Law Enforcement Take Down Three Bulletproof VPN Providers
Law enforcement agencies from the US, Germany, France, Switzerland, and the Netherlands have seized this week the web domains and server infrastructure of three VPN services that provided a safe haven for cybercriminals to attack their victims. From.....»»
NordVPN will now comply with law enforcement data requests
NordVPN has updated an older blog post in an effort to distance itself from bad actors in the VPN industry......»»
How to add your COVID-19 vaccine records to Apple Health and Wallet on your iPhone
Last fall, Apple rolled out the ability to store verifiable COVID-19 vaccination information in the Apple Health and Wallet applications. Since then, adoption among healthcare providers and health technology infrastructure companies has been slow bu.....»»
A "chemical cocktail" of sewage, slurry and plastic is polluting English rivers
Poor water quality in English rivers is the result of chronic underinvestment and multiple failures in monitoring, governance and enforcement, a report from the UK Parliament's Environmental Audit Committee has claimed......»»
Enhanced and scalable LiDAR at CES 2022
LiDAR providers have devoted intensive efforts to making the technology essential, especially for autonomous driving (AD). At CES 2022, they introduced LiDAR products enabling better images and a more extended detection range. In addition, more annou.....»»
Law Enforcement Agencies Recruit Rare People Who are "Super-Recognizers" of Faces
An anonymous reader shared this report on "Super-Recognizers" from a series of articles in the Guardian called "Meet the Superhumans." As a child, Yenny Seo often surprised her mother by pointing out a stranger in the grocery store, remarking it was.....»»
Russia says it has neutralized the cutthroat REvil ransomware gang
"Big-game hunter" REvil has menaced the world for 3 years with massive attacks. Enlarge (credit: Getty Images) Russian law enforcement authorities said on Friday that they have arrested 14 people associated with REvil, a top r.....»»
Texas parking payment problems now include scammy QR codes
Law enforcement officials across multiple cities have warned about fraudulent QR codes plastered at parking stations. Here are a few tips to avoid such scams......»»
Scammers Put Fake QR Codes On Parking Meters To Intercept Parkers" Payments
An anonymous reader quotes a report from Ars Technica: Scammers in a few big Texas cities have been putting fake QR codes on parking meters to trick people into paying the fraudsters. Parking enforcement officers recently found stickers with fraudule.....»»
NordVPN wants to help you test the speed of your VPN connection
NordVPN's new open-source tool will help consumers and VPN providers alike measure performance and speed......»»
EU Orders Europol To Delete Data on Citizens Who Have Not Committed Crimes
Europol, the law enforcement agency of the European Union (EU), has been ordered to delete its massive database of information on EU citizens that it collected in recent years if the agency did not link subjects to any ongoing criminal activity. From.....»»
Taiwan OSAT, test interface vendors upbeat about demand for new processors
Taiwan-based OSATs and IC test interface solution providers are upbeat about demand for new processors unveiled by vendors including AMD and Nvidia for the next couple of years, according to industry sources......»»
Kosovo Bans Cryptocurrency Mining To Save Electricity
Kosovo's government on Tuesday introduced a ban on cryptocurrency mining in an attempt to curb electricity consumption as the country faces the worst energy crisis in a decade due to production outages. Reuters reports: "All law enforcement agencies.....»»
Tiger shot dead after biting worker"s arm at Florida zoo
A tiger was shot dead at a Florida zoo after biting a cleaner who had put his arm through the fencing of its enclosure, law enforcement and local media said......»»
Nintendo Wins High Court Injunction to Block Access to Pirated Switch ROMs
An anonymous reader shares a report: In an effort to restrict access to pirated ROMs illegally made available for its Switch console, Nintendo has obtained a UK High Court injunction against six internet service providers. Targeted against ROM portal.....»»
Apple"s iPhone 14 might be the first to ship without a physical SIM card slot
An anonymous tipster recently divulged to MacRumors that Apple has told major wireless providers in the US to prepare for eSIM-only iPhones by September 2022. The source provided the publication with a “seemingly legitimate” document that laid ou.....»»
New Log4J Flaw Caps Year of Relentless Cybersecurity Crises
'Exhausted' network defenders say technological dependency creates new vulnerabilities. From a report: Cyberattacks on major technology providers and the interconnected world of software and hardware that power the global economy continued at a relen.....»»
High-end IC testing demand to stay robust in 2022
Testing demand for HPC chips, mobile application processors, wireless connectivity chips, and other high-end logic chips will stay strong in 2022, according to sources at Taiwan-based IC test interface solution providers......»»
Cyberpunk 2077 dev explains its lack of police chases
In a recent livestream, Pawel Sasko was asked why a game with such a focus on vehicles and driving doesn’t include car or police chase sequences—law enforcement officers simply spawn near the player, which can be very annoying. The person asking.....»»
Boston Police Bought Spy Tech With a Pot of Money Hidden From the Public
An anonymous reader quotes a report from ProPublica: Across the country, some law enforcement agencies have deployed controversial surveillance technology to track cellphone location and use. Critics say it threatens constitutional rights, and member.....»»
Vague and viral TikTok warning of school violence is not credible but has schools and law enforcement on high alert
A vague and viral TikTok trend warning of nationwide school violence on Friday — which authorities have dismissed as not credible — has nevertheless prompted widespread school closures, stretched law enforcement resources and put families on edge.....»»