Denmark says Russia was behind “destructive and disruptive” cyberattacks on a water utility in 2024 and DDoS attacks in the lead-up to local November elections
Intelligence service says attacks were work of groups connected to Russian state in ‘clear evidence’ of hybrid war
Europol says police in Germany, the UK, the US, and others took down botnets spreading ransomware via infected emails, arrested four, and seized 2,000+ domains
International law enforcement and partners have joined forces. Europol : Largest ever operation against botnets hits dropper malware ecosystem Bill Toulas / BleepingComputer : Police seize over 100 ma...
The FBI, the UK, Denmark, Germany, Spain, and Australia seize ransomware gang ALPHV's dark web leak website; the US also seized “several websites” run by ALPHV
An international group of law enforcement agencies have seized the dark web leak site of the notorious ransomware gang known as ALPHV, or BlackCat.
How an 8-year-old's YouTube account and a parent activist sparked a debate in Denmark on Google's ubiquity in schools and its handling of children's data
Morgan Meaker / Wired : Tweets: @benpatrickwill , @benpatrickwill , @nathanielmott , @carlheath , @agavrielatos , and @jtemperton Tweets: Ben Williamson / @benpatrickwill : “We have put ourselves in ...
How an 8-year-old's YouTube account and a parent activist sparked a debate in Denmark on Google's ubiquity in schools and its handling of children's data
An 8-year-old's YouTube snafu—and one unlikely parent activist—sparked a nationwide debate on the tech giant's ubiquity and handling of children's data. Tweets: @benpatrickwill , @agavrielatos , and @...
Adam Mosseri faces criticism after comparing social media to cars, saying “cars create way more value than they destroy”, even though people die in accidents
a delightful & depressing social lubricant blending short-term euphoria w/ long-term regret that offers to young consumers a messy cocktail of dopamine, disorientation, and dependency. Social media is...
New study says encouraging consensus among data labelers from diverse backgrounds can lead to better AI for detecting misogyny and harassment on social media
Khari Johnson / Wired : Tweets: @onlinesosorg and @gadgetlab Tweets: OnlineSOS / @onlinesosorg : Researchers in Denmark tried a new approach to training AI to delete misogyny, hiring the seven people...
Report details the use of telecom snooping tools provided by Circles, an NSO Group affiliate, by 25 nations, some of which have a history of human rights abuses
Did These 25 Countries Buy It? Tweets: Stphane Duguin / @duguinstephane : Reports after reports, the work of @citizenlab is not only revealing the reality of state sponsored intrusions at scale. It bu...
Profile of Denmark's Casper Klynge, the world's first foreign ambassador to the tech industry, as the country grapples with tech giants' power
Adam Satariano / New York Times : Tweets: @ibogost , @orskov , @iradhikagupta , @jeremyakahn , @ukpriyaguha , @prepaid_africa , @ramanewdelhi , @psb_dc , @aelfred_d , @niallotuathail , @deptechambnjw...
Digital ID systems, as they are being developed today, are ripe for exploitation and abuse; citizens must advocate for principles that shield fundamental rights
THERE ARE SIGNIFICANT, real-world benefits to having an accepted and recognized identity. That's why the concept of a digital identity … Tweets: @je5perl and @steve_lockstep Tweets: Jesper Lund / @je...