Apple and Google have rolled out a new mobile feature that warns users of unwanted trackers moving with them.
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LockBit Ransomware Mastermind Unmasked, Charged
Charges and sanctions announced against Dimitry Yuryevich Khoroshev, the alleged developer and operator of LockBit ransomware.
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Finnish Hacker Gets Prison for Accessing Thousands of Psychotherapy Records and Demanding Ransoms
In February 2023, French police arrested well-known Finnish hacker Aleksanteri Kivimäki, who was living under a false identity near Paris. He was deported to Finland. His trial ended last month.
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Spain Reopens a Probe Into a Pegasus Spyware Case After a French Request to Work Together
The judge with Spain’s National Court said there is reason to believe that the new information provided by France can “allow the investigations to advance.”
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House Passes Reauthorization of Key US Surveillance Program After Days of Upheaval Over Changes
The bill was approved on a bipartisan basis, 273-147, though it will still have to clear the Senate to become law.
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House Will Try Again on Reauthorization of US Spy Program After Republican Upheaval
Speaker Mike Johnson is expected to bring forward a Plan B that would reform and extend Section 702 of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act for a shortened period of two years.
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Conservative Revolt in the House Blocks Effort to Reauthorize a Key US Spy Tool
A bill that would reauthorize Section 702 of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act was blocked by a conservative revolt.
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House to Take up Bill to Reauthorize Crucial US Spy Program as Expiration Date Looms
Section 702 of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act expires on April 19.
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US Offering $10 Million Reward for Information on Change Healthcare Hackers
The US is offering a reward of up to $10 million for information on BlackCat ransomware affiliates that targeted US critical infrastructure.
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UK Court Says Assange Can’t be Extradited on Espionage Charges Until US Rules Out Death Penalty
UK Judges said the U.S. must guarantee that Assange, who is Australian, “is afforded the same First Amendment protections as a United States citizen, and that the death penalty is not imposed.”
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