Geek Squad, Best Buy scams circulating online.

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Geek Squad Appointment Confirmation Scam Circulates Widely A fraudulent email purporting to confirm a Geek Squad appointment and renew a subscription for Best Buy’s “Total Protection” service has been reported, tricking recipients into believing they owe a fee for computer repair services they did not authorize. Details of the Scam Email The scam email masquerades…

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Europe’s power grid is facing growing threats from cyberattacks due to reliance on outdated systems and insecure protocols.

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Europe’s energy infrastructure is facing increasingly complex and persistent cybersecurity threats, according to new industry reports and expert analysis. Vulnerabilities in aging hardware, outdated software, and insecure control protocols have left essential systems at risk, prompting urgent calls for modernization and improved security oversight. Legacy Systems Expose Critical Infrastructure Many European power plants and substations…

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Security pros demonstrated malware vaccines that trick ransomware into bypassing Windows PCs using cosmetic code changes, raising hopes for new preventive cybersecurity tools.

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Cybersecurity researchers are pioneering new approaches to defend Windows PCs against ransomware, presenting early results that suggest so-called “malware vaccines” could proactively block some of the most persistent cyber threats. At a leading security conference in The Hague, experts demonstrated how code that mimics signs of existing infections might discourage ransomware from striking in the…

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Canonical lays off renowned architect of the OpenPrinting Linux subsystem.

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Canonical, the company behind Ubuntu Linux, has unexpectedly parted ways with Till Kamppeter, the renowned architect of the OpenPrinting subsystem. Kamppeter’s layoff ends a 19-year run during which he became one of the most influential figures in Linux printing infrastructure, prompting wide reactions across the global open source community. Industry Veteran Cut Amid Changing Evaluation…

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Google seamlessly integrates its Gemini AI engine directly into your command-line interface, putting it exactly where it belongs.

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Google’s Gemini CLI is a new, open-source AI agent designed specifically for developers who prefer working directly in the command line interface (CLI). It brings the power of Google’s Gemini AI models—notably Gemini 2.5 Pro—into the terminal, offering natural language command execution, code generation, debugging, content creation, and more, all without leaving the CLI environment.

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Feds take down dozens of cybercrime websites including Cracked and Nulled.

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The Justice Department announced today the coordinated seizure of 39 domains and their associated servers in an international effort against a Pakistan-based network of online marketplaces selling hacking and fraud-enabling tools operated by a group known as Saim Raza (also referred to as HeartSender). The seizures were carried out in coordination with the Dutch National…

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The Tor Project and Tails merge operations.

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On September 26, 2024, The Tor Project and Tails merged their operations, believing that integrating Tails into the Tor Project’s structure would facilitate better collaboration, improved sustainability, reduced overhead, and expanded training and outreach programs to address a wider range of digital threats.

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