Proposed amendment to Section 215 of the PATRIOT Act to limit FBI's access to search and web browsing history has failed to pass by one vote.
Apple's commitment to user privacy and human rights called into question by ignoring a second request to testify before Congress on Chinese censorship and a recent vote that saw over 40% of its shareholders express that the company should stop removing apps when the Chinese government demands it.
Failure to strictly follow children's privacy laws on the Xbox Live gaming service is about to cost Microsoft a substantial amount of money, as the company has settled a FTC case with a $20 million fine for inappropriate collection and storage of personal data.
While the cyber attack did not stop the scheduled art auctions, it did temporarily shift all bidding to in-person or by phone. Christie's generally makes about half of its annual revenue during this busy week of the year.
Study indicates that many internet users may be willing to sell their online privacy at very affordable rates, indicating that the value of personal data is not particularly high.
A new report from cybersecurity firm Sophos indicates that ransomware recovery costs have shot up in the past year, with the average case approaching $2 million in total expenses.
An INTERPOL-led global law enforcement operation has taken action against 1,300 ransomware, phishing, and malware command-and-control (C2) servers and the arrest of dozens of suspects.
A security flaw enabled hackers to take over Instagram accounts by tricking Meta AI support chatbot into adding an attacker-controlled email address and triggering a password reset.
Multi-factor authentication might not be as effective as before to secure user accounts and profiles. What are the ways used by hackers to bypass the authentication?
In spite of many, many public warnings, users of Windows and Microsoft's various cloud-based services appear to still be committing the cyber sin of password reuse.
