More Cybersecurity - Page 49
Amazon's Alexa will soon add Samuel L. Jackson's voice
Finally, a virtual Sam Jackson for your home.
By Alex Perry
How to stop Big Tech contractors from listening in on your conversations
Private ears, listenin' to you...
By Rachel Kraus
Stop using Internet Explorer immediately; also, why are you still using Internet Explorer?
Another major security vulnerability for the browser has been disclosed.
By Jack Morse
Two popular camera apps turn out to be adware, are pulled from Google Play Store
Both apps were pushing adware onto devices.
By Sasha Lekach
Not just Big Tech: FBI gets personal data from banks and universities, too
The subpoenas and their gag orders keep a veil of secrecy around their actions.
Firefox calls BS on Google's full-page privacy ads in the Washington Post
Google took out some print ads. Firefox isn't feeling it.
By Jack Morse
Pentesters arrested probing courthouse security charged as criminals
The two men had been hired to do a security test. Apparently no one bothered to tell the police.
By Jack Morse
Hacking firm Cellebrite's newest agreement is with ICE
The controversial firm is selling its equipment to Immigration and Customs Enforcement.
Malicious attack causes Wikipedia to go offline in Europe
This isn't the first time this has happened to Wikipedia.
By Emmet Smith
Popular period-tracking apps are sharing a ton of data with Facebook
Mood, medications, and sex life. Facebook gets to know it all.
By Rachel Kraus
Android users hit by 'Joker' malware: Check your credit card bills
Newly discovered malware called "the Joker" signs up unsuspecting Android users to subscription services.
By Matt Binder
Wikipedia knocked offline in Europe after 'malicious attack'
A DDoS attack knocked the popular site offline in parts of Germany, the Netherlands, and the UK.
Apple calls iPhone exploits 'narrowly focused,' accuses Google of 'stoking fear'
The company says Google exaggerated the security risk.
By Karissa Bell
GPS trackers for kids exposed real-time location and had default password 123456
At least 167,000 trackers could be located by security researchers.
YouTube fined $170M for violating Children’s Online Privacy Protection Act
That's a pretty hefty fine.
By Jordan Aaron
YouTube's $170 million fine isn't enough—and part of the FTC knows it
Why does the FTC keep letting Silicon Valley get off easy?
By Matt Binder
Twitter turns off tweeting via SMS following Jack Dorsey hack
This is a long overdue security measure, but it comes with a cost.
By Jack Morse
How to check if your boss is monitoring your every keystroke
Shady hackers aren't the only ones putting keyloggers on your work computer.
By Jack Morse
Facebook updates its controversial facial recognition settings
The company is currently facing a multibillion dollar lawsuit over its facial recognition tech.
By Karissa Bell
Privacy issues, concerns raised after Chinese face-swapping app goes viral
This definitely belongs on a "Black Mirror" episode.
By Emmet Smith
BangBros bought a porn doxxing site just to literally set it on fire
"A forum that had 300,000 posts on it, most of them negative and hate-filled, has now disappeared."
Hacked sites attacked thousands of iPhones every week for years using undiscovered exploits
The exploits were patched in February, but the details are new -- and serious.
