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Facebook confessed another data breach; says it “unintentionally uploaded” 1.5 million email contacts without consent

Posted on April 18, 2019 by Amrata Joshi

This week, NATIONAL VULNERABILITY DATABASE (NVD) identified an integer overflow flaw in libssh2 before the release of version 1.8.1 which could lead to an out of bounds write. A remote attacker could take advantage of this flaw to compromise an SSH ser… Continue reading Facebook confessed another data breach; says it “unintentionally uploaded” 1.5 million email contacts without consent→

Thieves Somehow Stole 100 Car2Go Cars in Chicago

Posted on April 17, 2019 by Lorenzo Franceschi-Bicchierai

The company says it was not a “hack,” but Chicago police say that some of the carsharing cars may still be unaccounted for. Continue reading Thieves Somehow Stole 100 Car2Go Cars in Chicago→

Keybase’s new proof system is now available for all Mastodon servers

Posted on April 16, 2019 by Bhagyashree R

Last week, Mastodon 2.8, a self-hosted social media service, was shipped with Keybase’s brand new proof system. Yesterday, the team behind Keybase announced that this new proof system is now available for all Mastodon servers. With this update, a… Continue reading Keybase’s new proof system is now available for all Mastodon servers→

Microsoft reveals certain Outlook.com user accounts were hacked for months

Posted on April 15, 2019 by Savia Lobo

On Saturday, Microsoft confirmed to TechCrunch that their email services were hacked from January 1, 2019, till March 28, 2019. Microsoft told TechCrunch, “Certain ‘limited’ number of people who use web email services managed by Micro… Continue reading Microsoft reveals certain Outlook.com user accounts were hacked for months→

Will Facebook enforce it’s updated “remove, reduce, and inform” policy to curb fake news and manage problematic content?

Posted on April 12, 2019 by Sugandha Lahoti

Facebook announced updates to it’s “remove, reduce, and inform” strategy to better control “problematic” content and fake news across Facebook, Instagram, and Messenger. No new tools or updates have been announced for What… Continue reading Will Facebook enforce it’s updated “remove, reduce, and inform” policy to curb fake news and manage problematic content?→

FireEye reports infrastructure-crippling Triton malware linked to Russian government tech institute

Posted on April 11, 2019 by Savia Lobo

Yesterday, FireEye said that they have uncovered the hacking group behind the Triton malware which was recently used to impact an unnamed “critical infrastructure” facility. This malware is designed to penetrate into the target’s netw… Continue reading FireEye reports infrastructure-crippling Triton malware linked to Russian government tech institute→

Facebook discussions with the EU resulted in changes in its terms and services for users

Posted on April 11, 2019 by Natasha Mathur

Earlier this week, Facebook updated its terms and services after discussions with the European Commission and consumer protection authorities. Facebook will now clearly explain how it leverages users’ data to create “profiling activities an… Continue reading Facebook discussions with the EU resulted in changes in its terms and services for users→

Mozilla adds protection against fingerprinting and Cryptomining scripts in Firefox Nightly and Beta

Posted on April 10, 2019 by Amrata Joshi

Last year, the company announced about adopting an approach to anti-tracking considering user data privacy. The company listed a few key initiatives mitigating harmful practices like fingerprinting and cryptomining. Yesterday, Mozilla announced that it… Continue reading Mozilla adds protection against fingerprinting and Cryptomining scripts in Firefox Nightly and Beta→

U.S. senators introduce a bipartisan bill that bans social media platforms from using ‘dark patterns’ to trick its users

Posted on April 10, 2019 by Natasha Mathur

Two U.S. Senators, namely Mark R. Warner (D-VA) and Deb Fischer (R-NE), introduced a bill yesterday, to ban large online platforms ( with over 100 million monthly active users) such as Facebook and Twitter from tricking its consumers into handing… Continue reading U.S. senators introduce a bipartisan bill that bans social media platforms from using ‘dark patterns’ to trick its users→

Kaspersky Lab Will Now Alert Users to ‘Stalkerware’ Used In Domestic Abuse

Posted on April 3, 2019 by Lorenzo Franceschi-Bicchierai

Antivirus company Kaspersky Lab announced that its Android security product will now mark all stalkerware apps as malware, prompting users to delete them. Continue reading Kaspersky Lab Will Now Alert Users to ‘Stalkerware’ Used In Domestic Abuse→