Best Privacy Browsers (2024): Brave, Safari, Ghostery, Firefox, DuckDuckGo
Credit to Author: David Nield| Date: Sat, 06 Apr 2024 12:30:00 +0000
Ad trackers are out of control. Use a browser that reins them in.
Read moreSecurity
Identity Thief Lived as a Different Man for 33 Years
Credit to Author: Dell Cameron, Andrew Couts| Date: Sat, 06 Apr 2024 09:00:00 +0000
Plus: Microsoft scolded for a “cascade” of security failures, AI-generated lawyers send fake legal threats, a data broker quietly lobbies against US privacy legislation, and more.
Read moreIdentity Thief Lived as a Different Man for 33 Years
Credit to Author: Dell Cameron, Andrew Couts| Date: Sat, 06 Apr 2024 09:00:00 +0000
Plus: Microsoft scolded for a “cascade” of security failures, AI-generated lawyers send fake legal threats, a data broker quietly lobbies against US privacy legislation, and more.
Read moreA Vigilante Hacker Took Down North Korea’s Internet. Now He’s Taking Off His Mask
Credit to Author: Andy Greenberg| Date: Thu, 04 Apr 2024 09:00:00 +0000
As “P4x,” Alejandro Caceres single-handedly disrupted the internet of an entire country. Then he tried to show the US military how it can—and should—adopt his methods.
Read moreA Vigilante Hacker Took Down North Korea’s Internet. Now He’s Taking Off His Mask
Credit to Author: Andy Greenberg| Date: Thu, 04 Apr 2024 09:00:00 +0000
As “P4x,” Alejandro Caceres single-handedly disrupted the internet of an entire country. Then he tried to show the US military how it can—and should—adopt his methods.
Read moreThe Mystery of ‘Jia Tan,’ the XZ Backdoor Mastermind
Credit to Author: Andy Greenberg, Matt Burgess| Date: Wed, 03 Apr 2024 13:54:14 +0000
The thwarted XZ Utils supply chain attack was years in the making. Now, clues suggest nation-state hackers were behind the persona that inserted the malicious code.
Read moreThe Mystery of ‘Jia Tan,’ the XZ Backdoor Mastermind
Credit to Author: Andy Greenberg, Matt Burgess| Date: Wed, 03 Apr 2024 13:54:14 +0000
The thwarted XZ Utils supply chain attack was years in the making. Now, clues suggest nation-state hackers were behind the persona that inserted the malicious code.
Read moreThe XZ Backdoor: Everything You Need to Know
Credit to Author: Dan Goodin, Ars Technica| Date: Tue, 02 Apr 2024 08:00:00 +0000
Details are starting to emerge about a stunning supply chain attack that sent the open source software community reeling.
Read moreThe XZ Backdoor: Everything You Need to Know
Credit to Author: Dan Goodin, Ars Technica| Date: Tue, 02 Apr 2024 08:00:00 +0000
Details are starting to emerge about a stunning supply chain attack that sent the open source software community reeling.
Read moreThe Incognito Mode Myth Has Fully Unraveled
Credit to Author: Dell Cameron, Andrew Couts| Date: Mon, 01 Apr 2024 21:22:02 +0000
To settle a years-long lawsuit, Google has agreed to delete “billions of data records” collected from users of “Incognito mode,” illuminating the pitfalls of relying on Chrome to protect your privacy.
Read more