Chase plans to stop users making Zelle payments deemed “as originating from contact through social media”; the CFPB had claimed Zelle lacked adequate safeguards
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India's Central Bureau of Investigation works with Microsoft and Amazon to raid 76 locations in a nationwide crackdown on tech support scams and crypto fraud
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In a rare rebuke, Japan told Fujitsu to take corrective measures after a 2022 hack of its cloud service affected at least 1.7K companies and government agencies
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Amazon bans the sale of Flipper Zero, a $169 portable security penetration testing tool for wireless devices, tagging the product as a card-skimming device
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WhatsApp launches proxy support globally, letting users with blocked or disrupted connections use the app via servers set up by volunteers and organizations
If you are unable to connect directly to WhatsApp, a proxy can be used … The Hacker News : WhatsApp Introduces Proxy Support to Help Users Bypass Internet Censorship Jon Porter / The Verge : WhatsApp ...
Microsoft resumes rolling out an update to block VBA macros by default in downloaded Office documents, after rolling it back earlier in July over user feedback
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Google Play bans “downloading of paid apps and updates to paid apps” in Russia over sanctions, after halting purchases of paid apps and subscriptions in March
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US and Australia sign an agreement allowing the US Cyber Command and Australia's IWD to jointly develop and share a virtual cyber training platform
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Zoom says it has now fixed the issues that caused major service outages across the UK and parts of the US
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UK's NCSC and US DHS publish a list of 2,500 COVID-19-related threats they are tracking, including malicious websites and email addresses linked to scams
COVID-19 Exploited by Malicious Cyber Actors Dustin Volz / Wall Street Journal : Hacking Groups Hunt Pandemic Opportunities, Warn U.S., British Officials Dark Reading : Microsoft Releases COVID-19 Sec...