Norweigian researcher exposes how a US firm collected his location data

By Sudais Asif
The researcher identified over 75000 data points of his phone being tracked. Here’s how he found and exposed the firm behind the scenes.
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GoDaddy employees tricked in attack against cryptocurrency firms

By Deeba Ahmed
Earlier this month, hackers targeted GoDaddy customers to modify the DNS settings of at least two cryptocurrency website. Here’s what happened.
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Facebook Messenger Bug Allows Spying on Android Users

The company patched a vulnerability that could connected video and audio calls without the knowledge of the person receiving them. Continue reading Facebook Messenger Bug Allows Spying on Android Users

Comcast voice remote control could be turned into spying tool

By Sudais Asif
The Comcast XR11 voice remote controller was found to be vulnerable and could be turned into a spying tool.
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Exposed: 6 year old Iranian espionage campaign using Android backdoor

By Sudais Asif
Dubbed Rampant Kitten; the campaign has been going on for the last 6 years in which, among other tools and platforms, Iranian hackers have been utilizing Android backdoor apps. State-sponsored attackers happen to be one of the most dange… Continue reading Exposed: 6 year old Iranian espionage campaign using Android backdoor

UPDATE – TikTok Ban: Security Experts Weigh in on the App’s Risks

With no hard evidence of abuse, are bans warranted? The real security concerns will likely come after the ban goes into effect, researchers said in our exclusive roundtable. Continue reading UPDATE – TikTok Ban: Security Experts Weigh in on the App’s Risks

TikTok collected MAC addresses for Android phones against Google’s ToS

By Zara Khan
TikTok also collected unique identifiers and sent them to Byte Dance, its parent company.
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