A new consumer privacy act has been signed into law in Utah and takes effect as 2023 ends, the fourth state bill of this nature to be passed. It is the most business-friendly of the bunch.
A new "combination file" offered on the dark web that makes connections between Clubhouse and Facebook users is a threat to create a spike in specific attack types, namely phishing and account takeover attempts.
A spyware vendor in Spain has been linked to a zero-day exploitation framework that impacted Windows, as well as the Chrome and Firefox browsers, from 2018 to 2021. Google researchers present markers found in its code including a script that is signed by the company.
Only 55% of the organizations surveyed are carrying any cyber insurance at all. And of those that are insured, just under 20% have more than $600,000 in coverage; not enough to meet the usual ransomware payment, let alone the potential cleanup costs.
While more of a general pledge than any sort of binding terms, the declaration addresses a long-term decline in internet freedom around the world and the concentration of personal data on massive centralized platforms.
Hackers are using Google Ads to direct victims to phishing sites that steal advertiser accounts in the “most egregious malvertising campaign” tracked by cybersecurity firm Malwarebytes.
A hacker is claiming to have stolen over one billion user records, but security researchers are not convinced that this came from a legitimate TikTok hack or that account takeovers were involved.
Microsoft warns of social engineering attacks dubbed “payroll pirates” resulting in lost wages after hackers divert employees’ earnings to threat actor-controlled bank accounts.
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.
A 2020 privacy lawsuit that accused the company of wrongful data sharing with third parties such as Facebook, Google and LinkedIn, also addressed the practice of "zoombombing." If approved, Zoom will pay $85 million to settle.
