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Suspected Russian hacker reportedly detained in Thailand, faces possible US extradition
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Suspected Russian hacker reportedly detained in Thailand, faces possible US extradition

The Record reports: The Russian Embassy in Thailand said it is seeking access to a Russian citizen reportedly detained on the resort island of Phuket at the request of the United States over suspected cybercrimes. “At the moment, we are clarifying the circumstances of this case and working with the Thai side to arrange consular access,” embassy representative Ilya Ilyin told Russia’s state news agency TASS. Thai police confirmed to TASS that the Russian national was arrested on Phuket in coordination with

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Intel says software engineer took ‘top secret’ documents after getting fired
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Intel says software engineer took ‘top secret’ documents after getting fired

The Oregonian reports: Intel says a former employee downloaded thousands of documents shortly after the company fired him in July, many of them classified as “Top Secret.” Jinfeng Luo lived in Seattle and had worked as a software developer for Intel since 2014, according to a lawsuit the company filed against him in Washington federal court last week. Intel said it notified Luo of his pending dismissal on July 7, warning him his employment would end July 31. The company

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Newly identified Android spyware appears to be from a commercial vendor
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Newly identified Android spyware appears to be from a commercial vendor

The Record reports: Security researchers on Friday revealed the discovery of “commercial grade” spyware used in a 9-month-long hacking campaign aimed at Samsung Galaxy phones likely concentrated in the Middle East. The Android spyware, dubbed LANDFALL, exploited a zero-day, or previously undocumented, vulnerability in Galaxy phones’ image processing libraries. The spyware was likely sent via the WhatsApp messaging platform to exfiltrate data and snoop on targets.  LANDFALL, which may have been zero-click, allowed microphone recording, location tracking, call recording, collection

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Webinar: Data Breach and Incident Response: The new Litigation and Document Review
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Webinar: Data Breach and Incident Response: The new Litigation and Document Review

A free event on November 19, 2025 by ACEDS NY Metro Chapter. Registration is required. Join us for an insightful discussion on data breach management featuring industry experts: ■ Harry Buck | Founder and CEO of Legal Outsourcing 2.0, Inc. Harry is an experienced litigator, and the Founder and CEO of Legal Outsourcing 2.0. where he oversees the operations in the United States from New York. ■ Cara Dempster | Director of Cyber Incident Response at Cognicion Cara has experience in

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