Tesla attacks mark a surreal twist in political violence as Musk divides America
There were broad expectations that the widening political divides in America following Donald Trump’s second presidential victory would explode. But few could have predicted the flash point would be electric…
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Attorney General Pam Bondi Condemns Tesla Attacks, Citing ‘Domestic Terrorism’
In highlighting the Trump administration’s efforts to defend Elon Musk’s flagship company, Attorney General Pam Bondi on Thursday cited past arrests of people charged with trying to torch Tesla products….
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As Trump attacks DEI, UC bans ‘diversity statements’ in faculty hiring
University of California leaders said Wednesday they are eliminating a years-old practice of requiring faculty job applicants to submit “diversity statements,” a move that comes after the Trump administration threatened…
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New Ransomware Attacks are Getting More Personal as Hackers ‘Apply Psychological Pressure”
Image: rthanuthattaphong/Envato Elements Experts warn that desperate ransomware attackers are shifting focus from businesses to individuals, applying “psychological pressure” with personal threats that bring digital extortion into the physical world….
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Trump Expands Attacks on Law Firms, Singling Out Paul, Weiss
President Trump on Friday opened a third attack against a private law firm, restricting the business activities of Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton & Garrison just days after a federal judge…
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Amnesty International calls on international community to resist mounting attacks on gender justice – JURIST
Amnesty International on Thursday called on the international community to resist mounting attacks on gender justice. The group reiterated its call on states to recognize gender apartheid as a crime…
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Generative AI Powers Social Engineering Attacks
Phishing was no longer as common in 2024 as before, according to CrowdStrike’s 2025 Global Threat Report. Threat actors trend toward accessing legitimate accounts through social engineering techniques like voice…
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96% of Phishing Attacks in 2024 Exploited Trusted Domains
Threat actors are increasingly targeting trusted business platforms such as Dropbox, SharePoint, and QuickBooks in their phishing email campaigns and leveraging legitimate domains to bypass security measures, a new report…
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As Elon Musk Attacks DEI, Tesla Quietly Addresses Racism Complaints
In Washington, Elon Musk has been at the forefront of Trump administration efforts to gut programs designed to promote diversity. At the same time, Tesla, the electric car company that…
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How to Prevent Phishing Attacks with Multi-Factor Authentication
Phishing takes advantage of the weakest link in any organization’s cybersecurity system — human behavior. Phishing attacks are generally launched via email, although some opening salvos have begun using text…
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Apple M-Series Chips Are Vulnerable to Side-Channel Attacks
Security researchers from Georgia Institute of Technology and Ruhr University Bochum discovered two side-channel vulnerabilities in devices with Apple name-brand chips from 2021 or later that could expose sensitive information…
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Pardoned Jan 6 Militia Member Attacks Doughnuts In Capitol Complex
What is it that they say about criminals returning to the scene of the crime? That would be Stewart Rhodes, the white supremacist Oath Keepers militia leader who led an…
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US Supreme Court approves extradition of convict linked to 2008 Mumbai terror attacks – JURIST
The Supreme Court of the United States (SCOTUS) on Saturday authorized the extradition of Tahawwur Rana, a convict linked to the 2008 Mumbai terror attacks, to India. This decision follows the rejection of his…
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Microsoft’s January 2025 Security Update Patches Exploited Elevation of Privilege Attacks
Microsoft’s latest batch of security patches includes an expanded blacklist for certain Windows Kernel Vulnerable Drivers and fixes for several elevations of privilege vulnerabilities. The January 2025 Security Update addressed…
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7 Ways to Stop VoIP DDoS Attacks from Crashing Your Phones
A distributed denial-of-service (DDoS) attack vector attempts to overwhelm a VoIP server with phony user requests. Because this massive volume of traffic is more than your network can handle, it…
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Indiscriminate Hezbollah attacks on Israel breach international law: Amnesty report – JURIST
Amnesty International on Friday condemned Hezbollah’s repeated attacks on civilian areas of Israel using unguided rockets, following a thorough investigation. Hezbollah’s rocket attacks resulted in the deaths of eight civilians…
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Man who allegedly tried to set fire in Ventura charged in violent attacks
A homeless man who was arrested after allegedly setting a fire in Ventura earlier this month has been charged for a string of violent attacks, including several stabbings and robberies,…
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AI-Assisted Attacks Top Cyber Threat For Third Consecutive Quarter, Gartner Finds
For the third consecutive quarter, Gartner has found that cyber attacks staged using artificial intelligence are the biggest risk for enterprises. The consulting firm surveyed 286 senior risk and assurance…
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Midnight Blizzard Escalates Spear-Phishing Attacks
Microsoft Threat Intelligence has uncovered a new attack campaign by Russian threat actor Midnight Blizzard, targeting thousands of users across over 100 organizations. The attack leverages spear-phishing emails with RDP…
Read More »Trump Attacks Liz Cheney Using Violent War Imagery
In an onstage interview in Arizona with Tucker Carlson, former President Donald J. Trump slammed a top Republican critic as he criticized U.S. involvement in foreign conflicts. Source link
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