Data firm leaks 48 million user profiles it scraped from Facebook, LinkedIn, others
A little-known data firm was able to build 48 million personal profiles, combining data from sites and social networks like […]
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Almost half UK businesses suffered cyberattack or security breach last year
Nearly half the businesses in the UK have fallen victim to cyberattacks or security breaches in the last year, costing them each thousands of […]
Government hacking tactics questioned at OURSA
Government hacking and surveillance received heavy criticism at the OURSA Conference by ACLU lawyer Jennifer Granick, who questioned how the […]
Match.com glitch reactivated old profiles and users are horrified
A Match Group spokesperson confirmed that a “limited number” of old accounts had been accidentally reactivated recently and that any […]
Why Police Should Monitor Social Media to Prevent Crime
Citizens may object to their social media mining by law enforcement, but the practice can keep the public safe. Police […]
New EU fines will apply to ‘old’ data breaches
The new EU General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) will require that companies that process personal data inform the relevant data […]
No boundaries for Facebook data: third-party trackers abuse Facebook Login
So far in the No boundaries series, we’ve uncovered how web trackers exfiltrate identifying information from web pages, browser password […]
NIST releases latest version of its Cybersecurity Framework
On April 16, 2018, the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) unveiled Version 1.1 of its widely known Cybersecurity […]
Privacy as an Afterthought: ICANN’s Response to the GDPR
Almost three years ago, the global domain name authority ICANN chartered a working group to consider how to build a […]
Cops Around the Country Can Now Unlock iPhones, Records Show
A Motherboard investigation has found that law enforcement agencies across the country have purchased GrayKey, a relatively cheap tool for […]
Russian cyber threat pushes UK to sign world’s largest digital security pact
Theresa May will strengthen the UK’s digital defences through a £15m online security pact with Commonwealth allies amid warnings over the growing threat […]
Far more than 87m Facebook users had data compromised
Far more than 87 million people may have had their Facebook data harvested by Cambridge Analytica, according to evidence from […]