Collaborate Disseminate
The EFF explains how data is being tracked and used on the web and mobile devices, how consumers can protect themselves – and why it’s not all bad news. Continue reading EFF Talks the Corporate Surveillance of Consumers
Now all travelers to and from the U.S. – even if they are U.S. citizens – will be subject to facial recognition-based checks, a new filing revealed. Continue reading DHS Plans to Expand Facial Recognition Border Checks
The December security update stomped out critical denial-of-service (DoS) and remote-code-execution (RCE) vulnerabilities in the Android operating system. Continue reading Critical Android Flaw Leads to ‘Permanent DoS’
The Microsoft applications are vulnerable to an authentication issue that could enable Azure account takeover. Continue reading Microsoft OAuth Flaw Opens Azure Accounts to Takeover
A newly proposed CISA directive would require all U.S. agencies to develop and implement vulnerability disclosure processes for their internet connected systems. Continue reading CISA Pushing U.S. Agencies to Adopt Vulnerability Disclosure Policies
Amazon’s facial recognition would alert Ring users if “suspicious” individuals are near their house. Continue reading Amazon Plans Ring Facial Recognition-Based ‘Watch List’, Report
Yet another connected smartwatch for children has been discovered exposing personal and location data of kids – opening the door for various insidious threats. Continue reading IoT Smartwatch Exposes Kids’ Personal, GPS Data
A cryptomining malware has infected at least 80k devices and uses various tactics to evade detection. Continue reading Dexphot Malware Hijacked 80K+ Devices to Mine Cryptocurrency
Cybercriminals are tapping in on Black Friday and Cyber Monday shoppers with an array of scams and malware – including domain impersonation, social media giveaway scams, and a malicious Chrome extension. Continue reading Black Friday Shoppers Targeted By Scams and Fake Domains
A newly announced data breach of several popular Catch restaurants stemmed from malware on its point-of-sale (PoS) systems. Continue reading PoS Malware Exposes Customer Data of Catch Restaurants