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Mobile, Mobile security

Spain’s Spy Chief Sacked Over Phone Hacking Scandal

May 10, 2022

Via: Security Week

Paz Esteban, the first woman to head Spain’s CNI intelligence agency, will be replaced, Defence Minister Margarita Robles whose ministry oversees the agency, told a news conference in confirming media reports. “Full security does not exist, we have a series […]


Mobile, Mobile security

Finnish Diplomats Targeted by Pegasus Spyware: Ministry

January 30, 2022

Via: Security Week

“We can now be clear that there has been spyware in our phones,” the ministry’s head of information security, Matti Parviainen, told AFP. The infected mobile devices were used by Finnish diplomats posted overseas, although the ministry refused to comment […]


Privacy protection, Security

Firefox 93 Improves Protection Against Tracking, Insecure Downloads

October 6, 2021

Via: Security Week

Starting with Firefox 93, the browser blocks insecure HTTP downloads on encrypted (HTTPS) pages, to keep users safe from potentially unwanted or even malicious downloads. Given that data transmitted over HTTP isn’t protected, attackers able to intercept that data could […]


Cyber warfare, Cyber-crime

French Tech Firm Charged Over Libya Cyber-Spying

July 2, 2021

Via: Security Week

Amesys, which is now owned by the Bull technology group, and its former chief, Philippe Vannier, were charged with complicity in acts of torture on June 18, the sources said. The inquiry was opened in 2013 after a complaint by […]


Threats & Malware, Vulnerabilities

Patch Tor Browser Bug to Prevent Tracking of Your Online Activities

June 23, 2021

Via: The Hacker News

Open-source Tor browser has been updated to version 10.0.18 with fixes for multiple issues, including a privacy-defeating bug that could be used to uniquely fingerprint users across different browsers based on the apps installed on a computer. In addition to […]


Privacy protection, Security

State monitoring – This is what governments know from your Internet habits

April 22, 2021

Via: Panda Security

Usually when we write about snooping and tracking on the Panda Security blog, it is to alert our readers to a new scam or technique being used by criminals to steal personal data. But it’s not just cybercriminals who collect […]


Privacy protection, Security

Firefox 88 Combats Cross-Site Tracking to Improve User Privacy

April 20, 2021

Via: Security Week

For over two decades, the window.name property has been available for websites to store whatever data they choose to, but such data has often been allowed to leak between sites, essentially allowing for the tracking of users across the pages […]


Privacy protection, Security

How digital marketers track you everywhere (including offline)

April 15, 2021

Via: Panda Security

The amount of data being collected by app developers has become a hot topic in recent months. Apple recently announced plans to force developers to declare how much personal information is collected by their apps sparking a fierce debate. Virtually […]


Mobile, Privacy protection

Rights groups appeal to governments over COVID-19 surveillance

April 6, 2020

Via: Naked Security

Digital and human rights groups have joined in a rare worldwide appeal to governments to respect privacy when handling the COVID-19 crisis. As the number of known COVID-19 cases around the world exceeds 1.2m and the number of deaths reaches […]


Mobile, Privacy protection, Threats & Malware, Vulnerabilities

Websites of U.S. Presidential Candidates Pose Security, Privacy Risks

March 27, 2020

Via: Security Week

The security firm has monitored 11 websites during September and December 2019, and discovered that 81% of them execute code from third-party entities unmanaged by the candidate teams. Moreover, 6% of the domains executing on candidate websites were linked to […]


Mobile, Privacy protection

Most Americans feel powerless to prevent data collection, online tracking

November 18, 2019

Via: Help Net Security

Most U.S. adults say that the potential risks they face because of data collection by companies (81%) and the government (66%) outweigh the benefits, but most (>80%) feel that they have little or no control over how these entities use […]


Network security, Security

Schools are facing more cyberattacks than ever before

October 31, 2019

Via: TechRadar

Cyberattacks against schools have increased dramatically and this year has already seen almost as many incidents as the previous two years combined, according to Barracuda which analyzed data compiled by the K-12 Cybersecurity Resource Center (k-12 CRC) which has been […]


Mobile security, Vulnerabilities

Bluetooth Flaws Could Allow Global Tracking of Apple, Windows 10 Devices

July 18, 2019

Via: Threat Post

Vulnerabilities in the way Bluetooth Low Energy is implemented on devices by manufacturers can open the door to global device tracking for the Windows 10, iOS and macOS devices that incorporate it, according to research from Boston University. An academic […]


Mobile security

Mozilla and Google Browsers Get Security, Anti-Tracking Boosts

June 6, 2019

Via: Threat Post

Browsers Firefox and Chrome received updates this week, both adding security and privacy tools that help with password management and help block sites that track users. Mozilla’s Firefox browser introduced an “Enhanced Tracking Protection” feature that blocks over 1,000 third-party […]


Privacy protection

Mozilla Firefox 65 Ups the Ante on Privacy with Anti-Tracking Efforts

January 30, 2019

Via: Threat Post

Mozilla has unveiled new anti-tracking policies and redesigned privacy controls in tandem with the release of Firefox 65 on Tuesday. The company announced a new set of redesigned controls for the Content Blocking section, where users can choose their desired […]


Privacy protection

Facebook tracks non-users via Android Apps

December 31, 2018

Via: Security Affairs

New thunderclouds on Facebook, the social network giant is accused of tracking non-users via Android apps. According to a report presented by Privacy International yesterday at 35C3 hacking conference held in Germany, the list of Android apps that send tracking […]


Network security, Privacy protection

How Employee Monitoring Keeps Clinical Trial Data Secure

August 15, 2018

Via: Veriato Blog

Clinical trials are a crucial step in developing new life sciences products such as drugs and medical devices. All tests – whether with large or small groups of people – require medical and personal information from patients upfront, and then […]


Network security

Will the end of net neutrality be a security nightmare?

January 26, 2018

Via: CSO Online

The end of net neutrality might mean third-party browser tracking, the deprivatization of online transactions, spyware on your phone, and more. At least that’s what Dr. Kenneth Williams claims. Williams is director of the American Public University System (APUS) Center […]


Privacy protection

Privacy Rights in Balance as Supreme Court Hears Cellphone Tracking Case

November 29, 2017

Via: Security Week

Privacy rights in the digital age face a crucial test Wednesday when the Supreme Court hears a case over police use of a person’s location data from cellphone towers. Civil liberties advocates from both the right and the left have […]


Virus & Malware

Malwarebytes tracking missed detections in traditional anti-virus

November 7, 2017

Via: CSO Online

Tracking real-world scans on systems over the first six months of 2017, Malwarebytes says that typical desktop anti-virus solutions aren’t cutting it. The company examined detection data from nearly 10 million endpoints, and discovered some of the most notable names […]