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Privacy watchdog throws wider net to protect children online

Credit to Author: Lisa Vaas| Date: Fri, 24 Jan 2020 10:09:18 +0000

A new, comprehensive code will compel online services to put children’s health and safety before data-collecting profits.<img src=”http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/nakedsecurity/~4/85dspOTlfAY” height=”1″ width=”1″ alt=””/>

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Apple allegedly made nice with FBI by dropping iCloud encryption plan

January 23, 2020 0 Comments #nobackdoors, Apple, backdoors, backups, Cryptography, data loss, encryption, FBI, icloud, iOS, iPhone, keydrop, Law & order, Mobile, plesio, Privacy, security threats

Credit to Author: Lisa Vaas| Date: Thu, 23 Jan 2020 11:05:12 +0000

Sources told Reuters that Apple may have been convinced by arguments made during the legal fight over cracking the San Bernardino iPhone.<img src=”http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/nakedsecurity/~4/qyltSL5-IRc” height=”1″ width=”1″ alt=””/>

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FBI issues warning about lucrative fake job scams

January 23, 2020 0 Comments employment scam, fake job scams, FBI, IC3, Law & order, security threats

Credit to Author: John E Dunn| Date: Thu, 23 Jan 2020 10:30:58 +0000

What’s the difference between a real job and a fake one found on the internet? The fake ones are suspiciously easy to get interviews for.<img src=”http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/nakedsecurity/~4/gAFkIxgbe1k” height=”1″ width=”1″ alt=””/>

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Ubisoft sues DDoS-for-hire operators for ruining game play

January 22, 2020 0 Comments 2-factor Authentication, booter sites, booters, CFAA, Computer Fraud and Abuse Act, DDoS, DDoS-for-hire, Denial of Service, Gaming, Law & order, lawsuit, online gaming, penetration testing, r6s, rainbow six siege, security threats, ubisoft

Credit to Author: Lisa Vaas| Date: Wed, 22 Jan 2020 11:39:14 +0000

The network of sites and services run by the alleged operators target the Rainbow Six Siege game, selling attacks to cheating players.<img src=”http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/nakedsecurity/~4/RCiMuJPJaio” height=”1″ width=”1″ alt=””/>

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China and US top user data requests in Apple transparency report

January 21, 2020 0 Comments Apple, apple transparency report, australia, brazil, data loss, fraud, iPhone, Law & order, phishing, Privacy, transparency report, transparency reports, US, user data

Credit to Author: Lisa Vaas| Date: Tue, 21 Jan 2020 11:53:00 +0000

Most of the US and China’s requests had to do with investigations into fraud, suspected account access and phishing.<img src=”http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/nakedsecurity/~4/AMKPqWhR4n0″ height=”1″ width=”1″ alt=””/>

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FBI seizes credentials-for-sale site WeLeakInfo.com

January 20, 2020 0 Comments credentials-for-sale, data breach, data leak, data loss, FBI, Law & order, netherlands, northern ireland, security threats, stolen credentials, stolen data, uk, US, weleakinfo.com

Credit to Author: Danny Bradbury| Date: Mon, 20 Jan 2020 12:21:18 +0000

The FBI has seized the domain for WeLeakInfo.com, a site that sold breached data records, after a multinational effort by law enforcement.<img src=”http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/nakedsecurity/~4/XbN7y20SIRI” height=”1″ width=”1″ alt=””/>

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FBI to inform election officials about hacking attempts

January 20, 2020 0 Comments election hacking, election meddling, FBI, Government security, Hacking, Law & order, security threats

Credit to Author: Danny Bradbury| Date: Mon, 20 Jan 2020 11:58:29 +0000

The FBI has announced that it will tell local election officials when hackers try to infiltrate their systems.<img src=”http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/nakedsecurity/~4/YDB2zgAZ1YM” height=”1″ width=”1″ alt=””/>

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Facial recognition is real-life ‘Black Mirror’ stuff, Ocasio-Cortez says

January 17, 2020 0 Comments AI, alexandria ocasio-cortez, Artificial intelligence, biometrics, black mirror, facial recognition, house oversight committee, house oversight committee hearing, joy buolamwini, Law & order, Machine Learning, meredith whittaker, Privacy, surveillance, willie lynch

Credit to Author: Lisa Vaas| Date: Fri, 17 Jan 2020 10:59:27 +0000

“People think they’re going to put on a cute filter and have puppy dog ears, and not realize that that data’s being collected.”<img src=”http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/nakedsecurity/~4/WEGyDh5kmBU” height=”1″ width=”1″ alt=””/>

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Apple says no to unlocking shooter’s phone; AG and Trump lash back

January 15, 2020 0 Comments #nobackdoors, alshamrani, Apple, attorney general william barr, backdoor, cellebrite, Cryptography, FBI, Florida, Forensics, iOS, iPhone, iphone cracking, Law & order, Mobile, mobile phone data, mohammed saeed alshamrani, murder, murderers, pensacola, Privacy, saudi royal air force, us naval base

Credit to Author: Lisa Vaas| Date: Wed, 15 Jan 2020 10:52:19 +0000

Attorney General Barr and President Trump are demanding Apple unlock the mass shooter’s iPhone. Apple replies: You can’t break just 1 phone.<img src=”http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/nakedsecurity/~4/ZRh0_aJQATA” height=”1″ width=”1″ alt=””/>

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Lottery hacker gets 9 months for his £5 cut of the loot

January 14, 2020 0 Comments anwar batson, automated password guessing, brute force, brute force attack, brute force tool, computer misuse act 1990, cracking, credential stuffing, daniel thompson, dark web, data loss, edwin salter, hacking tool, idris akinwunmi, Law & order, lottery, national lottery, password reuse, Privacy, rosegold, security threats, sentence, sentry mba, stolen credentials, uk, user credentials

Credit to Author: Lisa Vaas| Date: Tue, 14 Jan 2020 11:18:57 +0000

We don’t care how little you made from your crimes, the judge said. We care that you went after an outfit that gives a ton to charities.<img src=”http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/nakedsecurity/~4/MQxKTz5FL8E” height=”1″ width=”1″ alt=””/>