Collaborate Disseminate
In a hearing with the House Judiciary Committee on Tuesday, Google CEO Sundar Pichai kept saying the company has no plans right now to launch a search product in China. But that response leaves plenty of room to launch when it does want to. Continue reading Google CEO Says No Plan to ‘Launch’ Censored Search Engine in China
TikTok is seen as being child-friendly. But a section of the social media platform is dedicated to hunting for nude images from its underage users. Continue reading TikTok, the App Super Popular With Kids, Has a Nudes Problem
The data includes email addresses and hashed passwords, as well as already public information. Continue reading Quora Announces Data Breach of 100 Million Users
This week Dunkin’ Donuts announced hackers had broken into customers’ loyalty accounts. So what happens to them once hackers have a wad of loyalty points? Continue reading Dunkin’ Donuts Loyalty Points Accounts Are Dirt Cheap on the Dark Web
The data stolen from the company’s Starwood properties includes passport numbers, and for some customers, potentially compromised payment card information. Continue reading Marriott Hotels Announces Data Breach of 500 Million Customers
“As far as Switch games go this is the biggest ever,” one Switch piracy community member said. Continue reading How Pirated Versions of ‘Super Smash Bros. Ultimate’ Leaked Weeks Before Release
In an attempt to identify someone tricking a company into handing over cash, the FBI created a fake FedEx website, as well as deployed booby-trapped Word documents to reveal fraudsters’ IP addresses. Continue reading The FBI Created a Fake FedEx Website to Unmask a Cybercriminal
When Dan couldn’t post on Tesla’s forum about his customer experience, he phoned customer support. But then IT gave him much more than he was expecting. Continue reading Customer Complains About Tesla Forums, Tesla Accidentally Gives Him Control Over Them
Surveillance takes on different character when it trickles down to more ordinary, everyday users. The significance and threat from IMSI-catchers is multiplied when a lot more people can deploy one using cheap tech from Amazon and free code from Github. Continue reading With $20 of Gear from Amazon, Nearly Anyone Can Make This IMSI-Catcher in 30 Minutes
Security conscious users keep their operating system and other software up to date, but a huge risk is often overlooked: the underground trade of malicious browser extensions that people install themselves. Continue reading The Hack Millions of People Are Installing Themselves