Bots Used to Steal 2FA Codes
The bots convincingly and effortlessly help hackers break into Coinbase, Amazon, PayPal, and bank accounts.
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Facebook Plans to Shut Down Its Facial Recognition System
Saying it wants “to find the right balance” with the technology, the social network will delete the face scan data of more than one billion users.
Google to let minors request removal of images from search
Google on Wednesday announced it will let minors request to remove images from the company’s search feature.
Apple’s App Privacy Report launches into beta to show you what your apps are up to
The new App Privacy Report works to collect information about how apps are behaving more directly.
Facebook sues Ukrainian who scraped the data of 178 million users
Facebook has filed a lawsuit on Friday against a Ukrainian national for allegedly scraping its website and selling the personal data of more than 178 million users on an underground cybercrime forum.
Hacker steals government ID database for Argentina’s entire population
A hacker has breached the Argentinian government’s IT network and stolen ID card details for the country’s entire population.
Cybersecurity Experts Sound Alarm on Apple and E.U. Phone Scanning Plans
More than a dozen prominent cybersecurity experts criticized plans by Apple and the European Union to monitor people’s phones for illicit material.
WhatsApp to bring in encryption for backup chats after privacy fears
WhatsApp is allowing users to encrypt their backed-up chats, making them unreadable without access to a password or 64-digit encryption key.
Belgian Government Wants To Add Encryption Backdoors To Its Already-Terrible Data Retention Law
Legislators want a form of encryption that can be stripped away whenever the government wants access to communications. It means backdoor.
It’s Time to Stop Paying for a VPN
Many virtual private network services that were meant to protect your web browsing can no longer be trusted. Here are other ways.
Smart cars vs. privacy: a driverless car could generate 100 GB of data per second
Fully autonomous vehicles might never come to much, but most privacy issues they raise are as salient today as they would be in any high-tech driverless future.
How to Find ‘Stalkerware’ on Your Devices
These spyware apps record your conversations, location and everything you type, all while camouflaged as a calculator or calendar.