Fake Fedex Email Delivers Donuts!, (Fri, Feb 27th)

It’s Friday, let’s have a look at another simple piece of malware to close a busy week! I received a Fedex notification about a delivery. Usually, such emails are simple phishing attacks that redirect you to a fake login page to collect your credentials. Here, it was a bit different:

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UK Court of Appeal Rules on the Concept of Personal Data in the Context of Data Security

Sam Jungyun Choi, Jadzia Pierce, and Paul Maynard of Covington and Burling write: On February 19, 2026, the UK Court of Appeal handed down its decision in DSG Retail Limited v The Information Commissioner [2026] EWCA Civ 140. The Court ruled that a con… Continue reading UK Court of Appeal Rules on the Concept of Personal Data in the Context of Data Security

Europol goes after The Com’s ransomware and extortion networks

Law enforcement agencies across 28 countries have spent the past year building cases against a loosely organized collective known as The Com, a decentralized network of mostly teenagers and young adults linked to high-profile ransomware attacks, financ… Continue reading Europol goes after The Com’s ransomware and extortion networks

Android 17 second beta expands privacy controls for contacts, SMS and local networks

Google’s second beta of Android 17 continues updates to platform behavior and introduces new APIs focused on protecting sensitive data. Protecting contact and local network data A new system-level Contacts Picker gives apps temporary access only to the… Continue reading Android 17 second beta expands privacy controls for contacts, SMS and local networks