Blockchain voting startup Voatz argued that bug bounty programs concerning cybersecurity should be operated under strict supervision in a “friend of the court” brief before the Supreme Court of the United States (SCOTUS). Voatz weighed in Thursday on Van Buren v. United States, a Supreme Court case examining whether it is a federal crime for someone to access a computer “for an improper purpose” if they already have permission to access other files on that computer. Nathan Van Buren, the petitioner in the case, is a former Georgia police officer who was charged under the Computer Fraud and Abuse Act (CFAA) […]
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Correction: A previous version of this story misidentified the title and employer of Aram Nerguizian. He is a senior associate with the Arleigh A. Burke Chair in Strategy at the Center for Strategic and International Studies. BEIRUT — Analysts are looking forward to potential cooperation among the defense industries of Israel and the United Arab Emirates, following the Aug. 13 announcement that the two countries are establishing full diplomatic relations in a U.S.-brokered deal. “It is monumental for both Israel and the UAE that they are now on an unprecedented path to normalization. How this might or might not affect the […]
https://cdn1.img.sputniknews.com/img/07e4/07/10/1079900471_0:53:2951:1713_1200x675_80_0_0_6d710d2fc4aa37c4eb3433e109171e77.jpg Sputnik International https://cdn2.img.sputniknews.com/i/logo.png Sputnik https://cdn2.img.sputniknews.com/i/logo.png https://sputniknews.com/world/202008041080050809-twitter-may-be-fined-up-to-250-million-for-violating-users-privacy/ A draft complaint by the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) was sent to the social media company just after Twitter published its earnings report for the second quarter of 2020. The FTC has accused Twitter of violating its 2011 agreement to stop misleading users about how it uses their private information, according to a filing published on Monday. The FTC complaint, which, according to Twitter’s estimates, may cost it between $150 million and $250 million, says that the social media company used phone numbers and emails to produce targeted ads between 2013 and 2019. The 2011 […]
Voters in New York City last month during the state’s primary elections. With about 100 days until Nov. 3, election officials face a variety of challenges pulling off this year’s election. Spencer Platt/Getty Images hide caption toggle caption Spencer Platt/Getty Images Voters in New York City last month during the state’s primary elections. With about 100 days until Nov. 3, election officials face a variety of challenges pulling off this year’s election. Spencer Platt/Getty Images With about 100 days left before the general election, officials are simultaneously trying to prepare for two very different types of voting, while facing two unprecedented […]
The United Kingdom’s sporting sector has long been the victim of hackers, with nearly 70% of institutions suffering from cyber-attacks and financial losses reaching millions of pounds. Hackers are increasingly looking towards Premier League clubs in a nationwide targeting of the UK’s sports sector, Britain’s National Cyber Security Centre (NCSC) warned on Thursday. In a report outlining what it described as “a range of attacks by hackers”, the NCSC said the emails of a Premier League team’s managing director were hacked prior to talks as part of transfer agreements, which almost saw £1 million ($1.27 million) almost fall into the hands of […]
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Ramon Olorunwa Abbas, who went by the name Ray Hushpuppi, made no secret of his extraordinary wealth. On an Instagram account with 2.3 million followers, he posted photos of himself dripping in high-end watches, wearing robes with his name emblazoned on the back, and driving a $300,000 Mercedes or a white Rolls Royce Cullinan with the hashtag #AllMine. He took private jets to Paris, shopped at Gucci and Louis Vuitton, and indulged in cakes depicting himself surrounded by Fendi bags. His address was 1706 Palazzo Versace in Dubai. On Snapchat, under the username “hushpuppi5,” he called himself “The Billionaire Gucci Master!!!” […]
Hackers who broke into the networks of a celebrity law firm law firm, Grubman, Shire, Meiselas and Sacks have doubled their ransom demand to $42 million and threatened to reveal “dirty laundry” on Donald Trump in a week if they are not paid in full. On Thursday, the hackers posted a new message saying, “The ransom is now $42,000,000… The next person we’ll be publishing is Donald Trump. There’s an election going on, and we found a ton of dirty laundry.” They added, “Mr Trump, if you want to stay president, poke a sharp stick at the guys, otherwise you may forget […]