A new campaign impersonating the Ministry of Human Resources of the UAE government has been uncovered by security researchers at CloudSEK. According to the security agency, the campaign is targeting …
Google to wipe user location history for visits to healthcare clinics, domestic violence shelters
Google has stated that it plans to automatically delete location logs when it believes the user has visited an abortion clinic or domestic violence shelter. The recent announcement is in response to …
Chinese Tech Giants Alibaba, Tencent to Require ID Checks for NFT Purchases
Tencent, Ant Group, Baidu, JD.com, and several other leading Chinese tech companies last week issued a “self-disciplined development proposal” for the “digital collectible industry” that would …
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EU consumer groups accuse Google of privacy violations
European consumer groups accused Google of violating privacy rights online on Thursday. The group alleged that during Google’s account sign-up process, it is unclear to users how much of their …
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Coinbase will reportedly sell crypto user geo-location data to U.S. ICE immigrations and customs agency
Crypto exchange Coinbase analytics program, Coinbase Tracer, will provide the U.S. Immigrations and Customs Enforcement agency (ICE) with data about crypto users, including their “historical geo …
Google Chrome Extensions Could Be Used to Track Users Online
According to evidence created by a web developer known as 'z0ccc,' some Google Chrome extensions could be used to track users online. The developer created a website that is designed to generate a …
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1.5 million customers impacted by Flagstar Bank data breach
Bleeping Computer has reported that a security incident impacting Flagstar Bank has led to the exposure of personal data belonging to roughly 1.5 million customers. The security incident reportedly …
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Wickr, Amazon’s encrypted chat app, has a child sex abuse problem — and little is being done to stop it
Wickr Me, an encrypted messaging app owned by Amazon Web Services, has become a go-to destination for people to exchange images of child sexual abuse, according to court documents, online communities, …
Feds Forced Travel Firms to Share Surveillance Data on Hacker
The US government has reportedly ordered two travel companies to provide information about the movement of an individual from Russia who is suspected of hacking. The individual, Aleksi Burkov, was …
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Your Tim Hortons Coffee App Knew Where You Were at All Times
Canadian investigators are reportedly looking into an alleged privacy breach in the Tim Horton's mobile app. The coffee shop's app was reportedly tracking movements and recording the data every few …
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