It's been a busy year in cybersecurity, but it's not over yet. This week, we revealed how Hackers have found a way to “crack” digital license plates—which is legal in at least some states and valid throughout the United States—allows them to change license plates to basically anything. That means people with this ability can avoid tolls and tickets, or even change license plates to match their enemies.
Although the license plate company, Reviver, makes it clear that this practice is both illegal and violates its terms of service, we're guessing that people want to hide their car's credentials so they can increase their speed all over town to no avail. not too concerned about that.
Staff at the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Agency are preparing for an uncertain future. Several CISA employees told WIRED they fear the incoming Trump administration will eliminate important programs they say are protecting Americans from cyberattacks and other threats — or The agency itself may be dissolved.
In recent years, financial scams that involve defrauding people of their cryptocurrency holdings have come to be known by an eye-catching and easy-to-understand name: “pig slaughter.” But It's time for a rebrand, according to Interpol officials. The term is translated from Chinese and refers to the slow process of fattening a pig before slaughter, possibly created by scammers themselves. Its use can therefore further humiliate victims of these scams or shame them for not reporting the crime.
Obviously, committing crimes in public places is extremely common. We went deep A world of drug traffickers are advertising their goods on open web platforms like Instagram, X and Snapchat. The practice is not new, but authorities in Europe say it is increasingly common.
And that's not all. Each week, we round up security and privacy news that we haven't covered in depth. Click on the title to read the full story. And stay safe out there.
The US Federal Aviation Administration on Thursday said it was temporarily banning drone flights over dozens of utility and critical infrastructure sites in New Jersey and New York “at the request of partners.” federal security cooperation”. The restrictions are set to last 30 days. The announcement was made as Panic over reported sightings of mysterious drones in two states have increased sharply in recent weeks. The FAA said in a general statement told the U.S. Department of Homeland Security, Department of Defense and FBI on Wednesday that the U.S. government has not found evidence of malicious or unexplained aircraft.
“After closely examining technical data and advice from concerned members of the public, we assess that the sightings to date include a combination of legal commercial drones, hobby drones and law enforcement drones, as well as manned fixed-wing aircraft, helicopters, and mistaken stars.” reported to be drones,” the agencies wrote, “We have not identified any unusual occurrences and to date, this operation has not assessed any activities that may pose a risk to national security or public safety over civil airspace in New Jersey or other northeastern states.”