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California governor vetoes bill banning use of 'pervert glasses' to secretly record people | TechCrunch (opens the original)
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California Governor Gavin Newsom has used his veto authority to send a bill passed by the state’s legislature back to lawmakers, which would have made it unlawful to secretly record people with wearable recording devices. Newsom said in a letter to lawmakers on Wednesday that he declined to sign the draft law, California Senate Bill 1130, on grounds that it defines wearable recording devices as “too broadly or imprecisely” and that this could lead to confusion and unintended consequences. Newsom
Hackers stole millions of US military personnel records during months-long data breach | TechCrunch (opens the original)
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The U.S. government is reportedly alerting millions of current and former U.S. military service members and staff that their personal information was stolen during a months-long breach of the Pentagon’s personnel records, the latest in a spate of thefts involving federal workers’ data in recent months. A data breach notification from the Defense Manpower Data Center (DMDC) shared on Reddit says that several unauthorized users exploited a security vulnerability in an unspecified file-sharing syst
Dutch police arrest ShinyHunters hacker accused of planning two murders | TechCrunch (opens the original)
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The FBI and Dutch law enforcement say they have arrested a member of the ShinyHunters hacking group, which the agencies say are responsible for hacks on over 140 organizations around the world. The hackers also claimed responsibility for a breach of the FBI’s own systems earlier this month. Brett Leathermann, the FBI’s cyber division lead, said in a video message on Tuesday that Dutch authorities had arrested one of the “alleged leaders of ShinyHunters.” Leathermann added that the Dutch High Tec
Still running iOS 26? Update your iPhones, iPads, and Macs for this urgent security fix | TechCrunch (opens the original)
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Apple has fixed a security vulnerability in its iOS 26, iPadOS 26, and macOS 26, operating systems that the company says “may have been exploited” by hackers. The tech giant said the now-fixed bug could be used to launch “an extremely sophisticated attack against specific targeted individuals on versions of iOS before iOS 27.” According to a listing on Apple’s security pages, the bug was found in the main graphics engine that powers the user interface and visuals on iPhones, iPads, and Macs. Met
FBI reportedly declares 'cyber security incident' after hackers steal agents' personal data | TechCrunch (opens the original)
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The Federal Bureau of Investigation has reportedly told its agents and support staff that their personal information was stolen in a recent cyberattack that targeted the bureau’s job application portal. It’s the bureau’s first acknowledgement that the personal information of FBI agents was taken in the breach. The FBI has not publicly confirmed a breach beyond a statement last week, in which it said it was aware that a hacking group had claimed a cyberattack, but that the theft of data was “stil
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