the Irish Data Protection Commission (DPC) for violating the terms of…
Man Scammed by Deepfake Video and Audio Imitating His Friend
A deepfake scam in China has increased fears that artificial intelligence will allow hackers to easily obtain financial information. Hackers…
Star Trek: Resurgence Is the Best of ’90s Trek With the Worst of ’90s Gaming
Star Trek has an up and down history with video games moreso than most storied franchises. It’s rare for a…
EU hits Meta with $1.3 billion fine for transferring European user data to the US
The European Union condemned Meta with a record $1.3 billion fine for transferring European user data to the US. The…
IBM’s Polar Buy Creates Focus on a New ‘Shadow Data’ Cloud Security Area
The purchase gives IBM access to a new category of products called "data security posture management" for security data in…
This Week’s Toy News Has Mechs and a T. Rex
Welcome back to Toy Aisle, io9's regular round up of the coolest toy news around. This week, things get Transformers-crazy…
Venmo Opens Up Its Digital Payment App to Teens
Your teenage years are a great time to learn about how to handle money, and how to set yourself up…
Researchers Analyze THC in Breath of Cannabis Smokers
Distinguishing between recent use and past use remains an elusive goal.