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Hackers Could Know Where You’ve Been Driving: General Motors Discloses Data Breach

The Michigan carmaker says that a credential stuffing attack pilfered a pile of personal information from car…

Lucas Ropek

5/24/22 2:59PM

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'Predator' Spyware Let Government Hackers Break Into Chrome and Android, Google Says

Google's Threat Analysis Group says that a majority of the zero-day vulnerabilities they discovered last year were…

Lucas Ropek

5/23/22 6:00PM

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This Russian Botnet Is Capable of Manipulating Social Media Trends on a 'Massive Scale,' Report Claims

Need to spread some disinformation all over the world? A Russian company apparently has a quick and easy recipe for…

Lucas Ropek

5/20/22 6:45PM

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U.S. Justice Department Says It Won't Prosecute White Hat Hackers Under CFAA

For years, critics have claimed that the Computer Fraud and Abuse Act is too broad and indiscriminate.

Lucas Ropek

5/19/22 4:30PM

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This Is How Often Online Ads Are Auctioning Off Your Data Every Day

Advertisers—and shady ad middlemen—are paying to violate your privacy hundreds of times every day you're online.

Shoshana Wodinsky

5/16/22 4:20PM

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NSA Swears It Won't Allow Backdoors in New Encryption Standards 😉

The National Security Agency claims that the encryption standards it's developing will be so tough that even its own…

Lucas Ropek

5/16/22 12:30PM

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Hackers Are Exploiting WordPress Tools to Hawk Scams

Security researchers sounded the alarm on the hacking campaign, which redirected site visitors to scams.

Jody Serrano

5/13/22 6:05AM

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Biden Wants to Get Tougher on American Data Given to Foreign Advertisers: Report

The Commerce Department has stalled out on regulation of how Americans' data flows across digital borders. A draft…

Shoshana Wodinsky

5/12/22 3:35PM

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A Predominantly Black College Is Shutting Down Because of a Ransomware Attack

Lincoln College, established in 1865, announced that it will be closing its doors because of a cascade of problems…

Lucas Ropek

5/09/22 8:05PM

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How to Get an Abortion in the Age of Surveillance

With a burner phone and some awareness of geofencing, you can conceal yourself from for-profit data brokers who…

Shoshana Wodinsky

5/04/22 2:45PM

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Mental Health Apps Are a Privacy Nightmare

Some of the most popular therapy apps sell and share their user data.

Artem Golub

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5/04/22 10:00AM

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Grindr's Data-Sharing Problem Is Bigger Than Grindr

A new investigation revealed the gay dating app has been pawning off the locations its queer clientele via brokers…

Shoshana Wodinsky

5/02/22 3:12PM

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Mental Health Apps Like BetterHelp Are a Privacy Nightmare, Mozilla Says

New data from Mozilla indicates that some common mental health apps have concerning user data practices.

Kevin Hurler

5/02/22 1:20PM

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Europe Starts Its Own Social Networks

If Twitter and YouTube are skeeving you out, the bloc believes it can offer an alternative.

Shoshana Wodinsky

4/29/22 5:35PM

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Who Is Sabotaging France's Fiber Optic Cables?

The mystery of who brought down large parts of France's internet earlier this week has drawn the attention of the…

Lucas Ropek

4/29/22 4:00PM

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Meta Found Snooping on Student Aid Applicants

Once again, you can quit Facebook, but you can never leave.

Shoshana Wodinsky

4/28/22 5:40PM

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China's Version of Twitter Plans to Clean Up Platform by Showing Users' Location

Weibo hopes to counter 'bad behavior' by publicizing IP addresses for some users and a general location for others.

Lucas Ropek

4/28/22 3:15PM

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Report: Hackers Have Been Sexually Extorting Kids With Data Stolen From Tech Giants

Criminals have been tricking tech giants into sending them sensitive user data, then using it to sexually blackmail…

Lucas Ropek

4/26/22 6:11PM

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NFTs Worth Millions Stolen After Bored Ape Yacht Club Instagram Hacked

The hacker used the company's official Instagram account to phish BAYC NFT holders.

Lucas Ropek

4/25/22 6:34PM

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A Surveillance Firm Reportedly Tracked NSA and CIA Spies as a Product Demo

Anomaly 6 claims to be able to track billions of mobile phones, including those belonging to some of America's top…

Lucas Ropek

4/22/22 4:35PM

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