cybersecurity

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August 22, 2022

This website tells you what private information apps might be tracking

A new tool reveals how apps like TikTok and Instagram can potentially use JavaScript to view sensitive data.

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August 9, 2022

Former health adviser found guilty of illegally accessing patient records

A former health adviser has been found guilty of accessing medical records of patients without a valid legal reason.

August 9, 2022

Twitter Security Glitch May Have Unmasked Anonymous Accounts

Twitter on Friday disclosed a security glitch that could have allowed people to unmask account holders who tweeted under pen names.

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August 3, 2022

EU found evidence employee phones compromised with spyware

EU found evidence that smartphones used by some of its staff were compromised by an Israeli company’s spy software.

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August 3, 2022

USA offers foreign states access to 1.1 billion biometric “encounters” in return for reciprocal database access

The US Department of Homeland Security (DHS) is touting ‘Enhanced Border Security Agreements’, offering access to its vast biometric databanks in exchange for other states reciprocating.

August 3, 2022

WhatsApp rejects UK’s request to lower security

The tech giant’s boss says he’d rather see the app blocked than break encryption under proposed laws.

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July 25, 2022

GCHQ experts back scanning of encrypted phone messages to fight child abuse

Ian Levy, technical director of the NCSC, and Crispin Robinson, technical director of GCHQ, back client-side scanning software on mobile phones to detect child abuse.

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July 15, 2022

UK Information Commissioner’s Office Issues Warning on Ransomware Payments

ICO and NCSC published a joint letter to remind the Law Society of England & Wales not advise clients to pay ransomwareif they fall victim to a cyber-attack.