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Wikipedia fined ₹20 lakh by Russian court for Ukraine war article
- Wikimedia Foundation, the owner of Wikipedia, has been fined two million roubles (over ₹20 lakh) by a Russian court for not deleting "banned content."
- The fine was imposed for an article containing "classified" information about a Russian military unit's location and the military operation in Ukraine.
- This is the seventh fine imposed on Wikimedia in 2023 by Russia for not removing prohibited information.
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Watchdog reveals Secret Service and ICE used Stingray surveillance without warrants
- US government watchdog found Secret Service and ICE's HSI unit used cell-site simulators without obtaining appropriate search warrants.
- Cell-site simulators or "stingrays" are controversial surveillance gear used to track cell phones' real-time location.
- Federal agencies must obtain a search warrant before using a cell-site simulator, except in emergency circumstances.
- Secret Service and ICE HSI did not always follow agency policies or federal law and accepted six recommendations to improve internal policies and procedures.
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China’s CCP warns Musk against sharing Wuhan lab leak report
- Chinese newspaper warns Elon Musk for sharing report on Covid-19's origin in a Wuhan laboratory.
- The warning came from the Global Times, an English-language subsidiary of the government-controlled People's Daily, and warned Musk of "breaking the pot of China" after he responded to tweets asserting the same.
- Musk risks damaging relationship with China over his social media activity.
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Report predicts 'catastrophic cyber event' within next two years resembling an apocalypse
- The World Economic Forum Global Security Outlook Report 2023 warns that a catastrophic cyber attack is likely to happen in the next two years.
- The report states that 93% of cyber leaders and 86% of cyber business leaders predict this event, which would be unprecedented in scale.
- The recent Ukrainian military cyber attack that caused parts of Europe's electricity production to shut down is an example of the potential threat.
- Albania's PM Edi Rama warns of a cyberattack "apocalypse," comparing the cybercrime industry's growth to a virus like Covid-19.
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Users of PornHub infected with Virus after cybercriminals release malware
- People across the US, UK and Australia have reportedly been exposed to a hard-to-detect virus known as Kovter due to their PornHub browsing.
- According to news.com.au, after visiting the adult website, users are shown fake pages for software updates such as Google Chrome or Firefox.
- This particular type of malware is known as 'malvertising' as it causes more dodgy ads to spread, leading to more victims of the attack.
- This type of malware attack is capable of infecting Chrome, Firefox and Microsoft Edge/Internet Explorer.
- If you think your computer has been compromised, best to get it checked by a professional.
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