Hunting for early Prime Day deals? Beware, scammers have set up thousands of fake Amazon sites – here’s what to look out for

NordVPN’s researchers saw more than 100,000 malicious websites with an Amazon theme Besides phishing for credentials, crooks are tricking people into making fraudulent purchases Consumers are advised caution during Prime Day Hackers have set up thousands of fake websites, using them to steal login credentials, trick people into downloading malware, or make fraudulent purchases ahead…

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Cyberattacks could exploit home solar panels to disrupt power grids

A third of homes in Australia now have rooftop solar panels zstockphotos/iStockphoto​/Getty Images Power grids around the world are increasingly under threat from cyberattacks because of the vulnerabilities of home solar installations. As distributed energy resources like rooftop solar become more prevalent, grids are increasingly reliant on smart inverters, which manage connections to local power…

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Payout offered to Afghans hit by UK data breaches

Kate Whannel Political reporter Getty Images British soldiers conducting counter-Taliban operations 2007 in Southern Helmand Province, Afghanistan. Afghan nationals whose personal information was mistakenly exposed by the Ministry of Defence in 2021 will be offered up to £4,000 each in compensation, the government has said. The data breaches affected 277 people, some of whom had…

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