U.S. says troops were targeted with location data, as senator warns ad industry is a ‘national security threat’

The US Defense Department has confirmed that adversaries have targeted and monitored military personnel serving on the battlefield using commercial location data, the latest demonstration of how information collected from phones and computers can be misused to track and target individuals. In a letter Shared with TechCrunch by Sen. Ron Wyden, US Central Command said…

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FBI says China’s Salt Typhoon hacked at least 200 US companies

A Chinese -backed hacking campaign First nine American telecommunications and internet providers According to the FBI top cyber head, at least 200 American companies have now been confirmed to be hacked. FBI Assistant Director Brett Lethraman told Washington Post that hackers, Dubbed salt typhoonToo Companies broke in 80 countriesThe first disclosure for the global scale…

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