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Try This One Weird Trick Russian Hackers Hate – Krebs on Security

krebsonsecurity.com/2021/05/try-this-one-weird-trick-russian-hackers-hate/
DarkSide, like a great many other malware strains, has a hard-coded do-not-install list of countries which are the principal members of the Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS) — former Soviet satellites that mostly have favorable relations with the Kremlin. The full exclusion list in DarkSide (published by Cybereason) is below:

They Told Their Therapists Everything. Hackers Leaked It All | WIRED

wired.com/story/vastaamo-psychotherapy-patients-hack-data-breach/
A mental health startup built its business on easy-to-use technology. Patients joined in droves. Then came a catastrophic data breach.

They Hacked McDonald’s Ice Cream Machines—and Started a Cold War | WIRED

wired.com/story/they-hacked-mcdonalds-ice-cream-makers-started-cold-war/
Secret codes. Legal threats. Betrayal. How one couple built a device to fix McDonald’s notoriously broken soft-serve machines—and how the fast-food giant froze them out.

Google Maps hack

simonweckert.com/googlemapshacks.html
" 99 second hand smartphones are transported in a handcart to generate virtual traffic jam in Google Maps.Through this activity, it is possible to turn a green street red which has an impact in the physical world by navigating cars on another route to avoid being stuck in traffic. " #googlemapshacks