US senators ask FTC to investigate car makers’ privacy practices
Senators have asked the FTC to investigate the consumer privacy violations by car makers that provide data brokers with information that could be used against them
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Understanding APKPure: Is Your Android Device at Risk Due to it?
Credit to Author: Quick Heal| Date: Mon, 29 Jul 2024 13:54:00 +0000
Imagine you want to download an app on your device, but it’s not available on the online app…
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Read moreSaboteurs Cut Internet Cables in Latest Disruption During Paris Olympics
Credit to Author: Matt Burgess| Date: Mon, 29 Jul 2024 13:07:32 +0000
Long-distance cables were severed across France in a move that disrupted internet connectivity.
Read moreHow Infostealers Pillaged the World’s Passwords
Credit to Author: Lily Hay Newman, Matt Burgess| Date: Mon, 29 Jul 2024 11:30:00 +0000
Infostealer malware is swiping millions of passwords, cookies, and search histories. It’s a gold mine for hackers—and a disaster for anyone who becomes a target.
Read moreHow to Write a Generative AI Cybersecurity Policy
Credit to Author: Greg Young| Date: Mon, 29 Jul 2024 00:00:00 +0000
It’s clear that generative AI is a permanent addition to the enterprise IT toolbox. For CISOs, the pressure is on to roll out AI security policies and technologies that can mitigate very real and present risks.
Read moreStop X’s Grok AI From Training on Your Tweets
Credit to Author: Dell Cameron, Lily Hay Newman| Date: Sat, 27 Jul 2024 13:00:00 +0000
Plus: More Pegasus spyware controversy, a major BIOS controversy, and more of the week’s top security news.
Read moreCrooks Bypassed Google’s Email Verification to Create Workspace Accounts, Access 3rd-Party Services
Credit to Author: BrianKrebs| Date: Fri, 26 Jul 2024 21:31:54 +0000
Google says it recently fixed an authentication weakness that allowed crooks to circumvent email verification needed to create a Google Workspace account, and leverage that to impersonate a domain holder to third-party services that allow logins through Google’s “Sign in with Google” feature.
Read moreMeta takes down 63,000 sextortion-related accounts on Instagram
Meta has taken down a whopping number of Instagram accounts directly involved in sextortion and more accounts aimed at training scammers
Read moreA North Korean Hacker Tricked a US Security Vendor Into Hiring Him—and Immediately Tried to Hack Them
Credit to Author: Jon Brodkin, Ars Technica| Date: Fri, 26 Jul 2024 12:00:00 +0000
KnowBe4 detailed the incident in a recent blog post as a warning for other potential targets.
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