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#AI is turbocharging #organizedcrime, #EU #police agency warns🧐⚖️
"States seeking geopolitical advantage r also using criminals as contractors, e report said, citing #cyberattacks against critical #infrastructure & #public institutions.. AI & other #technologies “are a catalyst for crime, & drive #criminal operations’ efficiency by amplifying their speed, reach, & sophistication,” the report said.. EU aims to provide enough funds in coming years to double #Europol's staff"
apnews.com/article/europe-crim

The exterior view of the European police agency Europol headquarters in The Hague, Netherlands, Friday, Dec. 2, 2016. (AP Photo/Mike Corder, File)
AP News · AI is turbocharging organized crime, EU police agency warnsBy Mike Corder

Hey folks, ready for your daily dose of cyber intel? ☕

Tuesday's update is out and it's packed with need-to-know updates:

🚨 Critical Next.js Flaw: Authorization bypass vulnerability (CVE-2025-29927) impacting versions before 15.2.3. Upgrade ASAP or block those 'x-middleware-subrequest' headers!

🐜 Weaver Ant's Long Game: Chinese hackers spied on a telco network for four years using compromised Zyxel routers and custom web shells. Talk about persistence!

🐍 VanHelsing RaaS Emerges: A new ransomware player targeting Windows, ARM, ESXi systems. Keep an eye on this one!

☁️ Oracle Cloud Breach Claims: Did they or didn't they? Oracle denies a breach, but a threat actor is claiming otherwise.

🚂 Ukrainian Railway Hit: Cyberattack disrupts online ticket sales amidst crucial transport operations. Resilience is key.

🔄 DrayTek Router Chaos: ISPs are scrambling as DrayTek routers enter reboot loops. Potential vulnerability or buggy update at play.

🤖 AI-Enhanced Cybercrime: Europol warns that organized crime is leveling up with AI, partnering with state-aligned entities.

🛰️ Starlink Intercepted: Thai authorities seize Starlink transmitters headed for Myanmar scam centers. Criminals are finding ways around cut-offs.

🚓 Cybercrime Crackdown: 300+ suspects arrested in Africa for cyber scams. A win for international law enforcement!

🧬 23andMe's Bankruptcy Woes: Privacy advocates raise concerns about DNA data as 23andMe files for bankruptcy. What happens to all that genetic info?

🔒 Pennsylvania County Ransomware: Sensitive data stolen during a ransomware attack. Another reminder to shore up those defenses.

👁️‍🗨️ China Bans Facial Recognition: Consent is now required for facial recognition in China. But are there exceptions for government and AI training?

👉 Dive into the full details here: opalsec.io/daily-news-update-t

Stay vigilant, stay informed, and let's keep the digital world a little safer, one update at a time. 🛡️

Opalsec · Daily News Update: Tuesday, March 25, 2025 (Australia/Melbourne)Audio Summary: Tuesday, March 25, 2025 (Australia/Melbourne)0:00/390.3121× Critical Flaw in Next.js Allows Authorization Bypass A critical severity vulnerability, tracked as CVE-2025-29927, has been discovered in the Next.js web development framework, potentially allowing attackers to bypass authorization checks. The flaw enables attackers to send

Eine schlechte Idee. #Palantir gehört unter anderem dem Investor Peter #Thiel, der wegen seiner Nähe zur amerikanischen Alt-Right-Bewegung in der Kritik steht. Palantir hatte zudem eine unrühmliche Rolle im Skandal um Cambridge Analytica.

Der 2004 gegründete Überwachungskonzern hat eine große Nähe zum amerikanischen Sicherheits- und Geheimdienstapparat, zu seinen Kunden gehören unter anderem die CIA, die NSA und das FBI. (Infotext netzpolitk.org)

Geheimdienste, die jetzt einer durch und durch demokratiefeindliche faschistoiden Regierung unterstehen.

#Grundrechte #Datenschutz #Europol

heise.de/news/Palantir-als-Int

heise online · Palantir als Interimslösung: Bundesrat fordert schnellen Einsatz für die PolizeiBy Imke Stock

Analysis: "Netanyahu lobbied von der Leyen over genocide case"

Israel is trying to keep secret its lobbying against South Africa's ICJ case.

Israel’s embassy in Brussels has objected to the disclosure of Netanyahu's letter.

"To their shame, officials working for von der Leyen have accepted Israel’s demand."

electronicintifada.net/blogs/d

#netanyahu #vonderLeyen #europol #uspol #GazaGenocideNotWar #southafricaicjcase .

The Electronic Intifada · Netanyahu lobbied von der Leyen over genocide caseEU agrees to keep letter from Israel secret.

Analysis: "Netanyahu lobbied von der Leyen over genocide case"

Israel is trying to keep secret its lobbying against South Africa's ICJ case.

Israel’s embassy in Brussels has objected to the disclosure of Netanyahu's letter.

"To their shame, officials working for von der Leyen have accepted Israel’s demand."

electronicintifada.net/blogs/d

#netanyahu #vonderLeyen #europol #uspol #GazaGenocideNotWar #southafricaicjcase .

The Electronic Intifada · Netanyahu lobbied von der Leyen over genocide caseEU agrees to keep letter from Israel secret.

Analysis "Germany Tried to Silence Me, a UN Official, for Talking About Israel’s Genocidal War in Gaza"

~Francesca Albanese

My work was unchanged, but "the space for debate in Germany had dramatically diminished."

I witnessed "a harsh deviation from democratic values and a troubling shrinking landscape for freedom of expression and other fundamental rights."

zeteo.com/p/germany-tried-to-s

#francescaAlbanese #europol #uspol #germancensorship #GazaGenocideNotWar #boycottgermany #bds .

zeteo.comGermany Tried to Silence Me, a UN Official, for Talking About Israel’s Genocidal War in GazaFrancesca Albanese on her five-day trip that exposed Germany's harsh deviation from democratic values and shrinking landscape for freedom of expression.

Analysis "Germany Tried to Silence Me, a UN Official, for Talking About Israel’s Genocidal War in Gaza"

~Francesca Albanese

My work was unchanged, but "the space for debate in Germany had dramatically diminished."

I witnessed "a harsh deviation from democratic values and a troubling shrinking landscape for freedom of expression and other fundamental rights."

zeteo.com/p/germany-tried-to-s

#francescaAlbanese #europol #uspol #germancensorship #GazaGenocideNotWar #boycottgermany #bds .

zeteo.comGermany Tried to Silence Me, a UN Official, for Talking About Israel’s Genocidal War in GazaFrancesca Albanese on her five-day trip that exposed Germany's harsh deviation from democratic values and shrinking landscape for freedom of expression.
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The bipartisan letter, signed by 17 lawmakers & organized by Representative Greg Landsman, #Democrat of Ohio, said that “the #ForeignAid freeze has jeopardized, & may ultimately eliminate, our informational support of #Ukraine on this front.”

The #State Dept & the Yale center “had been preserving evidence of #abducted #children from Ukraine it had identified, to be shared w/ #Europol & the govt of Ukraine to secure their return,” the letter says.