More Cybersecurity - Page 52
Why the hell is 8chan still online?
It's been directly tied to three of 2019's mass shootings, including Saturday's domestic terror attack in El Paso, Texas.
Alexa users can now opt out of having Amazon workers listen to them talk
Amazon's finally going to let you skip the "human review" process for Alexa.
Oh great, the U.S. military launched giant balloons to spy on the Midwest
Up to 25 giant surveillance balloons are floating over the Midwest.
By Jack Morse
Apple’s program that listens in on Siri conversations suspended
This story is kinda creepy.
Apple suspends program that let humans listen in to Siri conversations
Good news for privacy.
Facebook wants to slide ads into your DMs, according to newly published patent
Nope, not creepy at all.
By Karissa Bell
Using AirDrop could allow hackers to obtain your phone number
It's unlikely to happen, though.
By Raymond Wong
Data breach leaks personal information of tens of thousands of college students
Yet another data breach, this one affecting students.
Actually you're not getting that $125 from Equifax, warns the FTC
The FTC wants you to know that "you will be disappointed."
By Jack Morse
Friend of alleged Capital One hacker believes she ‘had no malicious intent’
Thompson may find herself in hot water.
By Saavon Smalls & Jordan Aaron
How to get free money or credit monitoring from the Equifax data breach
Get that $125! (Or ten years of credit monitoring!)
This is what it's like when a covert image of you goes viral online
"I knew it was meant in a bad way."
By Sam Haysom
Accused Capital One hacker 'had no malicious intent,' insists friend
Paige Thompson is accused of stealing over 100 million American's records from Capital One.
By Jack Morse
There's another Equifax reimbursement claim you may have missed
There's more than one way to get data breach compensation from Equifax.
By Matt Binder
How should you take your Equifax data breach settlement?
Just because you can claim free money, that doesn't necessarily mean you should.
Apple also uses humans to listen to some Siri recordings
Just like Amazon and Google.
By Raymond Wong
Exasperated officials use pineapple pizza to explain Russian election interference
See, an election is like a pizza. No, wait. An election is like the toppings? Are we doing this right?
By Jack Morse
Everything you need to know about Facebook's deal with the FTC
Facebook has officially been fined $5 billion. But experts say the settlement doesn't go far enough.
By Matt Binder
Sorry, your 'anonymized' data probably isn't anonymous
Researchers show how anonymized data sets are often anything but anonymous, releasing a tool that demonstrates how easy it is to pick you out of a digital crowd.
By Jack Morse
Screwed by Equifax? Apply to get some of the record-breaking $700 million settlement.
Equifax agreed to pay up to $20,000 to victims of its data breach. But good luck collecting on that claim.
By Matt Binder
No, Incognito mode won't keep your porn habits private. This will.
A new study reveals that porn sites are leaking user data to third parties. Here's how to fight back.
By Jack Morse
