Breathalyzer Firm Outage Halts Calibrations, Stranding Drivers
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A cyberattack on Intoxalock disrupted its breathalyzer calibration services, leaving drivers unable to calibrate their devices and stranded; the company is offering 10‑day calibration extensions and occasional towing, with no disclosed data breach. The WIRED security roundup also covers the FBI resuming purchases of commercial location data, an Iranian-linked hack disrupting Maryland hospitals’ Stryker medical devices, an AI agent security incident at Meta, and the takedown of several botnets used in major cyberattacks.
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