GoDaddy Breach Exposes SSL Keys of Managed WordPress Hosting Customers
The incident, which affected 1.2 million users, raises concerns about domain impersonation attacks and other malicious activities.
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Facebook delays rollout of encrypted messaging amid child safety fears
Facebook has delayed a rollout of encrypted messaging amid fears such a move could put children at greater risk of exploitation and abuse.
Amazon’s Dark Secret: It Has Failed to Protect Your Data
Voyeurs. Sabotaged accounts. Backdoor schemes. For years, the retail giant has handled your information less carefully than it handles your packages.
Bitcoin’s big code upgrade improves privacy and security
The update improves both privacy and security for complicated transactions through new signatures that make them look like any other exchange.
European Parliament Adopts Draft Cybersecurity Directive
The new draft law would set tighter cybersecurity obligations in terms of risk management, reporting obligations and information sharing.
Bots Used to Steal 2FA Codes
The bots convincingly and effortlessly help hackers break into Coinbase, Amazon, PayPal, and bank accounts.
Facebook Plans to Shut Down Its Facial Recognition System
Saying it wants “to find the right balance” with the technology, the social network will delete the face scan data of more than one billion users.
Google to let minors request removal of images from search
Google on Wednesday announced it will let minors request to remove images from the company’s search feature.
Apple’s App Privacy Report launches into beta to show you what your apps are up to
The new App Privacy Report works to collect information about how apps are behaving more directly.
Anonymity No More? Age Checks Come to the Web.
To protect children online, more companies and governments are forcing users to prove how old they are.
Facebook sues Ukrainian who scraped the data of 178 million users
Facebook has filed a lawsuit on Friday against a Ukrainian national for allegedly scraping its website and selling the personal data of more than 178 million users on an underground cybercrime forum.
Amazon Unveils ‘Astro,’ a Privacy Nightmare Robot That Follows You Around
First and foremost, Astro is a spybot.