Collaborate Disseminate
During the 2018 “annus horribilis”, users disgusted at privacy flops swore to dump Facebook. But where else is there to go? Continue reading Break up Facebook, cofounder says: it’s an un-American monopoly
It also wants to be the country’s data-privacy police: commissioners called for more resources and ability to impose penalties. Continue reading FTC renews call for single federal privacy law
Why motion sensors in the bedrooms, she wondered? Why the extra light and weird wiring on the router? Continue reading Airbnb Superhost’s creepy spycam sniffed out by sleuthing infosec pro
A group of tenants in New York City have prevailed in a lawsuit against their landlord’s use of smart locks. Continue reading Metal keys beat smart locks in NYC legal battle
The suspected admins of the DeepDotWeb site are alleged to have sent buyers to illegal markets in exchange for millions in kickbacks. Continue reading DeepDotWeb seized, suspected admins arrested
A Ukrainian and his gang allegedly smeared malvertising for 4.5 years and tried to rent out a botnet full of infected computers. Continue reading Malvertiser behind 100+ million bad ads indicted in the US
The Choicelunch CFO is accused of hacking student data out of The LunchMaster’s site and anonymously ratting it out for bad security. Continue reading School lunch company exec arrested for skewering rival’s site
The updated Add-on Policy aims to rid Firefox of third-party malicious code that hides what it’s really up to. Continue reading Firefox add-ons with obfuscated code will be banned by Mozilla
It went down in flames, with a rogue admin blackmailing vendors and buyers and leaking login credentials and the IP address. Continue reading Dark web marketplace Wall Street Market busted by international police
Crooks have developed “ingenious” new ways to drain user accounts and wallets, CipherTrace says, prodding regulators into action. Continue reading Cryptocoin theft, scam and fraud could total more than $1.2b in Q1