Criminals arrested after trusting encrypted chat app cracked by police
Police in the Netherlands and Belgium have made hundreds of raids, and arrested at least 80 people, after cracking into an encrypted phone network.
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Hackers Breach Thousands of Security Cameras, Exposing Tesla, Jails, Hospitals
A group of hackers breached a massive trove of security-camera data collected by Silicon Valley startup gaining access to live feeds of 150,000 surveillance cameras inside hospitals, companies, police departments, prisons and schools.
Flaws in Apple Location Tracking System Could Lead to User Identification
An adversary could perform a location correlation attack and access location history, thus de-anonymizing users.
Study warns deepfakes can fool facial recognition
In a new study, researchers find that commercial facial recognition APIs can be easily fooled by deepfakes.
Microsoft email server flaws exploited to hack at least 30,000 US organizations
Chinese state-sponsored group Hafnium reportedly used four zero-day flaws in Microsoft Exchange Server to infiltrate at least 30,000 organizations in the US.
Google Workspace has high data protection risks, says Dutch government
A Dutch government report identifying 10 high data protection risks for users of Google Workspace has been revised after Google’s response, and now says eight high risk issues still remain.
‘Millions of people’s data is at risk’ — say Amazon insiders
Whistleblowers say they were forced out after flagging problems with e-commerce giant’s data security and compliance.
GCHQ to use AI to tackle crime and disinformation
GCHQ published a paper called Ethics of AI: Pioneering a New National Security which explains why the technology – enabling problem-solving at scale and speed – will be at the heart of our mission to keep the country safe in an increasingly complex world.
COMB – Biggest Data Breach of All Time Explained
More than 3.2 billion unique pairs of plain text emails and passwords have been leaked for free. This makes it the largest compilation ever.
CyberScotland offers centralised security resource hub
Newly launched partnership brings together security resources for individuals and organisations across Scotland.
Ranking Digital Rights flunks the tech giants
Even Twitter, the highest-ranked company in Ranking Digital Rights’ study, gets dinged for insufficient transparency. And Amazon’s rating is far worse.
How to Use Clubhouse Without Giving Up Your Data
The popular invite-only social media app Clubhouse has recently raised privacy and security concerns. Here’s how to protect yourself.