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1.6K7M Venmo Transactions Scraped To Warn Users
A computer science student scraped seven million Venmo transactions to warn users that their public activity can still be stolen. Dan Salmon...
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1.4KGAO: Post-Equifax, Agencies Must Tighten Online ID Proofing
After the massive Equifax data breach, a federal watchdog is warning the government against relying on credit agencies to verify the identifies...
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1.0KAlexa Users Can Now Delete Voice Recordings
Amazon announced on Wednesday (May 29) an easier way for users to delete voice recordings on all Alexa-enabled devices, responding to the...
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1.5KFacebook’s Sandberg Says No To Breakup
Facebook Chief Operating Officer Sheryl Sandberg has pushed back against the idea that Facebook is too big and should be broken up,...
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2.1KPopular GPS Device Has Security Flaws
A GPS tracker that’s used to monitor children, protect the elderly and keep track of vehicles can be compromised to show location,...
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2.6KCIA Takes To Instagram
The Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) is getting ready to launch its own Instagram account. Director Gina Haspel revealed the news last week...
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4.3KRing Patches Doorbell Vulnerability That Allowed Eavesdropping
Researchers discovered a vulnerability in the Ring doorbell that could allow hackers to send fake images into the video feed, or even eavesdrop on...
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3.2KUber Fixes Bug That Reveals Client Secrets
After becoming aware of a bug on its back-end systems, Uber repaired a vulnerability that provided access to secret developer tokens. A...
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4.4KState Bank Of India Exposes Financial Data Of Millions
State Bank of India, India’s biggest bank, was forced to patch a server that was unsecured, providing anyone with access to customers’...
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3.4KApple CEO Wants FTC To Let Consumers Control Their Data
Tim Cook, Apple’s chief executive who has emerged as a powerful privacy advocate, has called on the U.S. Federal Trade Commission (FTC)...
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5.6KCheck Point Finds Flaws In Fortnite’s Single Sign-On System
Through a series of vulnerabilities in the technology of the Fortnite game, an attacker could have been able to gain control of...
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6.6KRBI Releases Guidelines For Electronic Card Payments
The Reserve Bank of India has released guidelines for what it calls the “tokenization” of debit and credit card transactions, according to...
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6.1KUS Senators Propose New Office To Combat Tech Theft
To contend with technology threats from China, two U.S. senators brought forward a bill that would make an office in the White...
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2.8KUK Trials Facial Recognition Tech During The Holidays
Police in the United Kingdom are planning to use facial recognition over the holidays in highly-populated areas to find criminals, according to...
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2.3KWhite House Trials Facial Recognition
The Department of Homeland Security has published a report detailing how the U.S. Secret Service plans to test the use of facial...
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5.4KAtrium Health Patient Database Breached
Atrium Health revealed that the data of about 2.65 million patients may have been compromised in a breach at its third-party provider...
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2.0KKaspersky Opens ‘Transparency Center’ In Switzerland
Kaspersky Lab has announced the opening of its first Transparency Center, located in Zurich Switzerland. The Transparency Center will allow authorized partners...
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9.5KMicrosoft CEO: Data Privacy Is A ‘Human Right’
Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella recently called data privacy a “human right,” urging tech companies to do all they could to protect users...
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4.0KApple CEO Calls On The US To Embrace EU-Type Privacy Laws
Tim Cook, the chief executive of Apple, is calling on the government in the U.S. to embrace privacy laws that are similar...
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5.3KAnthem Data Breach Garners $16M Fine
The nation’s second-largest health insurer will pay the government a record $16 million due to a data breach and cyberattack that exposed...
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2.3KWhatsApp: Bug That Enabled Hackers To Take Over Has Been Fixed
WhatsApp, the messaging app owned by Facebook, said on Wednesday (Oct. 10) that the bug that enabled hackers to take over apps...
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2.4KIsrael Invests $24M In Cybersecurity Initiatives
The Israeli government is investing 90 million shekels ($24 million) to boost the country’s cybersecurity industry. The three-year program will enable companies...
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2.0KIntel Finds Three More Flaws In Microprocessors
Semiconductor company Intel disclosed Tuesday (August 14) that it found three more potential flaws in its microprocessors that could enable hackers to...
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2.6KMid-Sized Biz Most Damaged By Cyberattacks
A new report has found that mid-market companies — those with 500 to 999 employees — suffer greater losses when hit with...
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1.5KAutomakers’ Data Ends Up Online For Anyone To See
Automakers trying to keep their trade secrets from unwanted eyes saw those efforts hurt after a security researcher found tens of thousands...
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2.7KReg Tracker: National Tech Privacy, Facial Recognition Rules Loom (Perhaps)
New rules may loom for technology providers pertaining to privacy — on a national level. As reported last week by the Information Technology...
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4.9KMonzo Warned Of Ticketmaster Breach Months Before It Was Announced
One bank says it warned Ticketmaster about a malicious software breach that leaked the personal information of tens of thousands of customers...
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3.3KLiberty CEO: Customers Untouched By Recent Cyberattack
Liberty Holdings’ CEO said its customers have not suffered any financial losses so far after the company was hit with a cyberattack...
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4.1KGoldman Sachs’ Cybersecurity Training Utilizes War Games
Goldman Sachs is using cyber security war games so that its technology staff will better learn how to fight and prevent threats...
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4.8KVerint Systems Invests In Military-Grade Cybersecurity Firm NSO Group
U.S. software company Verint Systems, Inc. is looking to buy NSO Group, an Israeli company that sells military-grade technology, for around $1...
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6.7KWas A Massive Cyberattack Just Prevented?
The Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) is dismantling a “large network of hacked routers and storage devices” that could have enabled a...
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3.5KNetwork Security Firm CUJO Raises More Capital
International expansion is on tap for CUJO, a U.S.-based company whose artificial intelligence-powered software platform enables in-home network security for network operators,...
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4.4KTidal Looks Into ‘Potential Data Breach’
After learning of a potential data breach, Tidal’s CEO Richard Sanders said that the company “immediately” tried to find the source of...
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4.2KTennessee Election Website Went Offline In Cyberattack
In a distributed denial-of-service (DDoS) attack this week, the website of a county election commission in Tennessee went offline during a mayoral...
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2.7KAmazon Quietly Launches Home Security Service Offering
Amazon is going after the home security market in a bigger way, rolling out a home security service offering that includes a consultant...
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6.4KGoogle And Apple Absent From Cybersecurity Tech Accord That Facebook And Microsoft Signed
Technology companies are making the pledge to protect customers from cyberattacks, as well as making sure they don’t help governments advance their...
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6.0KTaskRabbit Takes Website, App Down After Computer Hack
TaskRabbit — the freelancer marketplace owned by IKEA, the Swedish furniture retailer — has been the victim of a hack that prompted...
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3.4KFIDO And W3C Launch Password-Free Browser
The FIDO Alliance and the World Wide Web Consortium (W3C) have announced the launch of Web Authentication (WebAuthn), a password-free browser that...
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3.3KFormer FTC Head Predicts $1B Or More Fine For Facebook
Facebook’s latest disclosure that its search tools collect data on most of its 2.2 billion users could open up the social media company...
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4.6KPhilippine Central Bank Issues Alert After Cyberattack On Malaysian Bank
The Philippine central bank is warning local financial institutions to be on the lookout for cyberattacks after the Malaysian central bank was...
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3.5KPope Calls On Hackers To Hack For Good
Computer hackers are traveling to the Vatican at the request of Pope Francis, who wants them to participate in a computer programming...
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6.3KGlitch Exposes JPMC Account Data To Other Users
Due to a glitch in JPMorgan Chase’s systems, some customers saw the personal information of other clients on Wednesday (Feb. 21). The...
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8.0KKaspersky Points to Telegram Weak Spot in Crypto Mining
Due to a vulnerability in Telegram’s messaging app, hackers have been able to rack up cryptocurrencies such as ZCash, as stated by...
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5.5KAnother Hack Opens Amazon’s Key
Amazon Key customers beware: A security researcher has discovered a hack that hinders Amazon Key’s ability to lock, allowing anyone to get...
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2.6KHouse Approves Bills To Prevent Financial Abuse Of Seniors
A duo of bills passed in the U.S. House of Representatives on Monday (Jan. 29) that would curb financial abuse of senior...
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UK To Fine Critical Companies With Weak Cybersecurity
Critical companies in the United Kingdom could face a hefty fine – up to £17 million ($24 million) – if they don’t...
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4.7KAlphabet Launches AI-Focused Hacker-Fighting Business
Alphabet announced that it has launched Chronicle, a cybersecurity company that will enable companies to detect and prevent cyberattacks. Chronicle is currently...
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4.7KBlackBerry’s Jarvis Pitched To Auto OEMs As Cybersecurity Savior
BlackBerry is looking to boost business through the release of new cybersecurity software specifically designed for self-driving cars. According to Reuters, the...
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3.5KKraken Down For More Than Two Days For Maintenance
Kraken, a large cryptocurrency exchange, was pulled down last week for maintenance that was scheduled to last as long as five hours,...
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4.3KSnowden Backs Journalist Who Exposed India’s Aadhaar Breach
Edward Snowden, the National Security Agency whistleblower, is calling on the arrests of the people behind the breach of India’s biometric ID...