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DuckDuckGo Allows Microsoft Trackers on its Web Browser due to Search Agreement
DuckDuckGo Allows Microsoft Trackers on its Web Browser due to Search Agreement
DuckDuckGo’s web browser now allows Microsoft trackers on third-party sites due to an agreement in the syndicated search content contract between the two companies. While DuckDuckGo does not store any personal identifiers with...
Man Jailed for Hacking the Emails of Female Students, Stealing and Trading their Private Photos
Man Jailed for Hacking the Emails of Female Students, Stealing and Trading their Private Photos
A man was sentenced last week to over 9 years in jail after he was found guilty of breaking into the email accounts of his female classmates, and stealing their private nude photographs and videos. Michael Fish, 26, of Albany,...
Spanish Police Bust Phishing Group that Emptied 146 Bank Accounts
Spanish Police Bust Phishing Group that Emptied 146 Bank Accounts
The Spanish police announced on Wednesday the arrest of 13 people and the launch of investigations on another seven for their participation in a phishing scheme that stole online bank credentials. The threat actors used phishin...
US Recovers $15M from Kovter Ad Fraud Scheme
US Recovers $15M from Kovter Ad Fraud Scheme
The US government has recovered over $15 million from Swiss bank accounts belonging to threat actors behind the '3ve' online advertising fraud scheme. Switzerland transferred $15,111,453.84 to the US government as part of a Fin...
Anonymous Server Leaks Millions of Loan Applicants’ Data
Anonymous Server Leaks Millions of Loan Applicants’ Data
Led by Anurag Sen, the SafetyDetectives security team discovered a misconfigured server belonging to an unknown entity that leaked data for potentially millions of people. The ElasticSearch server contained millions of logs of...
Interview With Joni Hoppen – Aquarela
Interview With Joni Hoppen – Aquarela
Aviva Zacks of Safety Detectives recently sat down with Joni Hoppen, Director of Internationalization at Aquarela Analytics. He explained his company's expertise in AI. Safety Detectives: What motivated you to start your compan...
Conti Ransomware Gang Threatens to Overthrow Costa Rican Government
Conti Ransomware Gang Threatens to Overthrow Costa Rican Government
Russia-based Conti ransomware group has threatened to overthrow the new Costa Rican government following their attack on the country’s administrative systems. An announcement on Conti’s official website says that the gang has a...
Interview With Khash Sajadi – Cloud 66
Interview With Khash Sajadi – Cloud 66
Aviva Zacks of Safety Detective recently sat down with Khash Sajadi, CEO of Cloud 66, and asked him about how his company offers PaaS functionality to its customers. Safety Detectives: What has your journey to your current job...
Interview With David Kosmayer – Bookmark
Interview With David Kosmayer – Bookmark
David Kosmayer, CEO and Founder of Bookmark, was recently interviewed by Aviva Zacks of Safety Detectives. He told her about his company's cutting-edge technology – AiDA. Safety Detectives: Tell me about your services. David...
US Charges Venezuelan Cardiologist with Developing and Selling Ransomware
US Charges Venezuelan Cardiologist with Developing and Selling Ransomware
US prosecutors charged a Venezuelan cardiologist with developing and selling ransomware that was used by Iranian state-sponsored hacking groups. Moises Luis Zagala Gonzalez, 55, a self-taught computer programmer, created a ransomw...