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TOKYO -- The Tokyo Metropolitan Police Department plans to establish a dedicated unit in April 2027 to prepare for the spread of autonomous vehicles,
Article URL: https://www.theguardian.com/news/ng-interactive/2026/oct/06/it-could-knock-a-whole-street-down-the-art-of-defusing-a-second-world-war-bomb Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49987858 Points: 34 # Comments: 13
404Media is reporting (alternate link) that a cyber-weapons arms manufacturer is exploiting a vulnerability in iOS to bypass its automatic reboot security feature. This is the feature that automatically puts an iPhone into a more secure state if it hasn’t been used for 72 hours.
The president said there were signs that such models were used in recent attacks on several banks involving customer data. Police are investigating.
Operation KillSwitch takes over leak site holding at least 110 TB of stolen data
Scotland Yard hits pause after US prosecutors trace supposedly American tech back to Moscow
British Transport Police’s six-month facial recognition pilot produced one alert, and it was a false positive
Article URL: https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2026/sep/29/trial-live-facial-recognition-cameras-london-stations-false-positive Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49891480 Points: 404 # Comments: 244
Modern messaging apps allow users to link their phone accounts to their computer desktop. Eavesdroppers are taking advantage of this capability: Apps such as WhatsApp Web and Signal Desktop allow people to use their accounts on other devices, such as laptops or desktop computers.
Flashbangs reportedly deployed during operation as crime group denies any connection to suspect
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