Mystery Drone Sightings Lead to FAA Ban Despite No Detected Threats

It’s been a busy year in cybersecurity, but it’s not over yet. This week we reveal how Hackers find way to ‘jailbreak’ digital license plates– legally issued in at least a few states and valid across the United States – allows them to change the license plate number to basically anything. This means someone with this ability can avoid tolls and tickets, and even change their own license plate to the same one as their enemy’s.

While Reviver, the company that makes the license plates, has made it clear that doing so is both illegal and against its terms of service, we’re guessing that those who want to hide their car credentials so they can speed around town aren’t too concerned.

Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency staff Preparing for an uncertain future. Several CISA employees told Wired they fear the incoming Trump administration will dismantle what they say are key programs that keep Americans safe from cyberattacks and other threats, or that the agency itself could be dismantled.

In recent years, financial scams involving defrauding people of their cryptocurrency holdings have become known by a catchy, catch-all name: “pig slaughtering“. but Interpol official says it’s time to rebrand. The term was translated from Chinese and refers to the slow process of fattening pigs before slaughter, and was likely coined by the con men themselves. Therefore, its use may further devalue victims of these scams or make them feel too shamed to report the crime.

Apparently, committing crimes in public places is very popular. We studied it in depth The world of drug dealers advertising their wares on open online platforms Examples include Instagram, X and Snapchat. The practice is not new, but European authorities say it is growing in popularity.

That’s not all. Each week, we summarize security and privacy news that we don’t cover in depth ourselves. Click on the title to read the full article. And stay safe out there.

The Federal Aviation Administration said Thursday it was temporarily banning drone flights over dozens of critical infrastructure and utility sites in New Jersey and New York “at the request of federal safety partners.” These restrictions are valid for 30 days. The announcement comes as Panic over reports of mysterious drone sightings Both states have seen a surge in cases in recent weeks. The FAA said in a statement joint statement On Wednesday, the U.S. Department of Homeland Security, Defense Department and FBI said the U.S. government has found no evidence of malicious or unidentified aircraft.

“After careful review of technical data and tips from concerned citizens, we assess that sightings to date include legal commercial drones, hobbyist drones and law enforcement drones, as well as manned fixed-wing aircraft, helicopters and stars.