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Malware abusing API is standard token theft, not an API issue

Malware abusing API is standard token theft, not an API issue

Google is downplaying reports of malware abusing an undocumented Google Chrome API to generate new authentication cookies when previously stolen ones have expired. In late November 2023, BleepingComputer reported on two information-stealing malware operations named Lumma and Rhadamanthys, claiming they could restore expired Google authentication cookies stolen in attacks. These cookies could then be loaded into threat actors’ browsers to gain access to an infected user’s… Source link

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LA councilman blasts train theft ‘chaos,’ calls them ‘a threat to our economy’

LA councilman blasts train theft ‘chaos,’ calls them ‘a threat to our economy’

Brazen freight train thefts have spiked in Los Angeles, with images of looted packages and abandoned containers capturing headlines and captivating social media — and putting pressure on California Governor Gavin Newsom to address conditions even he likened to “a third world country.” The thefts have sparked a war of words between law enforcement and Union Pacific (UNP), which owns the railroad and has called for stronger deterrence. But the growing problem has become a rallying cry for at… Source link

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Why Grand Theft Auto maker Take-Two is buying Zynga for $12.7 billion

Why Grand Theft Auto maker Take-Two is buying Zynga for .7 billion

Wall Street sees the rationale behind Take-Two’s $12.7 billion deal to buy Zynga, even if traders hate the transaction at first blush. “Take-Two is using its balance sheet and equity to opportunistically buy a good mobile asset in a depressed market,” said Jefferies analyst Andrew Uerkwitz.  The Grand Theft Automaker said it would pay a 64% premium to scoop up Words With Friends developer Zynga, using a mix of cash and stock. Zynga will continue to be led by CEO Frank Gibeau, get two seats on… Source link

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Cargo theft that may last as long as the backlogs do

Cargo theft that may last as long as the backlogs do

With a number of cargo containers bottlenecked at California’s ports, another problem has ensnared the companies trying to ship goods, and the customers and shops waiting for those supplies. Theft. The worsening supply chain crisis are making stolen shipments an increasingly common problem that’s affecting shoppers, already facing long delays and soaring prices. Cargo that finally makes its way out of backlogged ports on the West Coast is being aggressively targeted by criminals eyeing… Source link

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Turkey’s Başarsoft tricks Google, Yandex into revealing data theft

Turkey’s Başarsoft tricks Google, Yandex into revealing data theft

Başarsoft, a prominent digital map provider operating in Turkey, has tricked navigation giants Google and Yandex into revealing that they did in fact steal the company’s maps used in their services, a report by Dünya newspaper showed on Thursday. Başarsoft is now preparing to sue the companies. To test whether their services were being illegally copied by other companies, Başarsoft added fake street names to its maps of Turkey, which are subject to constant updates… Source link

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