Collaborate Disseminate
The SolarWinds hacking campaign blamed on Russian spies and the “grave threat” it poses to U.S. national security are widely known. A very different — and no less alarming — coordinated series of intrusions also detected in December has gotten consider… Continue reading Casting a Wide Intrusion Net: Dozens Burned With Single Hack
The Williams team presented its new Formula One car on Friday — after hackers foiled plans for an “augmented reality” launch — revealing a livery inspired by its “all-conquering cars of the 1980s and 1990s.”
The British team enters its first full seaso… Continue reading F1 Team Williams Unveils New Car After Hackers Foil Launch
Hacker groups linked to Russian intelligence conducted cyber-attacks against top Lithuanian officials and decision-makers last year and used the Baltic nation’s technology infrastructure as a base to hit targets elsewhere, a report by Lithuania’s intel… Continue reading Report: Russian Hackers Exploit Lithuanian Infrastructure
Germany security officials are proposing that Internet companies should link a user’s real-world identity to all of their instant messages, emails and other online communication, prompting criticism from digital rights activists.
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Continue reading German Officials Want Emails, IMs Tied to Real-World ID
State and local governments will be required to spend a portion of nearly $1.9 billion in annual federal public safety grants on the fight against domestic extremism and improved cybersecurity, the Department of Homeland Security said Thursday.
read mo… Continue reading US Shifts State Grant Focus to Extremism, Cyberthreats
A federal judge on Friday approved a $650 million settlement of a privacy lawsuit against Facebook for allegedly using photo face-tagging and other biometric data without the permission of its users.
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Continue reading Judge Approves $650M Facebook Privacy Lawsuit Settlement
Having trouble scoring a COVID-19 vaccine appointment? You’re not alone. To cope, some people are turning to bots that scan overwhelmed websites and send alerts on social media when slots open up.
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Continue reading Meet the Vaccine Appointment Bots, and Their Foes
TikTok’s Chinese parent company ByteDance has agreed to pay $92 million in a settlement to U.S. users who are part of a class-action lawsuit alleging that the video-sharing app failed to get their consent to collect data in violation of a strict Illino… Continue reading TikTok owner ByteDance to pay $92M in US privacy Settlement
In response to a security breach that exposed personal information from around 1.6 million unemployment claims filed last year, the Washington Senate has unanimously passed a measure that creates a state Office of Cybersecurity.
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Continue reading Washington Senate OKs Measure Creating State Office of Cybersecurity