Securus data scandal exposes cavalier attitude of location aggregators and mobile carriers towards location data and consumer privacy.
U.S. face cyber challenges amidst the pandemic with a DDoS attack on Federal health agency and an ongoing disinformation campaign that sows fear and confusion in the public.
20 NGOs from across the world published a common statement about their serious concerns on Google's access to health data with the planned takeover of Fitbit.
Privacy awareness is now more common than not, with 60% of consumers reporting that they are concerned. While consumers are very much aware of how companies track their online behavior at this point, 34% say that they feel "overwhelmed" in trying to manage it.
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.
Cyber attack on Toyota's electronics and plastic parts supplier Kojima Industries shut down 28 production lines across 14 plants in Japan, exposing production supply chain vulnerabilities.
Montana's TikTok ban is the first of its kind to become law if it survives the inevitable legal challenges. A group of content creators is already challenging the ban in court, claiming First Amendment violations and overreach by the state in invoking national security powers.
A new theoretical attack described by researchers with LayerX lays out how frighteningly simple it would be for a malicious or compromised browser extension to intercept user chats with LLMs and insert prompt injection attacks designed to exfiltrate data without the target being aware.
The NYPD has promised not to monitor Ring Neighbors around the clock. Critics contend that Ring systems allow individual homeowners to unilaterally turn public spaces into police surveillance zones.
Amid concerns that tech companies will share potentially incriminating user data with states that have outlawed abortions after the Roe v. Wade decision, a coalition of Democratic lawmakers and privacy advocates is renewing calls for enhanced regulation.
