Security company ADT announces security breach of customer data
Home surveillance provider ADT just announced they suffered a data breach and cybercriminals are already leaking the data
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Men report more pressure and threats to share location and accounts with partners, research shows
Men face more pressure—and threats—from significant others to grant access to their personal devices, online accounts, and locations.
Read moreMeta to pay $1.4 billion over unauthorized facial recognition image capture
Meta has settled a Texas lawsuit over gathering biometric data for Facebook’s “Tag Suggestions” feature without informed consent.
Read moreUS 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
Read moreTracFone will pay $16 million to settle FCC data breach investigation
Prepay wireless provider TracFone has been slapped on the wrist to the tune of $16 million for insufficient customer data protection
Read moreGoogle admits it can’t quite quit third-party cookies
Google has taken a new turn in the approach to eliminating third-party cookies. This time it’s back to the Privacy Sandbox
Read moreHeritage Foundation data breach containing personal data is available online
Data from the Heritage Foundation containing at least half a million passwords and usernames are available online
Read moreNumber of data breach victims goes up 1,000%
The Identity Theft Resource Center has published a report showing a 1,170% increase in compromised data victims compared to the same quarter last year.
Read moreGen Z breakups tainted by login abuse for spying and stalking, research shows
Gen Z, who are most likely to engage in consensual tracking, are also the most likely to face non-consensual tracking after a breakup.
Read moreRite Aid says 2.2 million people affected in data breach
Rite Aid has started notifying 2.2 million people that were affected by data breach that was part of a June ransomware attack.
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