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Image of Manila skyline representing the Philippines National Privacy Commission on the Comeleak data breach

Cyber Security News

‘Comeleak’ Allows Philippine National Privacy Commission to Show Teeth

January 25, 2017

Privacy issues in the Philippines have become headline news as 2017 gets underway. In January, the National Privacy Commission (NPC) in that country issued a statement placing the blame for a data breach that put the personal information of millions of voters at risk squarely at the feet of the Commission on Elections (COMELEC) and its Chairman Andres Bautista. Read More

Cyber Security News

‘Dramatic Rise’ in Scam Websites Mimicking Online Streaming Services

May 4, 2020

700 scam websites pretending to offer online streaming services are taking advantage of the recent pandemic lockdowns to steal personal data and credit card information. Read More

Data Privacy News

‘Verizon Up’ Will Deliver Rewards and Targeted Ads in Return for Your Privacy

September 19, 2017

New Verizon rewards program will give you coffee, music and rides in exchange for your behavioral data for targeted ads. What's the price for your privacy? Read More

Police’s evidence boxes showing the data dump of police files from hundreds of U.S. law enforcement agencies

Cyber Security News

“BlueLeaks” Data Dump Contains Police Files of Hundreds of Law Enforcement Agencies, Tied Back to a Third-Party Services Provider

July 6, 2020

Data dump containing 269 GB of police files from hundreds of U.S. law enforcement agencies and the FBI is found to be tied to a breach at a shared third-party vendor. Read More

Toy robot in front of a monitor showing the security concerns over the chrome extensions used by checkout bots to snap up delivery time slots.

Cyber Security News

“Checkout Bots” Use Chrome Extensions to Automatically Snap up Delivery Time Slots, But Are They Safe?

May 19, 2020

Checkout bots are gaining popularity in coronavirus pandemic to snap up delivery time slots through Chrome extensions including those that may contain security vulnerabilities. Read More

Hacker with cellphone showing threat of "juice jacking" at public USB charging stations

Cyber Security News

“Juice Jacking” at Public USB Charging Stations? Los Angeles County DA’s Office Issues Warning, but How Real Is the Threat?

November 28, 2019

While there is no evidence at present of a rash of "juice jacking attacks on public USB charging stations, or even any novel exploits of this nature, appropriate precautions should still be taken. Read More

CPU processor socket on a computer motherboard showing the Intel chip vulnerability that impacts five years worth of computers

Cyber Security News

“Unfixable” Intel Chip Vulnerability Could Undermine Encryption on Five Years Worth of Computers, But Is a Difficult Attack to Pull Off

March 16, 2020

Attacker exploiting new Intel chip vulnerability will need to go through multiple complex steps and have physical access to the device to gain full access to the system. Read More

Data Privacy News

“Similar” Illegal Comments Must Be Taken Down

October 9, 2019

European Court of Justice ordered Facebook to take down similar content that has been previously ruled as defamatory, raising concerns over freedom of speech for internet users. Read More

Mobile phone with google chrome in incognito mode showing Google facing $5 billion privacy violations lawsuit for tracking users in private browsing mode

Data Privacy News

$5 Billion Privacy Violations Lawsuit Claims Google Violated Federal Wiretap Laws by Tracking Users in “Private Browsing” Mode

June 18, 2020

Google is potentially facing a $5 billion fine for privacy violations by collecting data without consent when users are in "private browsing" mode. Read More

Cyber Security News

2015 Ashley Madison Data Breach Leads to New Cyber Extortion Scams

February 21, 2020

Hackers used data from 2015 Ashley Madison data breach to conduct cyber extortion scams, asking users to pay more than $1,000 worth of Bitcoin. Read More

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‘Comeleak’ Allows Philippine National Privacy Commission to Show Teeth

‘Dramatic Rise’ in Scam Websites Mimicking Online Streaming Services

‘Verizon Up’ Will Deliver Rewards and Targeted Ads in Return for Your Privacy

“BlueLeaks” Data Dump Contains Police Files of Hundreds of Law Enforcement Agencies, Tied Back to a Third-Party Services Provider

“Checkout Bots” Use Chrome Extensions to Automatically Snap up Delivery Time Slots, But Are They Safe?

“Juice Jacking” at Public USB Charging Stations? Los Angeles County DA’s Office Issues Warning, but How Real Is the Threat?

“Unfixable” Intel Chip Vulnerability Could Undermine Encryption on Five Years Worth of Computers, But Is a Difficult Attack to Pull Off

“Similar” Illegal Comments Must Be Taken Down

$5 Billion Privacy Violations Lawsuit Claims Google Violated Federal Wiretap Laws by Tracking Users in “Private Browsing” Mode

2015 Ashley Madison Data Breach Leads to New Cyber Extortion Scams

Securing Your (Remote) Workforce: Patching Edition

Canadian Donut Giant Tim Hortons in Hot Oil Over Data Collection Practices

A Tangled, Twisted Route to Privacy Shield Invalidity?