Doxers Posing as Cops Are Tricking Big Tech Firms Into Sharing People’s Private Data

David Gilbert reports: When a privacy specialist at the legal response operations center of Charter Communications received an emergency data request via email on September 4 from Officer Jason Corse of the Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office, it took her ju… Continue reading Doxers Posing as Cops Are Tricking Big Tech Firms Into Sharing People’s Private Data

New Kindle Feature Uses AI To Answer Questions About Books – And Authors Can’t Opt Out

An anonymous reader shares a report: Amazon has quietly added a new AI feature to its Kindle iOS app — a feature that “lets you ask questions about the book you’re reading and receive spoiler-free answers,” according to an Amazon announcement.

The c… Continue reading New Kindle Feature Uses AI To Answer Questions About Books – And Authors Can’t Opt Out

Processing 630 Million More Pwned Passwords, Courtesy of the FBI

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The sheer scope of cybercrime can be hard to fathom, even when you live and breathe it every day. It’s not just the volume of data, but also the extent to which it replicates across criminal actors seeking to abuse it for their own gain, and to our

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Virginia Urology Silent on Possible Data Breach as Purported Patient Data Begins to Leak

There are various reasons entities may not want to disclose a data breach or respond to journalists’ inquiries. But when entities do not disclose a breach or deny it, and they do not respond to inquiries, they risk threat actors controlling the n… Continue reading Virginia Urology Silent on Possible Data Breach as Purported Patient Data Begins to Leak