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China’s new face-swapping app Zao gets whiplash-fast privacy backlash

September 3, 2019 0 Comments AI, Alipay, Celebrities, china, deepfake, face-swapping, FaceApp, facial recognition, identity theft, Mobile, Privacy, selfies, viral app

Credit to Author: Lisa Vaas| Date: Tue, 03 Sep 2019 10:53:53 +0000

Fast trip: in two days, it debuted, shot to the top of China’s App Store, sparked privacy outrage, and got banned by WeChat.<img src=”http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/nakedsecurity/~4/Jf1X-mppWbo” height=”1″ width=”1″ alt=””/>

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Romance scams – 80 people charged with ripping off millions of dollars

August 28, 2019 0 Comments BEC, fraud, identity theft, Law & order, Money Laundering, Nigerian, online dating, Romance Scams, security threats

Credit to Author: Lisa Vaas| Date: Wed, 28 Aug 2019 11:04:45 +0000

The $6m scam targeted women worldwide and victimized more than a dozen companies.<img src=”http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/nakedsecurity/~4/6Wnqyl2R-08″ height=”1″ width=”1″ alt=””/>

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US charges 80 in world-spanning romance scam and email fraud ring

August 28, 2019 0 Comments BEC, fraud, identity theft, Law & order, Money Laundering, Nigerian, online dating, Romance Scams, security threats

Credit to Author: Lisa Vaas| Date: Wed, 28 Aug 2019 11:04:45 +0000

The $6m scam targeted women worldwide and victimized more than a dozen companies.<img src=”http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/nakedsecurity/~4/6Wnqyl2R-08″ height=”1″ width=”1″ alt=””/>

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GDPR privacy can be defeated using right of access requests

August 12, 2019 0 Comments Black Hat 2019, data loss, Data privacy, GDPR, GDPR compliance, General Data Protection Regulation, identity theft, James Pavur, Privacy, right of access requests, security threats

Credit to Author: John E Dunn| Date: Mon, 12 Aug 2019 11:07:10 +0000

A British researcher has uncovered an ironic, gaping security hole in the EU’s General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) – right of access requests.<img src=”http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/nakedsecurity/~4/EyJdhSW2bqw” height=”1″ width=”1″ alt=””/>

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How to get your Equifax money and stay safe doing it

July 30, 2019 0 Comments Awareness, credit monitoring, data breach, data breach settlement, Equifax, EU, European Union, Federal Trade Commission, fraud, fraud prevention, FTC, GDPR, General Data Protection Regulation, identity theft, phishing, scams, settlement, social security numbers

Credit to Author: David Ruiz| Date: Tue, 30 Jul 2019 15:00:00 +0000

Equifax has been ordered to pay at least $650 million in relation to its enormous 2017 data breach. Users who were affected might be eligible for a claim. But watch out for scams!

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Post-Equifax settlement, NY updates data breach notification laws

July 30, 2019 0 Comments Breach Notification, credit monitoring, data loss, Equifax, identity theft, Law & order, New York, Privacy, security threats, SHIELD Act

Credit to Author: Lisa Vaas| Date: Tue, 30 Jul 2019 13:16:25 +0000

Equifax is fined $675 million, while New York data breach notification law now covers biometrics, passwords, and more.<img src=”http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/nakedsecurity/~4/D5ggPWpjbBQ” height=”1″ width=”1″ alt=””/>

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Russia targeted all 50 states in 2016 election, Senate report says

July 29, 2019 0 Comments 2016 US presidential election, data loss, Denial of Service, election tampering, espionage, Government security, identity theft, Law & order, phishing, russia, spear phishing

Credit to Author: Lisa Vaas| Date: Mon, 29 Jul 2019 09:57:11 +0000

The Senate Intelligence Committee doesn’t know what Moscow’s intentions are, but Robert Mueller says they’re still at it.<img src=”http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/nakedsecurity/~4/UJz1p2vRAoU” height=”1″ width=”1″ alt=””/>