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A former top cybersecurity executive at WhatsApp filed a lawsuit on Monday alleging that parent company Meta disregarded internal flaws in the app’s digital defenses and exposed billions of its users. He says the company systematically violated cybersecurity regulations and retaliated against him for reporting the failures. Attaullah Baig, who served as head of security for WhatsApp from 2021 to …

(NEXSTAR) – A multi-phase scam credited with emptying the financial accounts of numerous Americans – many of whom were nearing the age of retirement – is again making headlines after the FBI recently issued a warning. Unlike many scams, “Phantom Hacker” attacks often come in three distinct phases, each building on the last to thoroughly convince the victim to allow …

(NEXSTAR) – A multi-phase scam credited with emptying the financial accounts of numerous Americans – many of whom were nearing the age of retirement – is again making headlines after the FBI recently issued a warning. Unlike many scams, “Phantom Hacker” attacks often come in three distinct phases, each building on the last to thoroughly convince the victim to allow …

Facebook Tweet Email Link Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem has fired two dozen Federal Emergency Management Agency IT employees, including top leaders, for allegedly neglecting security protocols and compromising sensitive data. A DHS press release Friday claims a routine cybersecurity review uncovered major vulnerabilities that allowed a “threat actor” to breach FEMA’s network. While the breach was detected before any …

By Jaspreet Singh (Reuters) -Palo Alto Networks forecast fiscal 2026 revenue and profit above analysts’ estimates on Monday, betting on growing demand for its artificial intelligence-powered cybersecurity solutions, sending its shares up 5% in extended trading. The company has been benefiting from an AI-driven upgrade cycle as enterprises accelerate their cloud adoption and modernize security operations amid rising data breach …

The second Trump administration has its first federal cybersecurity debacle to deal with. A breach of the United States federal judiciary’s electronic case filing system, discovered around July 4, has pushed some courts onto backup paper-filing plans after the hack compromised sealed court records and possibly exposed the identities of confidential informants and cooperating witnesses across multiple US states. More …

iPhone Users Exposed as “Clicking Into Traps More Often” While Android Owners Show Stronger Cybersecurity Habits in Global Study  Rude Baguette Source link

NEW YORK (AP) — The Secretary of the Army on Wednesday directed the U.S. Military Academy at West Point to review its hiring practices, bar outside groups from choosing employees and remove a newly announced hire who led the nation’s cybersecurity agency under President Joe Biden. The directive, shared on the social platform X by Secretary Dan Driscoll, came just …

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Facebook Tweet Email Link The company behind the popular app Tea Dating Advice, which allows women to anonymously share information about the men they date for safety purposes, confirmed on Friday that 72,000 images — including about 13,000 user images submitted during account verification — were accessed in a data storage breach. When creating an account on the Tea app, …