Google Issues Warning For 2 Billion Chrome Users
Google just gave its two billion Chrome users a brilliant (if long overdue) upgrade, but it doesn’t mask all of […]
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Google removes 49 Chrome extensions caught stealing crypto-wallet keys
The Chrome extensions were mimicking cryptocurrency wallet apps like Ledger, MyEtherWallet, Trezor, Electrum, and others, but, in reality, they were […]
Security lapse exposed Clearview AI source code
A misconfigured server exposed the company’s internal files, apps and source code for anyone on the internet to find. The […]
Will Google’s and Apple’s COVID Tracking Plan Protect Privacy?
Last week, Google and Apple announced that they were working together to develop privacy-protecting technology that could enable COVID-19 contact-tracing […]
Hackers Are Selling a Critical Zoom Zero-Day Exploit for $500,000
People who trade in zero-day exploits say there are two Zoom zero-days, one for Windows and one for MacOS, on […]
Facebook, LinkedIn Sued For ‘Eavesdropping’ On Zoom Users
Facebook and LinkedIn have been secretly harvesting personal information from Zoom users to boost their revenues, according to a putative […]
Multinational Response to Malicious Online Activities Related to COVID-19
On April 8, 2020, a multinational alert was issued, warning individuals to remain vigilant for COVID-19-related malicious cyber activity. The […]
Researchers propose Falcon, a privacy-preserving communication protocol for AI training and inference
Researchers hailing from Princeton, Microsoft, and Technion propose Falcon, a secure communications protocol for AI inferencing and training. They claim […]
Irish data protection commissioner liaises with European colleagues over Zoom concerns
The Data Protection Commission (DPC), the Irish data supervisory authority headed up by Helen Dixon, has asked other data protection […]
Personal data of 115mn Pakistani mobile users go on sale on Dark Web
A Pakistani cybersecurity company has discovered a data dump of 115 million Pakistani mobile users’ data, which have been put […]
UK government using confidential patient data in coronavirus response
Technology firms are processing large volumes of confidential UK patient information in a data-mining operation that is part of the […]
UK Cabinet Office at risk of further data breaches, review concludes
A government department admonished for publishing honours list details in error is at “significant risk” of making further and bigger […]