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  On June 19th, a Phoenix police officer pulled over an autonomous Waymo vehicle that had been driving in an oncoming traffic lane. The car was apparently confused by some construction signs and reportedly ran a red light before pulling over in a parking lot to let the officer talk to one of Waymo’s support representatives. In about two-and-a-half minutes of bodycam footage published by  AZCentral,  t he officer told Waymo the car was driving in a construction zone when it “went into opposing lanes of traffic, which is real bad.” He then told a curious bystander what had happened, adding, “so I light it up and it takes off in the intersection.” A dispatch record reportedly said the car drove through a red light and ‘FREAKED OUT’ before it pulled over. Waymo spokesperson Chris Bonelli told  The Verge  in an email that the vehicle, which had no passengers, drove into the oncoming lane when it “encountered inconsisten

    Cybersecurity researchers are calling it the largest password compilation leak of all time. On July 4, a newly registered user on a popular hacking forum posted a file containing nearly 10 billion compromised passwords in plaintext. The post was first noticed by researchers at  Cybernews . RockYou2024 leaked password compilation This gigantic list of leaked passwords known as RockYou2024 provides hackers with an important tool that can be utilized in a brute force attack.  A brute force attack is a popular hacking method where the attacker guesses a user's password by trial-and-error. Hackers commonly use automated scripts when carrying out a brute force attack, which enables them to try out a slew of passwords within a short period of time. With a leaked password database this big, hackers have a nearly unlimited pool of passwords to try out.  “In its essence, the RockYou2024 leak is a compilation of real-worl

  The ShinyHunters hacker group claims the Ticketmaster breach is far bigger than previously anticipated, stealing 193 million barcodes, including 440,000 Taylor Swift tickets. Valued at $22 billion, they now demand $8 million from LiveNation! In May 2024, the notorious hacker group ShinyHunters breached Ticketmaster – LiveNation, as we know it. However, the hackers have now released new details about the extent of their breach. These details have been published on the infamous cybercrime and hacker platform Breach Forums titled “Ticketmaster event barcodes ‘Taylor Swift’ pt 1/65000.”   The Breach Unveiled ShinyHunters marked the Fourth of July with a disturbing announcement: they claim to have stolen 440,000 tickets for Taylor Swift’s Eras Tour. In a symbolic twist, they suggest that instead of Swift performing on her tour, she will be “performing in front of Congress,” indicating this breach’s severity and public exposure.   The Staggering Numbers      The hackers provide an extensiv

  A weird new app lets San Francisco residents monitor local bars via live video feed to see what’s happening there and to check how busy the venues are. 2Nite, which launched earlier this year, uses a network of cameras at various Bay Area establishments to provide remote insights into what’s happening at those locations. “The all in one app for managing, promoting, and discovering nightlife,” the app’s website proclaims. On its app page, meanwhile, the program encourages users to “scroll through” its “discovery page,” where the various live streams are visible. Users can also purchase tickets to events (like concerts) at the venues in question, through the app. So far, the app only has contracts with “five to eight venues,” The San Francisco Standard writes. “This app got me laid,” says one five-star review on the Apple App Store. “Best way to buy tickets for events. 2nite is the truth and the future,” the horny use

  An Australian man has been charged with running a fake Wi-Fi access point during a domestic flight with an aim to steal user credentials and data. The unnamed 42-year-old "allegedly established fake free Wi-Fi access points, which mimicked legitimate networks, to capture personal data from unsuspecting victims who mistakenly connected to them," the Australian Federal Police (AFP) said in a press release last week. The agency said the suspect was charged in May 2024 after it launched an investigation a month earlier following a report from an airline about a suspicious Wi-Fi network identified by its employees during a domestic flight. A subsequent search of his baggage on April 19 led to the seizure of a portable wireless access device, a laptop, and a mobile phone. He was arrested on May 8 after a search warrant was executed at his home. The individual is said to have staged what's called an evil twin

  Indonesia’s president Joko Widodo has ordered an audit of government datacenters after it was revealed that most of the data they store is not backed up. The audit and revelation that Indonesia lacks a backup plan came in aftermath of ransomware attack on the nation’s Temporary National Data Center (PDNS) that took place on June 20th and resulted in widespread disruption of digital services. Government officials communicated that a fresh variant of the LockBit malware, named Brain Cipher, was used in the attack. “Just like other ransomware, it encrypts all data, all files on the server they attack," Deputy Minister of Communication and Information Nezar Patria explained. The data is being held hostage for 131 billion Rupiah (US$8 million.) Communication and Informatics Minister Budi Arie Setiadi told journalists the government does not intend to pay. Authorities are instead attempting to decrypt the data. The audit order reportedly came after a closed door governm