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The Hacker News: Mirax Android RAT Turns Devices into SOCKS5 Proxies, Reaching 220,000 via Meta Ads

A nascent Android remote access trojan called Mirax has been observed actively targeting Spanish-speaking countries, with campaigns reaching more than 220,000 accounts on Facebook, Instagram, Messenger, and Threads through advertisements on Meta. "Mirax integrates advan

The Hacker News: JanelaRAT Malware Targets Latin American Banks with 14,739 Attacks in Brazil in 2025

Banks and financial institutions in Latin American countries like Brazil and Mexico have continued to be the target of a malware family called JanelaRAT. A modified version of BX RAT, JanelaRAT is known to steal financial and cryptocurrency data associated with specific financial

EFF: Speaking Freely: Dr. Jean Linis-Dinco

Dr. Jean Linis-Dinco is an activist-researcher working at the intersection of human rights and technology. Born in the Philippines and shaped by firsthand experience with inequality and state violence, Jean has spent her life pushing back against systems that profit from oppressi

EFF: EU Parliament Blocks Mass-Scanning of Our Chats—Whats Next?

The EU’s so-called Chat Control plan, which would mandate mass scanning and other encryption breaking measures, has had some good news lately. The most controversial idea, the forced requirement to scan encrypted messages, was given up by EU member states. And now, another win fo

AI Incident Database: Why I’m Suing Grammarly

A few days ago, an awkward sentence written by the editing service Grammarly flashed across my screen: "Could Meta be quietly leveraging this intimate information to refine ad targeting or fuel its vast business interests in unseen ways?" ... (https://incidentdatabase.ai/cite/140