The Wren Eleanor story: Why you should keep your kids’ images off social media

Credit to Author: Jovi Umawing| Date: Thu, 21 Jul 2022 17:57:00 +0000

A 3-year old TikTok influencer has got parents talking about how to keep images of their kids away from online creeps.

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The Wren Eleanor story: Why you should keep your kids off social media

Credit to Author: Jovi Umawing| Date: Thu, 21 Jul 2022 17:57:00 +0000

A 3-year old TikTok influencer has got parents talking about how to keep images of their kids away from online creeps.

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TikTok is “unacceptable security risk” and should be removed from app stores, says FCC

Credit to Author: Jovi Umawing| Date: Tue, 05 Jul 2022 14:51:08 +0000

According to the FCC commissioner, TikTok being a video app is the “sheep’s clothing”, suggesting a wolf hides underneath those funny videos.

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Internet Safety Month: Everything you need to know about Omegle

Credit to Author: Jovi Umawing| Date: Wed, 29 Jun 2022 10:19:56 +0000

Chatting with strangers piqued millions of internet users’ interest during the pandemic. Omegle made this possible. Is my child safe to use it though?

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Fighting Fake EDRs With ‘Credit Ratings’ for Police

Credit to Author: BrianKrebs| Date: Wed, 27 Apr 2022 14:27:35 +0000

When KrebsOnSecurity last month explored how cybercriminals were using hacked email accounts at police departments worldwide to obtain warrantless Emergency Data Requests (EDRs) from social media and technology providers, many security experts called it a fundamentally unfixable problem. But don’t tell that to Matt Donahue, a former FBI agent who recently quit the agency to launch a startup that aims to help tech companies do a better job screening out phony law enforcement data requests — in part by assigning trustworthiness or “credit ratings” to law enforcement authorities worldwide.

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A week in security (January 6 – 12)

Credit to Author: Malwarebytes Labs| Date: Mon, 13 Jan 2020 16:29:59 +0000

A cybersecurity news roundup from January 6–12, with a look at Phobos ransomware and a discovery of pre-installed malware on government-funded phones.

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A week in security (December 30 – January 5)

Credit to Author: Malwarebytes Labs| Date: Mon, 06 Jan 2020 17:20:25 +0000

A roundup of the previous week’s most notable security stories and events, including new web skimmer techniques, an explanation of edge computing, and more.

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