Attorney General pens letters to Apple, Google urging them to protect consumer privacy on COVID-19 tracing apps
Attorney General Letitia James is calling on two major tech companies to protect consumer information and privacy as New Yorkers […]
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Dating Apps Exposed 845 GB of Explicit Photos, Chats, and More
The researchers found 845 gigabytes and close to 2.5 million records, likely representing data from hundreds of thousands of users. […]
Norway pulls its coronavirus contacts-tracing app after privacy watchdog’s warning
One of the first national coronavirus contacts-tracing apps to be launched in Europe is being suspended in Norway after the […]
Zoom to exclude free calls from end-to-end encryption to allow FBI cooperation
Zoom, the popular video conferencing platform, has announced it will provide end-to-end encryption after facing a litany of privacy and […]
Critical Vulnerability Could Have Allowed Hackers to Disrupt Traffic Lights
A critical vulnerability affecting traffic light controllers made by SWARCO could have been exploited by hackers to disrupt a city’s […]
WhatsApp Phone Numbers Pop Up in Google Search Results — But is it a Bug?
A researcher found that phone numbers tied to WhatsApp accounts are indexed publicly on Google Search creating what he claims […]
CISA Releases New Cyber Essentials Toolkit
As a follow-up to the November 2019 release of Cyber Essentials, the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) released the […]
Glasses Equipped With Facial Recognition Are Coming
New York-based Vuzix is selling augmented reality headsets to identify suspects. In February, Gizmodo reported that Vuzix was working with Clearview AI […]
New Android Flaw Affecting Over 1 Billion Phones Let Attackers Hijack Apps
New Android Bug Affecting Over A Billion Phones Could Let Malware Hijack Legitimate Apps. A security vulnerability affecting Android that […]
Zoom plans to roll out strong encryption for paying customers
Video conferencing provider Zoom plans to strengthen encryption of video calls hosted by paying clients and institutions such as schools, […]
Apple Pays Hacker $100,000 Bug Bounty for Finding Huge Apple Security Hole
A bug bounty hunter in India found an Apple security hole. Essentially, anyone could request a token for any email […]
A Government Database of 20 Million+ Taiwanese Citizens Leaked in Darkweb
A government database of more than 20 million Taiwanese citizens was leaked on the dark web. The 3.5 GB-database lists […]