Credit to Author: Jared Keller| Date: Mon, 19 Aug 2024 10:00:00 +0000
The US Defense Department’s grand strategy for protecting Taiwan from a massive Chinese military offensive involves flooding the zone with thousands of drones.
Read moreMillennials, equipped with a strong sense of privacy in relationships, are still sharing their online accounts at similar rates of Gen Z.
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Credit to Author: Andrew Couts| Date: Sat, 17 Aug 2024 14:00:00 +0000
Plus: US regulators fine T-Mobile $60 million for mishap with sensitive data, New Zealand approves Kim Dotcom’s US extradition, and San Francisco takes on deepfake porn.
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Credit to Author: Lily Hay Newman| Date: Fri, 16 Aug 2024 18:31:13 +0000
Social Security numbers, physical addresses, and more—all available online. After months of confusion, leaked information from a background-check firm underscores the long-term risks of data breaches.
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Credit to Author: BrianKrebs| Date: Thu, 15 Aug 2024 22:38:36 +0000
A great many readers this month reported receiving alerts that their Social Security Number, name, address and other personal information were exposed in a breach at a little-known but aptly-named consumer data broker called NationalPublicData.com. This post examines what we know about a breach that has exposed hundreds of millions of consumer records. We’ll also take a closer look at the data broker that got hacked — a background check company founded by an actor and retired sheriff’s deputy from Florida.
Read moreIn a clever scheme designed to abuse Google in more than one way, scammers are redirecting users to browser locks.
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Credit to Author: Matt Wixey| Date: Thu, 15 Aug 2024 16:37:18 +0000
Sophos X-Ops takes a look at the content updates in Intercept X, and how we validate and release them
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Credit to Author: Lily Hay Newman| Date: Thu, 15 Aug 2024 13:00:00 +0000
A fix is coming, but data analytics giant Palantir says it’s ditching Android devices altogether because Google’s response to the vulnerability has been troubling.
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Credit to Author: Andy Greenberg| Date: Wed, 14 Aug 2024 22:27:03 +0000
APT42, which is believed to work for Iran’s Revolutionary Guard Corps, targeted about a dozen people associated with both Trump’s and Biden’s campaigns this spring, according to Google’s Threat Analysis Group.
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