TechPrivacy and SecurityTechPrivacy and SecurityHackers Could Know Where You’ve Been Driving: General Motors Discloses Data BreachThe Michigan carmaker says that a credential stuffing attack pilfered a pile of personal information from car…ByLucas Ropek5/24/22 2:59PMComments (15)Save
TechPrivacy and SecurityTechPrivacy and Security'Predator' Spyware Let Government Hackers Break Into Chrome and Android, Google SaysGoogle's Threat Analysis Group says that a majority of the zero-day vulnerabilities they discovered last year were…ByLucas Ropek5/23/22 6:00PMComments (2)Save
TechPrivacy and SecurityTechPrivacy and SecurityThis Russian Botnet Is Capable of Manipulating Social Media Trends on a 'Massive Scale,' Report ClaimsNeed to spread some disinformation all over the world? A Russian company apparently has a quick and easy recipe for…ByLucas Ropek5/20/22 6:45PMComments (16)Save
TechPrivacy and SecurityTechPrivacy and SecurityU.S. Justice Department Says It Won't Prosecute White Hat Hackers Under CFAAFor years, critics have claimed that the Computer Fraud and Abuse Act is too broad and indiscriminate.ByLucas Ropek5/19/22 4:30PMComments (1)Save
TechPrivacy and SecurityTechPrivacy and SecurityThis Is How Often Online Ads Are Auctioning Off Your Data Every DayAdvertisers—and shady ad middlemen—are paying to violate your privacy hundreds of times every day you're online.ByShoshana Wodinsky5/16/22 4:20PMComments (6)Save
TechPrivacy and SecurityTechPrivacy and SecurityNSA 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…ByLucas Ropek5/16/22 12:30PMComments (15)Save
TechPrivacy and SecurityTechPrivacy and SecurityHackers Are Exploiting WordPress Tools to Hawk ScamsSecurity researchers sounded the alarm on the hacking campaign, which redirected site visitors to scams.ByJody Serrano5/13/22 6:05AMComments (4)Save
TechPrivacy and SecurityTechPrivacy and SecurityBiden Wants to Get Tougher on American Data Given to Foreign Advertisers: ReportThe Commerce Department has stalled out on regulation of how Americans' data flows across digital borders. A draft…ByShoshana Wodinsky5/12/22 3:35PMSave
TechPrivacy and SecurityTechPrivacy and SecurityA Predominantly Black College Is Shutting Down Because of a Ransomware AttackLincoln College, established in 1865, announced that it will be closing its doors because of a cascade of problems…ByLucas Ropek5/09/22 8:05PMComments (17)Save
TechPrivacy and SecurityTechPrivacy and SecurityHow to Get an Abortion in the Age of SurveillanceWith a burner phone and some awareness of geofencing, you can conceal yourself from for-profit data brokers who…ByShoshana Wodinsky5/04/22 2:45PMComments (4)Save
TechPrivacy and SecurityNow playing TechPrivacy and SecurityMental Health Apps Are a Privacy NightmareSome of the most popular therapy apps sell and share their user data.ByArtem Golub and Kevin Hurler5/04/22 10:00AMComments (3)Save
TechPrivacy and SecurityTechPrivacy and SecurityGrindr's Data-Sharing Problem Is Bigger Than GrindrA new investigation revealed the gay dating app has been pawning off the locations its queer clientele via brokers…ByShoshana Wodinsky5/02/22 3:12PMComments (1)Save
TechPrivacy and SecurityTechPrivacy and SecurityMental Health Apps Like BetterHelp Are a Privacy Nightmare, Mozilla SaysNew data from Mozilla indicates that some common mental health apps have concerning user data practices.ByKevin Hurler5/02/22 1:20PMComments (3)Save
TechPrivacy and SecurityTechPrivacy and SecurityEurope Starts Its Own Social NetworksIf Twitter and YouTube are skeeving you out, the bloc believes it can offer an alternative.ByShoshana Wodinsky4/29/22 5:35PMComments (39)Save
TechPrivacy and SecurityTechPrivacy and SecurityWho 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…ByLucas Ropek4/29/22 4:00PMComments (30)Save
TechPrivacy and SecurityTechPrivacy and SecurityMeta Found Snooping on Student Aid ApplicantsOnce again, you can quit Facebook, but you can never leave.ByShoshana Wodinsky4/28/22 5:40PMComments (15)Save
TechPrivacy and SecurityTechPrivacy and SecurityChina's Version of Twitter Plans to Clean Up Platform by Showing Users' LocationWeibo hopes to counter 'bad behavior' by publicizing IP addresses for some users and a general location for others.ByLucas Ropek4/28/22 3:15PMComments (1)Save
TechPrivacy and SecurityTechPrivacy and SecurityReport: Hackers Have Been Sexually Extorting Kids With Data Stolen From Tech GiantsCriminals have been tricking tech giants into sending them sensitive user data, then using it to sexually blackmail…ByLucas Ropek4/26/22 6:11PMComments (6)Save
TechPrivacy and SecurityTechPrivacy and SecurityNFTs Worth Millions Stolen After Bored Ape Yacht Club Instagram HackedThe hacker used the company's official Instagram account to phish BAYC NFT holders.ByLucas Ropek4/25/22 6:34PMComments (58)Save
TechPrivacy and SecurityTechPrivacy and SecurityA Surveillance Firm Reportedly Tracked NSA and CIA Spies as a Product DemoAnomaly 6 claims to be able to track billions of mobile phones, including those belonging to some of America's top…ByLucas Ropek4/22/22 4:35PMComments (8)Save