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Exposed eyes: 40,000 security cameras vulnerable to remote hacking

Security Affairs

RTSP is popular in professional surveillance for low-latency streaming. Analysis by organizational sector showed the Telecommunications sector (79%) dominated due to widespread consumer use. “It’s no surprise that the Telecommunications sector accounts for the majority of exposed cameras we found. .

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Arkana Security group claims the hack of US telco provider WideOpenWest (WOW!)

Security Affairs

Arkana Security, a new ransomware group, claims to have breached the telecommunications provider WideOpenWest (WOW!). is a US-based telecommunications company that provides broadband internet, cable TV, and phone services. million accounts. The new ransomware group Arkana Security claims to have hacked US telecom provider WOW!,

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Privacy Roundup: Week 12 of Year 2025

Security Boulevard

While MFA is primarily a security feature, its primary privacy benefit is adding another layer of security to prevent unauthorized access to information contained in particular important or sensitive accounts. Surveillance Tech in the News This section covers surveillance technology and methods in the news.

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Canadian Man Arrested in Snowflake Data Extortions

Krebs on Security

At the end of 2023, malicious hackers learned that many large companies had uploaded huge volumes of sensitive customer data to Snowflake accounts that were protected with little more than a username and password (no multi-factor authentication required). “The rest is just ransom.” CRACKDOWN ON HARM GROUPS?

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Hacker in Snowflake Extortions May Be a U.S. Soldier

Krebs on Security

At the end of 2023, malicious hackers discovered that many companies had uploaded huge volumes of sensitive customer data to Snowflake accounts that were protected with nothing more than a username and password (no multi-factor authentication required). A surveillance photo of Connor Riley Moucka, a.k.a. “I’ll wait. .

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3 Percent ($30B) of U.S. Military Funding Dedicated to Cybersecurity

SecureWorld News

Key cybersecurity provisions Securing communications networks Five billion dollars is allocated to help local telecommunications providers replace potentially insecure Chinese technology (e.g., Reforming surveillance practices Proposals to restrict Section 702 of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act (FISA) were left out.

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Google TAG argues surveillance firm RCS Labs was helped by ISPs to infect mobile users

Security Affairs

Researchers from Google’s Threat Analysis Group (TAG) revealed that the Italian surveillance firm RCS Labs was helped by some Internet service providers (ISPs) in Italy and Kazakhstan to infect Android and iOS users with their spyware. Follow me on Twitter: @securityaffairs and Facebook. Pierluigi Paganini.