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Credit to Author: Eric Geller| Date: Tue, 18 Feb 2025 21:50:14 +0000
At least eight ongoing lawsuits related to the so-called Department of Government Efficiency’s alleged access to sensitive data hinge on the Watergate-inspired Privacy Act of 1974. But it’s not airtight.
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Credit to Author: Matt Burgess, Andrew Couts| Date: Sat, 15 Feb 2025 11:30:00 +0000
Plus: Researchers find RedNote lacks basic security measures, surveillance ramps up around the US-Mexico border, and the UK ordering Apple to create an encryption backdoor comes under fire.
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Credit to Author: Lily Hay Newman, Matt Burgess| Date: Thu, 13 Feb 2025 11:00:00 +0000
Romance scams cost victims hundreds of millions of dollars a year. As people grow increasingly isolated, and generative AI helps scammers scale their crimes, the problem could get worse.
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Credit to Author: Dhruv Mehrotra| Date: Sat, 01 Feb 2025 11:30:00 +0000
Plus: WhatsApp discloses nearly 100 targets of spyware, hackers used the AT&T breach to hunt for details on US politicians, and more.
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Credit to Author: Lily Hay Newman, Matt Burgess| Date: Wed, 29 Jan 2025 21:34:22 +0000
China-based DeepSeek has exploded in popularity, drawing greater scrutiny. Case in point: Security researchers found more than 1 million records, including user data and API keys, in an open database.
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Credit to Author: Matt Burgess, Lily Hay Newman| Date: Mon, 27 Jan 2025 22:10:34 +0000
Amid ongoing fears over TikTok, Chinese generative AI platform DeepSeek says it’s sending heaps of US user data straight to its home country, potentially setting the stage for greater scrutiny.
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Credit to Author: Matt Burgess| Date: Mon, 27 Jan 2025 11:40:16 +0000
“Yahoo Boy” scammers are impersonating CNN and other news organizations to create videos that pressure victims into making blackmail payments.
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Credit to Author: Andrew Couts| Date: Sat, 25 Jan 2025 11:30:00 +0000
Plus: A hacker finds an issue with Cloudflare’s systems that could reveal app users’ rough locations, and the Trump administration puts a wrench in a key cybersecurity investigation.
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