Geoffrey A. Fowler writes: If you’re one of the 15 million people who shared your DNA with 23andMe, it’s time to delete your data. The genetic information company, best known for its saliva test kits, announced Sunday that it is headed to bankruptcy court to sell its assets. And 23andMe’s financial distress prompted California Attorney General Rob…
Mikael Thalen reports: Individuals with connections to SiegedSec, the now-defunct group of “gay furry hackers” who leaked data relating to the think tank behind Project 2025, believe their former leader may have been arrested in a raid by law enforcement. In remarks to X on Wednesday, @mewmrrpmeow, a former member of the group, stated that “vio,” who once…
The China-linked threat actor known as UNC5174 has been attributed to a new campaign that leverages a variant of a known malware dubbed SNOWLIGHT and a new open-source tool called VShell to infect Linux systems. “Threat actors are increasingly using open source tools in their arsenals for cost-effectiveness and obfuscation to save money and, in…
from the but-her-emails dept at TechDirt: Wed, Mar 19th 2025 05:26am – Karl Bode It’s best to view Elon Musk’s DOGE as an attack. While right wing propaganda (and gullible media outlets and politicians) frame DOGE as a “cost saving” effort at “improving government efficiency,” that’s just flimsy-ass cover for its real purpose: the dismantling of corporate…
Jess Ma reports: Hong Kong’s privacy watchdog has served a warning letter to the Urban Renewal Authority (URA) over its failure to prevent a leak of the personal details of 199 tenants and owners stored on a cloud platform. The Office of the Privacy Commissioner for Personal Data issued an investigation report on Thursday and…
The U.S. government on Tuesday announced the launch of the U.S. Cyber Trust Mark, a new cybersecurity safety label for Internet-of-Things (IoT) consumer devices. “IoT products can be susceptible to a range of security vulnerabilities,” the U.S. Federal Communications Commission (FCC) said. “Under this program, qualifying consumer smart products that meet robust cybersecurity standards will…
In today’s reminder of the insider threat, Jung Suk-yee reports that employees of the Korea Aerospace Research Institute (KARI) are being investigated by the Daejeon Metropolitan Police Agency for leaking sensitive technology: The investigation, which has captured national attention, involves a suspected breach of data related to South Korea’s ambitious Nuri space launch vehicle project….
