Microsoft: Using multi-factor authentication blocks 99.9% of account hacks
Old advice like “never use a password that has ever been seen in a breach” or “use really long passwords” […]
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UK hacker must pay back £922k after cyber-attack spree
An English cyber-criminal who carried out targeted computer attacks on more than 100 firms from his UK base has been […]
Sharing your pet photos can lead to loss of privacy
People are hyper-vigilant these days about protecting their personal information, all the little details about themselves that can lead to […]
Malware that can record computer screens discovered
A new malware has been discovered that is able to record the screen of an infected machine and identify a […]
On privacy impact assessment and leaking data of millions of users
Anonymizing location data is hard. If you absolutely need to do this, better consult someone knowledgable. Privacy impact assessments should […]
Tech giants unite to launch data security consortium
Big tech firms including Alibaba, Arm, Baidu, IBM, Intel, Google Cloud, Microsoft and Red Hat have announced they are to […]
How hackers can use stolen fingerprints
Hackers could use a stolen fingerprint to break into a fairly rudimentary security system. A more advanced system might be […]
Facebook is Opening Privacy Check-Up Cafes
In an attempt to convince its two billion users that it truly cares about their privacy, Facebook is opening a […]
4 Dating Apps Pinpoint Users’ Precise Locations – and Leak the Data
Grindr, Romeo, Recon and 3fun were found to expose users’ exact locations, just by knowing a user name. Four popular dating […]
New DPIA on Microsoft Office and Windows software: still privacy risks remaining
Three new DPIAs, which Privacy Company has carried out for the central Dutch government, show that Microsoft has mitigated the […]
Seattle woman detained for Capital One data breach
Authorities managed to detain an individual suspected of being behind the Capital One hack, which news reports reveal as a […]
Apple contractors ‘regularly hear confidential details’ on Siri recordings
Apple contractors regularly hear confidential medical information, drug deals, and recordings of couples having sex, as part of their job […]