Acronis
-
Texas sues five TV makers over alleged secret collection of viewing data
Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton sued Sony, Samsung, LG, Hisense and TCL, alleging their smart TVs used Automated Content Recognition to capture and transmit viewing data without consent; Paxton’s office also warned of national security risks tied to China-based companies.
-
UK introduces Cyber Security and Resilience Bill to bolster critical infrastructure defenses
The UK government has introduced the Cyber Security and Resilience Bill to tighten protections for hospitals, energy, water and transport systems, build on the NIS Regulations, require managed service providers to meet security standards and report major incidents quickly, and impose turnover-based penalties for serious breaches.
-
FileFix: New Facebook security alert spoof hijacks victims into downloading StealC infostealer, researchers warn
Security researchers have uncovered a campaign dubbed FileFix that masquerades as a Facebook security alert to trick users into executing a malicious payload, culminating in the StealC infostealer. The operation, a variant of the ClickFix social-engineering technique, shows global reach, steganography-based delivery, and a Go-based loader that drops StealC v2, with researchers noting evolving infrastructure…
