How smartphone data can be used to learn secrets
How an unregulated market for personal data is legal, and what it means for your own data.
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This tool tells you if NSO’s Pegasus spyware targeted your phone
The toolkit scans iPhone and Android backup files for evidence of a compromise.
In Viktor Orban’s Hungary, spyware was used to monitor journalists
The deployment of the tool, confirmed with forensics, shows a willingness to use tactics previously deemed out-of-bounds.
94% of organizations have suffered insider data breaches
Human error is the top cause of serious breaches but malicious attacks are IT leaders’ biggest concern.
Spyware leak suggests lawyers and activists at risk across globe
Leaked records show dissidents and those who help them prominent among those under threat from NSO spyware.
Thinking about selling your Echo Dot—or any IoT device? Read this first
Deleting data from Echo Dots—and other IoT devices from Amazon and elsewhere—is hard.
We need a new strategy to tackle ‘exponential’ growth of ransomware, says Interpol
The International Criminal Police Organization, Interpol, has called for collaboration between police and industry to prevent a “potential ransomware pandemic”.
Faces Are the Next Target for Fraudsters
Hackers are pioneering new ways of tricking facial-recognition systems, from cutting the eyes out of photos to making a portrait ‘nod’ with AI.
Malware Masquerades as Privacy Tool
Proofpoint researchers found a new threat enticing users to download malware by masquerading as a “Privacy Tools” service offering a tool that “encrypts” user data using a zip-like utility.
Details On 700 Million LinkedIn Users For Sale On Notorious Hacking Forum
Just two months ago, data on 500 million LinkedIn users was scraped and posted online. Now someone’s selling a database with information on 700 million.
Amazon Acquires Encrypted Messaging App Wickr
Wickr is a popular encrypted messaging platform used by journalists, criminals, governments, and businesses.
Alibaba Falls Victim to Chinese Web Crawler in Large Data Leak
A Chinese software developer trawled the popular Taobao shopping website for eight months, collecting more than 1.1 billion pieces of user information including IDs and phone numbers.