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Macmillan, one of the largest book publishers in the U.S., said it has been hit by a cyberattack, and book retailers nationwide said they were unable to place new orders from the publisher.Macmillan “recently experienced a security incident, which involves the encryption of certain files on our network,” the publisher said Wednesday. “As a precautionary measure, we immediately took systems offline to prevent further impact to our network.” Macmillan, one of the largest book publishers in the U.S., said it has been hit…

A federal judge said that a former Uber Technologies Inc security chief must face wire fraud charges over his alleged role in trying to cover up a 2016 hack that exposed personal information of 57 million passengers and drivers. The US Department of Justice in December added the three charges against Joseph Sullivan to an earlier indictment, saying he arranged to pay money to two hackers in exchange for their silence, while trying to conceal the hacking from passengers, drivers, and the US Federal Trade Commission.US…

Photo: PixieMe (Shutterstock)Mozilla’s latest version of Firefox might just be the answer for users who hate being tracked when clicking on links off sites like Facebook.Bleeping Computer first spotted the new privacy feature after the new 102 version of Firefox was released Tuesday. With the new update, certain tracking parameters from Facebook, Olytics, HubSpot, and Marketo can be disabled, according to thereport. These parameters are essentially a piece of code added onto the end of a URL address that will tell the…

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Getty Images/Nitat TermmeeMany businesses will fail to see the benefits of their zero trust efforts over the next few years, while legislation around paying off ransomware gangs will be extended and attacks on operational technology may have real-life consequences, according to set of cybersecurity predictions.The list comes from tech analyst Gartner, which said business leaders should build these strategic planning assumptions into their security strategies for the next two years."We can't fall into old habits and…

The ad reads like an offer of salvation: Cancer kills many people. But there is hope in Apatone, a proprietary vitamin C–based mixture, that is “KILLING cancer.” The substance, an unproven treatment that is not approved by the FDA, is not available in the United States. If you want Apatone, the ad suggests, you need to travel to a clinic in Mexico.If you’re on Facebook or Instagram and Meta has determined you may be interested in cancer treatments, it’s possible you’ve seen this ad. It is part of a pattern on Facebook of…

That’s still a huge and rich market, but it cuts out dozens of nations in Latin America, Africa, Eastern Europe, and Asia, where Israeli cyber firms had been making a killing selling cutting-edge surveillance tools to customers with deep pockets and a willingness to spend. It’s also where NSO Group kept getting in trouble for getting caught selling powerful hacking tools to authoritarian regimes that abused Pegasus. NSO Group executives say they have terminated eight Pegasus contracts due to abuse.  The defense…

Container cargo ships sit off shore from the Long Beach/Los Angeles port complex in Long Beach, CA, on Wednesday, October 6, 2021.Jeff Gritchen | MediaNews Group | Getty ImagesArmed with little more than a computer, hackers are increasingly setting their sights on some of the biggest things that humans can build.Vast container ships and chunky freight planes — essential in today's global economy — can now be brought to a halt by a new generation of code warriors."The reality is that an aeroplane or vessel, like any…

So-called blockchain bridges have become a prime target for hackers seeking to exploit vulnerabilities in the world of decentralized finance.Jakub Porzycki | NurPhoto | Getty ImagesHackers have stolen $100 million in cryptocurrency from Horizon, a so-called blockchain bridge, in the latest major heist in the world of decentralized finance.Details of the attack are still slim, but Harmony, the developers behind Horizon, said they identified the theft Wednesday morning. Harmony singled out an individual account it believes…

SENSITIVE MATERIAL. THIS IMAGE MAY OFFEND OR DISTURB Abortion rights protesters participate in nationwide demonstrations following the leaked Supreme Court opinion suggesting the possibility of overturning the Roe v. Wade abortion rights decision, in New York City, U.S., May 14, 2022.Caitlin Ochs | ReutersThe Supreme Court's decision on Friday to roll back the right to receive an abortion raises new questions about whether and how tech companies should protect the information of users seeking reproductive health care.Tech…