Collaborate Disseminate
Santa Clara County Deputy District Attorney Erin West’s “Operation Shamrock” isn’t relying on luck to take down the worst criminals.
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“There are advocacy groups for reptile owners but not hackers, so that seems like a miss,” said Ilona Cohen of HackerOne.
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Weak passwords accounted for nearly half of the security incidents affecting Google Cloud customers.
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The rule would codify the administration’s guidance last summer that providers are not required to disclose health data to law enforcement.
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The Information Commissioner’s Office estimated that the app allowed up to 1.4 million UK children under 13 use the platform in 2020.
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TikTok’s general counsel said Friday the company hasn’t heard from the Biden administration since CEO Shou Zi Chew appeared before Congress.
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Researchers at Mandiant identified a new hacking group knowns as APT 43 that uses stolen bitcoin to fund cyberespionage operations.
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The new guidelines ban government agencies from using spyware deemed to pose a national security threat to the United States.
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TikTok came to win hearts and minds with technology and reason. It lost.
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Lawmakers plan to press TikTok CEO Shou Chew on issues related to child exploitation, teen mental health and its connection to China.
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