A week in security (January 9—15)

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The most interesting security related news from the week of January 9—15.

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US school district sues Facebook, Instagram, Snapchat, TikTok over harm to kids

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A whole school district in Seattle is suing social media giants for causing harm to kids and youths.

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A week in security (December 5 – 11)

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Tags: Snapchat

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Tags: V8 vulnerability

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Tags: PayPal phish

Tags: Lazarus Group

Tags: SIM swapper

Tags: festive scam

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Tags: Android vulnerability

Tags: Bluetooth

Tags: SaaS

Tags: SaaS best practices

Tags: Epic Games

Tags: Threat Intelligence Reports

The most interesting security related news from the week of December 5 to 11.

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Snapchat gives Californians more power over their personal data

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Categories: Privacy

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Snapchat will be rolling out a privacy feature that will allow it to comply with the California Privacy Rights Act

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A week in security (October 17 – 23)

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Tags: student loan relief scam

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Tags: spot a scam

Tags: FaceStealer

Tags: fake tractor fraud

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The most important and interesting computer security stories from the last week.

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Former cop abused unrevoked system access to extort women

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Categories: Privacy

Tags: Snapchat

Tags: Bryan Wilson

Tags: LMPD

Tags: Louisville Metropolitan Police Department

Tags: cyberstalking

Tags: sextortion

Details of a cyberstalking and sextortion case involving a former cop and his Snapchat victims have come to light.

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When a sextortion victim fights back

Credit to Author: Jovi Umawing| Date: Mon, 01 Aug 2022 19:14:53 +0000

A college student fell victim to a Snapchat sextortion scheme. With a friend’s help, she ‘hacked back’ and sent him to jail.

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Fighting Fake EDRs With ‘Credit Ratings’ for Police

Credit to Author: BrianKrebs| Date: Wed, 27 Apr 2022 14:27:35 +0000

When KrebsOnSecurity last month explored how cybercriminals were using hacked email accounts at police departments worldwide to obtain warrantless Emergency Data Requests (EDRs) from social media and technology providers, many security experts called it a fundamentally unfixable problem. But don’t tell that to Matt Donahue, a former FBI agent who recently quit the agency to launch a startup that aims to help tech companies do a better job screening out phony law enforcement data requests — in part by assigning trustworthiness or “credit ratings” to law enforcement authorities worldwide.

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