German court convicts alleged mastermind behind global investment scam network
2026-03-04T22:46:22Z•8d547e320fcdf9a8a745a748ed649af5a4350494b12eda65b9a760b4f77cf914
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This batch aggregates recent security- and tech-related reporting: a German court convicted the alleged mastermind of a global investment scam; the U.K. NCSC warned British organizations to harden defenses against potential Iranian cyberattacks amid regional escalation; a large DDoS briefly disrupted Russian internet regulator and defense ministry websites; Samsung revised automatic content recognition (ACR) privacy practices following a Texas lawsuit against smart TV makers; and Instagram will begin alerting parents when children repeatedly search self-harm terms. No specific software CVEs or
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