cybersecurity

February 5, 2021

66% of Workers Risk Breaching GDPR by Printing Work-Related Docs at Home

20% of home workers admit to printing confidential employee info including payroll, addresses and medical information.

February 4, 2021

A Spyware Vendor Seemingly Made a Fake WhatsApp to Hack Targets

Technical analyses by Citizen Lab and Motherboard found links between a fake version of WhatsApp and Cy4Gate, an Italian surveillance firm that works with cops and intelligence agencies.

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January 29, 2021

Deepfakes Expose Cracks in Virtual ID Verification

The emergence of free, powerful, and easy-to-use deepfake applications has given rise to a new, viable attack vector.

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January 28, 2021

Tech companies warn EU lawmakers over ‘anti-encryption’ push

Four European apps which secure user data via end-to-end encryption, ProtonMail, Threema, Tresorit and Tutanota, have issued a joint-statement warning over recent moves by EU institutions that they say are setting lawmakers on a dangerous path to backdooring encryption.

January 27, 2021

Bot Lets Hackers Easily Look Up Facebook Users’ Phone Numbers

The person selling access to the service claims it has data on 500 million Facebook users.

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January 27, 2021

Grindr fined $11.7 million for illegally sharing private user information with advertisers

The company has come under scrutiny for its data security practices in the past.

January 25, 2021

Is it time to leave WhatsApp – and is Signal the answer?

The Facebook-owned messaging service has been hit by a global backlash over privacy. Many users are migrating to Signal or Telegram. Should you join them?

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January 25, 2021

New Proposed Rule Requires US Banks to Notify Regulators within 36 Hours

The Proposed Rule would require a “banking organization” to notify its primary regulator no later than 36 hours after reasonably determining that a qualifying incident has occurred

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January 23, 2021

A Home Security Tech Hacked Into Cameras To Watch People Undressing And Having Sex

Telesforo Aviles admitted he took note of homes where attractive women lived and hacked into more than 200 accounts over several years.

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January 22, 2021

Data stolen from Scottish regulator in cyberattack published online

The Scottish Environment Protection Agency (SEPA) earlier this month revealed at least 4,000 files containing 1.2GB were stolen in an ongoing ransomware attack that began on Christmas Eve.