Cybercrime Crew Claims It Hacked Mike Lindell’s MyPillow
The United States military has known for years that enemies could use location data to track troops’ phones—and it’s also long been aware of easy fixes for the problem. The Pentagon adopted almost none of these protections, though, in spite of admitting in a letter exposed this week that US adversaries are actually using the data to target soldiers in war. Meanwhile, US law enforcement warned this week about “anti-tech extremism” as AI backlash grows around the country. After a nearly 90-day internet shutdown, connectivity started to trickle back into Iran this week amid internal political power struggles and ongoing negotiations with the US to end its war with Tehran. Researchers cautioned that it is unclear how extensive the restoration will be and whether connectivity will only return temporarily. As cybercriminals and offensive hackers ramp up their use of AI to exploit vulnerabilities and develop hacking tools, the technology is also radically changing the dynamics of how security researchers hunt for vulnerabilities. And scammers are using real hotel reservation data and other travel details to …
