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A week in security (January 30 – February 5)

February 6, 2023 0 Comments av-test top product, BEC, blog roundup, business email compromise, cisa, dark patterns, data wiper, eileen gun, facebook, github, league of legends, learnpress, lock and code, malvertising, multi-threat ransomware, news, Ransomware, ransomware monthly, riot games, roomba, supply chain attacks, week in security

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The most interesting security related news from the week of January 30 – February 5.

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40% of online shops tricking users with “dark patterns”

January 31, 2023 0 Comments countdown timers, cpc, dark patterns, ec, hidden information, news, subscriptions, web shops

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An investigation into 399 web shops by the European Commission and its partners found almost 40% of them using one of three dark patterns.

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Google sued over deceptive location tracking

February 2, 2022 0 Comments Attorney General, dark patterns, district of columbia attorney general, google lawsuits, indiana attorney general, jonathan mayer, location tracking, Privacy, texas attorney general, washington attorney general

Credit to Author: Malwarebytes Labs| Date: Wed, 26 Jan 2022 14:21:52 +0000

Google finds itself at the center of a privacy related lawsuit on location tracking.

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