Canada Admits COVID-19 Contact Tracing App Does Not Guarantee 100% Anonymity
Canada’s privacy regulator is admitting the government’s contract tracing app can’t provide a 100% guarantee of anonymity. “True anonymity, technically […]
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Check Point researchers uncovered Alexa flaw that exposed personal information and speech histories
Researchers at Check Point say they identified an exploit in Amazon’s Alexa voice platform that could have given attackers access […]
TikTok, WeChat Bans Not Crucial to US Security, Experts Say
The US bans on Chinese apps TikTok and WeChat are not particularly valuable for US security, but could step up […]
COVID-19 contact tracing apps create privacy pitfalls around the world
Contact tracing apps have the power to amass personal data that reveals your movements, activities and relationships. The potential harm […]
Capital One Fined $80 Million in Data Breach
The U.S. Treasury Department has fined Capital One $80 million for careless network security practices that enabled a hack that […]
Cybersecurity Tips for Device Protection
An antivirus is a tool that performs frequent checks on your device to rid your system of viruses, malware, and […]
Morgan Stanley Hit with Class Lawsuit Over Alleged Data Breaches
Former and current Morgan Stanley customers have filed a putative class-action lawsuit alleging negligence and invasion of privacy over the […]
Proposed Amendment to the North Carolina Identity Theft Protection Act
In April 2019, with the introduction of House Bill 904, a bi-partisan effort was made to strengthen cyber security in […]
Atlassian says encryption-busting law has damaged Australia’s tech reputation
Startup darling has taken further aim at the TOLA Act, echoing calls for the warrant process to have independent oversight. […]
Years before big hack, Twitter contractors reportedly spied on celebs
Years before the July 15th attack on Twitter that let hackers compromise some of the social network’s most high-profile accounts to […]
The NYDFS Brings First Enforcement Action under the Cybersecurity Regulation
On Tuesday, July 21, 2020, the New York Department of Financial Services (NYDFS) brought its first enforcement action under its […]
Garmin global outage caused by ransomware attack
The WastedLocker ransomware, used by a notorious Russian hacking group, is said to be to blame. The incident began late […]