Attackers approach targets for account takeover pretending to be a member of the Meta tech support team, using Facebook profiles that they have created that have a post history that makes it appear as if they are a legitimate employee.
If organizations want to effectively combat the ongoing skills gap war in the cybersecurity field, as well as properly prepare against the next new cyber threat, they will need to become creative in how they become involved with the education of the next generations of cyber professionals.
Sir Tim Berners-Lee argues that nothing short of a ‘revolution’ will stem abuse of the Internet and a new Internet Charter, a new Magna Carta, is essential to force tech giants to take concrete action to reinvent how the Internet is monetized and regulated.
API that provides list of Android apps installed on a device may allow advertisers to fingerprint users' demographic information and track what they access on the internet.
A Palantir rant against "business as usual" in Silicon Valley criticized the valley's various tech giants as being out of touch with the needs of American people.
A new bill on consumer privacy proposed in Maryland gives residents the right to opt out of certain types of personal data transfers to third parties.
Several Android apps using misconfigured cloud services for storage, real-time communication and synchronization exposed sensitive information of over 100 million smartphone users.
Starting in 2024, Android apps that want to be listed on the Google Play Store will need to provide users with greater control over the data they collect. Apps must allow users to delete their account data whenever they choose, and to entirely remove their account from the app.
Security researchers discovered a new Android malware targeting sixty banks in Europe. The banking trojan overlays legitimate apps and mimics user interaction to commit fraud.
Security researchers with Lookout Threat Lab did not specify who the specific surveillance targets of the Android spyware were, but raised concerns based on the government response to protests in Kazakhstan.
