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Trolling, stalking, sexual harassment, and humiliation have become so bad that one in ten respondents had depressive or suicidal thoughts. Continue reading Three quarters of gamers suffer hate and harassment online
A public exploit for Microsoft’s BlueKeep vulnerability is just days away. In fact, for those with deep pockets, it’s already here. Continue reading BlueKeep guides make imminent public exploit more likely
New York City is considering a law that could stop cellphone carriers and smartphone app vendors from selling their location data. Continue reading New York City moves to protect citizens’ location data
The idea of de-identifying data has been around for a while. However, a study published this week asserts that it’s even easier to re-identify information than we first thought. Continue reading You can probably be identified from your anonymized data
Apple released fixes for various products this week, including one for a bug that has been public with proof-of-concept code for two months. Continue reading Apple’s July patchfest fixes bugs in multiple products
A hole in the supposed closed-loop messaging system allowed children to join group chats with people their parents hadn’t approved. Continue reading Facebook admits to Messenger Kids security hole
Researchers have created an attack called Spearphone that uses the motion sensors in Android phones to listen to phone calls, interactions with your voice assistant, and more. Continue reading Your Android’s accelerometer could be used to eavesdrop on your calls
A hacking group that distributed files stolen from a Russian contractor to the media last week has published some of the documents online. Continue reading FSB hackers drop files online
Data on millions of people stolen from the Bulgarian government has already popped up on hacker trading forums. Continue reading Hacked Bulgarian database reaches online forums
The UK government should suspend trials of automatic facial recognition systems until it can meet regulators’ concerns about the technology, according to a report released Friday. Continue reading Stop facial recognition trials now, warns UK committee