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Accused data thief threw MacBook into a river to destroy evidence

Mon, 2025-12-29 04:06
Former staffer of Korean e-tailer Coupang accessed 33 million records but may have done less damage than feared

Korean e-tailer Coupang claims a former employee has admitted to improperly accessing data describing 33 million of its customers, but says the accused deleted the stolen data.…

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China wants to ban making yourself into an AI to keep aged relatives company

Mon, 2025-12-29 02:02
PLUS: Australia buys air-gapped Google Cloud; Huawei triples use of home-built components; JAXA blames low pressure for rocket crash; And more

Asia In Brief China’s Cyberspace Administration on Saturday posted draft rules governing the behaviour of AI companions that prohibit using them to serve as friends for the elderly.…

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Death, torture, and amputation: How cybercrime shook the world in 2025

Sun, 2025-12-28 14:34
The human harms of cyberattacks piled up this year, and violence expected to increase

The knock-on, and often unintentional, impacts of a cyberattack are so rarely discussed. As an industry, the focus is almost always placed on the economic damage: the ransom payment; the cost of business downtime; and goodness, don't forget those poor shareholders.…

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Sevile: Famed for blue skies and now Blue Screens of Death

Sun, 2025-12-28 09:21
Hotel guests get a blast from the past courtesy of classic Windows BSOD

BORK!BORK!BORK! Today's bork belongs in the dim and distant past – a reminder of when Windows had proper crash screens.…

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