Android surveillanceware operators jump on the coronavirus fear bandwagon
Researchers have uncovered a mobile surveillance campaign that has used more than 30 malicious Android apps to spy on targets […]
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Google Chrome 82 to Enhance Privacy via New Cookie Settings
Google is making progress on expanding the control users have over cookies in the Chrome browser with a new flag […]
Proposed US law is “Trojan horse” to stop online encryption, critics say
Child-exploitation bill could dissuade companies from using end-to-end encryption. Two Republicans and two Democrats in the US Senate have proposed […]
Law enforcement can crack iPhones just fine without a backdoor
Law enforcement agencies may be able to access data on locked iPhones more often than they’re letting on, an analysis […]
Cost of data loss per organization surpassed $1M in the past year
Businesses now manage an average of 13.53 petabytes of data, but struggle to keep it secure. Within the last 12 […]
Brave to generate random browser fingerprints to preserve user privacy
“Brave’s new approach aims to make every browser look completely unique, both between websites and between browsing sessions.” The Brave […]
Hackers are targeting other hackers
Researchers have uncovered a new campaign whereby attackers are “trojanizing” multiple hacking tools. Cybereason researcher Amit Serper has been investigating […]
Surveillance Firm Banjo Used a Secret Company and Fake Apps to Scrape Social Media
One former employee said the secret company called Pink Unicorn Labs was doing the same thing as Cambridge Analytica, “but […]
Cathay Pacific fined £500,000 for failing to secure its customers’ personal data
The Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) has fined Cathay Pacific Airways Limited £500,000 for failing to protect the security of its […]
Clearview AI is Developing Security Cameras
Clearview AI, the secretive company that’s built a database of billions of photos scraped without permission from social media and […]
Apple blocks Clearview AI’s iPhone app
Apple has blocked Clearview’s iPhone app over violating the rules of its enterprise software program. Clearview was relying on an […]
Google gobbling Fitbit is a major privacy risk
The European Data Protection Board (EDPB) has intervened to raise concerns about Google’s plan to scoop up the health and […]