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Privacy protection, Security

Kodi Confirms Data Breach: 400K User Records and Private Messages Stolen

April 14, 2023

Via: The Hacker News

Open source media player software provider Kodi has confirmed a data breach after threat actors stole the company’s MyBB forum database containing user data and private messages. What’s more, the unknown threat actors attempted to sell the data dump comprising […]


Data loss, Threats & Malware

‘Money Lover’ Finance App Exposes User Data

February 8, 2023

Via: Dark Reading

A finance app called “Money Lover” has been found leaking user transactions and their associated metadata, including wallet names and email addresses. That’s according to Trustwave, which published its findings in a blog post on Feb. 7. Money Lover, developed […]


Privacy protection, Security

Immuta Detect provides insights into risky user data access behavior

January 20, 2023

Via: Help Net Security

Immuta has released its latest product, Immuta Detect. With its continuous data security monitoring capabilities, Immuta Detect alerts data and security teams about risky data access behavior, enabling more accurate risk remediation and improved data security posture management across modern […]


Cyber-crime, Phishing

Main phishing and scamming trends and techniques

December 6, 2022

Via: Securelist

There are two main types of online fraud aimed at stealing user data and money: phishing and scams. Phishers primarily seek to extract confidential information from victims, such as credentials or bank card details, while scammers deploy social engineering to […]


Editorial

WhatsApp and iMessage Give Large Amounts of User Data to the FBI: Leaked Document

November 30, 2021

Via: Natalie Dunn

Almost all instant messaging services on the market today make a big deal about their security and privacy policies. A recently leaked document has revealed just how much data the FBI can legally obtain from these services. The infographic shows […]


Data loss, Threats & Malware

Someone Is Hacking Cybercrime Forums and Leaking User Data

March 5, 2021

Via: Security Week

At least four such forums have been breached to date, namely Verified in January, Crdclub in February, and Exploit and Maza in March. All are predominantly Russian-language forums and saw their breaches publicly disclosed elsewhere. Intelligence firm Intel 471, which […]


Mobile, Privacy protection

Bill Aimed at Ending ‘Warrant-Proof’ Encryption Introduced in House

July 31, 2020

Via: Security Week

Referred to as the Lawful Access to Encrypted Data Act, the bill aims to put a stop to criminals using “warrant-proof encryption and other technological advances” to hide their activity from authorities, Congresswoman Ann Wagner (R-MO), who introduced the bill, […]


Email security, Security

Your email provider might be selling your personal data

February 11, 2020

Via: TechRadar

Popular email applications like Edison, CleanFox and Slice have been accused of selling information scraped from users’ inboxes without their knowledge. According to a report from Motherboard, the information collected by Edison was sold to companies involved in different businesses […]


Mobile, Privacy protection

Avast reportedly sold user web browsing data

January 29, 2020

Via: TechRadar

Popular antivirus application Avast and its subsidiary AVG have been accused of selling highly sensitive browsing histories of millions of their users. According to an investigation from Motherboard and PCMag, both Avast and AVG, which are among the most commonly […]


Access control, Security

Google to charge government agencies for user data

January 27, 2020

Via: TechRadar

Law enforcement and government agencies will now have to pay out in order to obtain user data from Google. The company has decided to begin levying charges starting this month for offering the information like emails, location history, and other […]


Vulnerabilities

Reservation Systems Used by Many Hotels Expose User Data

April 10, 2019

Via: Security Week

An analysis of the reservation systems used by more than 1,500 hotels around the world revealed that over two-thirds expose user information and allow someone to cancel bookings. Candid Wueest, principal threat researcher at Symantec, has analyzed the websites used […]


Mobile security, Privacy protection

Google also abused its Apple developer certificate to collect iOS user data

January 31, 2019

Via: Help Net Security

It turns out that Google, like Facebook, abused its Apple Enterprise Developer Certificate to distribute a data collection app to iOS users, in direct contravention of Apple’s rules for the distribution program. Google Apple developer certificate Unlike Facebook, though, the […]


Network security, Privacy protection

Grassley pressures Google for details of user data breach

October 15, 2018

Via: The Hill

The Chairman of the Senate Judiciary Committee is pressing Google to explain its data privacy practices in the wake of revelations that user data was hacked from its now defunct social media platform, Google Plus. Sen. Charles Grassley (R-Iowa) sent […]


Privacy protection

Telcos Singled Out for Prioritizing Government Requests for Data Over Privacy

July 11, 2017

Via: Threat Post

Telecommunications giants don’t seem to have any interest in shaking their legacy of complicity with government requests for user data. The Electronic Frontier Foundation’s latest Who Has Your Back report singles out AT&T, Verizon, T-Mobile and Comcast as its lowest performers, saying […]


Editorial, Privacy protection

Will empowering AI equal weakening privacy protection?

December 29, 2016

Via: Russel Edwards

As it turns out, Google wants to employ Artificial Intelligence in moderating online communications. This activity implies a fine balance between the freedom of expression and various preset policies. These may involve anti-harassment measures or even cyber-security guidelines that moderate […]


Network security

How private are you on social networks? Check!

October 5, 2016

Via: Kaspersky Blog

For the most part, we all love social networks — some more than others, of course. Really, how could you not? Social media networks make it unbelievably easy to connect with friends, family, coworkers, and strangers around the world, all […]


Application security

Office 365 Users Need Better Care of Sensitive Data: Report

May 19, 2016

Via: Security Week

Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella’s transformation of the company from a staid desktop sales company into a dynamic cloud subscription company has been remarkable. By the number of enterprise users, Microsoft has become the most widely used cloud service provider in […]


Network security

Anything you keep in your smartphone may be used against you in a court of law

May 12, 2016

Via: Kaspersky Blog

Smartphones usually keep way more data about you than your communications provider. For example, the built in GPS-receiver provides more accurate location than tracking your mobile phone with cell tower triangulation. Smartphone “interrogations” are automated. It works like any other […]


Privacy protection

Apple Goes All-In on Privacy

September 29, 2015

Via: privacy-protection

#apple’s clarified and repackaged privacy policy is merely the storefront to a company-wide decision to make the safety and integrity of #user data a differentiator among large technology companies, experts said. The new privacy policy appeared today filled with practical […]


Privacy protection

Google forges ahead with data encryption despite FBI warnings

September 16, 2015

Via: privacy-protection

#google on Wednesday vowed to charge ahead with more encryption of #user data even as law enforcement officials warn the technology could hamper their investigations. The tech giant’s director of law enforcement and information security, Richard Salgado, on Wednesday told […]