Credit to Author: Pieter Arntz| Date: Tue, 02 Jul 2019 16:53:10 +0000
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| Apps that cooperate and share permissions might seem convenient, but are they worth the security and privacy risk? Categories: Tags: cooperating appsfacebookgmailgoogle calendarpermissionssocial mediatwitter |
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Read moreCredit to Author: Malwarebytes Labs| Date: Mon, 24 Jun 2019 16:29:46 +0000
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| A roundup of security news from June 17–23, including Android attacks, IoT mishaps, cities under fire from ransomware, and much more. Categories: Tags: a week in securityAndroidIoTmalwarephishinground uptwitter |
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Credit to Author: BrianKrebs| Date: Tue, 04 Jun 2019 00:16:11 +0000
For almost the past month, key computer systems serving the government of Baltimore, Md. have been held hostage by a ransomware strain known as “Robbinhood.” Media publications have cited sources saying the Robbinhood version that hit Baltimore city computers was powered by “Eternal Blue,” a hacking tool developed by the U.S. National Security Agency (NSA) and leaked online in 2017. But new analysis suggests that while Eternal Blue could have been used to spread the infection, the Robbinhood malware itself contains no traces of it.
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Credit to Author: Sophos Italia| Date: Fri, 17 May 2019 06:55:31 +0000
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Credit to Author: Sophos Italia| Date: Fri, 17 May 2019 06:55:31 +0000
Scivolone di Twitter che ha erroneamente raccolto e condiviso i dati di localizzazione di alcuni account con uno dei suoi partner.<img src=”http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/sophos/dgdY/~4/McrnwAjyxAE” height=”1″ width=”1″ alt=””/>
Read moreCredit to Author: David Ruiz| Date: Wed, 29 May 2019 18:51:40 +0000
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| As the Senate sits on no fewer than four data privacy bills that their own members wrote—with no plans to vote on any—and as the world’s largest social media company braces for an anticipated multibillion-dollar privacy blunder, the US National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) has published what it calls a “privacy framework” draft. Categories: Tags: Access NowamazonBusiness Roundatblecybersecuritycybersecurity frameworkEnterprise Strategy GroupfacebookGoogleInformation Systems Security AssociationInformation Technology Industry CouncilInternet AssociationNational Institute of Standards and TechnologyNISTprivacyprivacy frameworktwitterUberUS Chamber of Commerce |
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Read moreCredit to Author: Christopher Boyd| Date: Wed, 22 May 2019 16:10:14 +0000
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| It seems problems never quite go away for social media platforms, and more governments of the world are taking keen interest. Will the tech giants be able to sort things out before legislators steps into the fray? Categories: Tags: EUfacebookgovernmentshate speechInstagramMastodonMyanmarsocial mediatrollstwitterukgov |
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Read moreCredit to Author: David Ruiz| Date: Wed, 08 May 2019 15:00:00 +0000
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| Amidst never-ending data breaches and constantly-surprising company fiascos, here are six takeaways for anyone in the US who cares about protecting their online privacy. Categories: Tags: alphabetAmy Klobucharcambridge analyticacomprehensive data privacy lawcomprehensive data privacy legislationCory Bookercybersecurity lawcybersecurity lawsdata leakData privacydata privacy legfacebookfacebook-cambridge Analytica scandalGoogleMark ZuckerbergMichael Bennetonline privacytwitterunintended data leakageuser privacy |
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