Google and Apple are having a debate over privacy as a luxury good with Apple offering privacy enhancements on its expensive devices while Google wants consumers to believe privacy is their fundamental civil right.
Suspected state-sponsored hackers compromised at least 100 employees of at least 21 natural gas producers before staging a cyber attack on the eve of the Russian invasion.
The gift cards belonged to 3,010 companies, including Amazon and Walmart, and were allegedly stolen from Cardpool’s backend. Both sales closed very quickly on the dark web forum.
Yodel parcel delivery service confirmed that it suffered a cyber incident that disrupted distribution operations leaving customers unable to track orders or reach customer support.
The Irish DPC has opened an EU-wide investigation into the EU's biggest budget carrier, questioning whether its use of facial recognition to verify the identities of passengers that booked through third-party sites is compliant with GDPR terms.
Hackers breached UScellular’s retail CRM software and accessed customer data, including PIN and CPNI, and ported some subscribers’ mobile phone numbers to a different carrier.
The Department of Education, FBI, and DHS CISA responded to a cyber attack and confirmed a ransomware incident on the second-largest school district, Los Angeles School District (LAUSD), over the Labor Day Weekend.
Security researchers have documented a Facebook credential phishing campaign that has been active since late 2021, and has been highly successful in duping victims using an authentic-looking spoofed login page.
A new ransomware reporting bill introduced to the House of Representatives proposes putting new requirements on financial institutions, some of which are likely to be controversial. Any payment of over $100,000 would require the victim to first obtain special permission from the US Treasury.
Instead of using cookies, IAB Tech Lab is proposing web tracking technologies through one centralized token that follows users around the web to track browsing habits and privacy preferences.
