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A team of researchers at PCAutomotive revealed to Cyber security news today that attackers could fully compromise second-generation Nissan Leaf EVs (2020 model) through a flaw in the infotainment system, enabling unprecedented remote control over critical vehicle functions. The exploit chain, demonstrated at Black Hat Asia 2025, allows malicious actors to manipulate doors, mirrors, steering, […] The post Nissan Leaf Vulnerability Exploited to Gain Control Over the Car Remotely appeared first on Cyber Security News.

Georgina Quach / Financial Times: Barclays, Monzo, Lloyds, and other major UK banks join Amazon, Google, Match, Meta, BT, and Three in committing to live data sharing in a UK fraud clampdown  —  Industry-led initiative promises to beat existing scam-monitoring systems  —  Britain's biggest banks, technology and telecoms companies …

Amazon has disabled two key privacy features in its Alexa smart speakers, in a push to introduce artificial intelligence-powered "agentic capabilities" and turn a profit from the popular devices.

This seemed inevitable. You can't have a personal assistant if they don't have access to everything you do.

CJR study shows AI search services misinform users and ignore publisher exclusion requests.

Meta got an emergency arbitration ruling to stop the memoir's author from talking about her time at the company.

Volt Typhoon's ten-month intrusion of Littleton Electric Light and Water Departments exposes vulnerabilities in the US electric grid

It might need polishing, but a useful find for any budding cybercrooks out there DeepSeek's flagship R1 model is capable of generating a working keylogger and basic ransomware code, just as long as a techie is on hand to tinker with it a little.…

Agency tries to save face as it also pulls essential funding for election security initiatives The US cybersecurity agency is trying to save face by seeking to clear up what it's calling "inaccurate reporting" after a former senior pentester claimed it laid off the entire Red Team.…

Credential theft surged 3× in a year—but AI-powered malware? More hype than reality. The Red Report 2025 by Picus Labs reveals attackers still rely on proven tactics like stealth & automation to execute the "perfect heist." [...]

Martin Young / Cointelegraph: CoinGecko data shows that daily crypto trading volume dropped from a peak of $440B in early February 2025 to $163B on March 12, a 63% decrease  —  Crypto trading volumes and dwindling digital asset prices are flashing signs of trader exhaustion and potentially weaker market momentum, according to analysts.

Feds warn gang still rampant and now cracked 300+ victims around the world A crook who distributes the Medusa ransomware tried to make a victim cough up three payments instead of the usual two, according to a government advisory on how to defend against the malware and the gangs who wield it.…