‘This creates a layered form of obfuscation’: New report says criminals are using emojis to avoid detection

Security analysts aren’t scanning the dark web for emojis, allowing criminals to share messages wiithout being spotted.

Hackers steal and leak sensitive LAPD police documents

The LAPD said the breach affected “a digital storage system” belonging to the city’s Attorney’s Office. The World Leaks extortion gang was reported to be behind the attack.

Developer of VeraCrypt encryption software says Windows users may face boot-up issues after Microsoft locked his account

The maker of the popular open-source file encryption software VeraCrypt said Microsoft locked his online account, which may prevent device owners from booting up their computers.

Top open source AI platform Flowise hit by maximum-level security issue

A 10/10 Flowise bug was patched, but is now being abused in the wild.

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Third-party integration tool Anodot data breach hits Snowflake customers

A supply chain attack has, once again, affected at least a dozen Snowflake customers.

Men Are Buying Hacking Tools to Use Against Their Wives and Friends

In Telegram groups, men are sharing thousands of nonconsensual images of women and girls, buying spyware, and engaging in doxing and sexual abuse.