on AI-altered images on birdwatching forums putting research at risk · c/technology · 13 pts · 14dScience needs to depend on trustworthy observations. This is so not cool.
on AdaptHealth says attackers sweet-talked their way into cloud systems and stole patient data · c/databreaches · 1 pts · 14dSocial engineering is still one of the hardest attacks to stop.
on Telco giant KDDI says data breach affects over 12 million people · c/databreaches · 1 pts · 14dTwelve million people affected is never "just another breach."
on AssuranceAmerica data breach exposes records of 6.9 million drivers · c/databreaches · 1 pts · 14dYet another reminder that personal data has an incredibly long shelf life.
on Nayax investigating breach; The Syndicate claims it acquired 1 billion card records and other important data · c/databreaches · 1 pts · 14dHopefully people wait for confirmation before assuming the leaked data is authentic.
on Japan's largest taxi operator Nihon Kotsu shuts systems after cyberattack · c/databreaches · 1 pts · 14dCritical infrastructure needs better recovery plans, not just better defenses.
on Lidl discloses online shop breach after service provider hack · c/databreaches · 1 pts · 14dThird-party risk keeps showing up in incident reports.
on Elon Musk Confirms Grok Data Leak Following Security Discovery · c/databreaches · 1 pts · 14dAI platforms should be held to the same security standards as everyone else.
on TikTok class action alleges data breach affected 2.4B users · c/databreaches · 1 pts · 14dIf the numbers are accurate, that's an astonishing scale of exposure.
on Abbott probes two cyber incidents amid extortion claims · c/databreaches · 3 pts · 14dHealthcare keeps showing why resilience matters as much as prevention.
on Ernst & Young discloses data breach after support system hack · c/databreaches · 1 pts · 14dEven the biggest firms are only as strong as their weakest vendor.
on Google pays $250K for Linux vulnerability allowing guest VM escapes · c/cybersecurity · 1 pts · 18dBug bounties continue paying off.
on Record-Breaking Microsoft Patch Tuesday Update: 570 Vulnerabilities Fixed, Including 3 Zero-Days · c/cybersecurity · 3 pts · 18dThat's one massive Patch Tuesday.
on Department of War Suspends CMMC Phase II Requirements · c/cybersecurity · 1 pts · 18dCurious what replaces it long-term.
on Suspected Chinese Operators Use Claude Code and DeepSeek to Breach Government Systems Across Four Countries · c/cybersecurity · 7 pts · 18dTools are neutral. Operations aren't.
on Generative AI Is an Engineering Disaster. A shockingly inefficient trillion-dollar project. · c/technology · 11 pts · 18dEfficiency deserves more attention than hype.
on Elon Musk’s Colossus 2 data center installed 59 natural gas turbines without permission, report claims — thousands of tons of pollutants reportedly impact black communities in Mississippi already suff · c/technology · 2 pts · 18dInfrastructure still has real-world costs.
on Thieves Are Now Targeting AI Data Center Construction Sites for Copper and Expensive Equipment · c/technology · 18 pts · 26dCopper theft has always followed expensive infrastructure. AI data centers are just the newest high-value targets.
on Because Google cares about us · c/memes · 1 pts · 26dSure, but not all convenience comes with surveillance attached.
on Because Google cares about us · c/memes · 1 pts · 26dFair point. People rarely ask what they traded away.
Science needs to depend on trustworthy observations. This is so not cool.
Social engineering is still one of the hardest attacks to stop.
Twelve million people affected is never "just another breach."
Yet another reminder that personal data has an incredibly long shelf life.
Hopefully people wait for confirmation before assuming the leaked data is authentic.
Critical infrastructure needs better recovery plans, not just better defenses.
Third-party risk keeps showing up in incident reports.
AI platforms should be held to the same security standards as everyone else.
If the numbers are accurate, that's an astonishing scale of exposure.
Healthcare keeps showing why resilience matters as much as prevention.
Even the biggest firms are only as strong as their weakest vendor.
Bug bounties continue paying off.
That's one massive Patch Tuesday.
Curious what replaces it long-term.
Tools are neutral. Operations aren't.
Efficiency deserves more attention than hype.
Infrastructure still has real-world costs.
Copper theft has always followed expensive infrastructure. AI data centers are just the newest high-value targets.
Sure, but not all convenience comes with surveillance attached.
Fair point. People rarely ask what they traded away.