The aftermath of the Twitter epilepsy attack
Credit to Author: Alex Perekalin| Date: Mon, 06 Jan 2020 16:45:45 +0000
Twitter has taken actions to prevent attacks with strobing images on people with epilepsy. Are these actions sufficient?
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A week in security (November 4 – November 10)
Credit to Author: Malwarebytes Labs| Date: Mon, 11 Nov 2019 16:38:19 +0000
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| A roundup of important security news from the week of November 4–10, including the release of Malwarebytes 4.0, vendor email compromise, fake news, robocalls, and more. Categories: Tags: awiscyberfacebookfake newshackingMobileround upsocial mediatwitterweek in security |
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Read MoreACCESS Act might improve data privacy through interoperability
Credit to Author: David Ruiz| Date: Wed, 06 Nov 2019 16:00:00 +0000
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| Data privacy is back in Congressional lawmakers’ sights, as proposed legislation called the ACCESS Act focuses not on data collection, storage, and selling, but on the idea that Americans should be able to easily pack up their data and take it to a competing service. But will this actually protect privacy? Categories: Tags: ACCESS ActApple PagesBig TechCenter for Democracy and Technologycompetitioncongressdata interoperabilitydata portabilityData privacydata privacy lawsdata privacy legislationElloEuropean UnionfacebookFacebook MessengergdprGeneral Data Protection RegulationGooglegoogle docsInstagraminteroperabilityLinkedInMark ZuckerbergMastodonmessengermicrosoft wordportabilitySenateThe ACCESS ActtwitterUS CongressUS data privacy lawsUS data privacy legislationuser privacywhatsapp |
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Read MoreTwitter utilizó los números de teléfono de 2FA para publicidad personalizada
Credit to Author: Naked Security| Date: Fri, 11 Oct 2019 11:20:40 +0000
¿Conoce Twitter tu dirección de correo electrónico y tu número de teléfono? Dependiendo de cuánto tiempo hace que comenzaste a usar Twitter, es casi seguro que la empresa tiene al menos uno de ellos, la dirección de correo electrónico, porque las personas a menudo la dan al registrarse. En cuanto a los números de teléfono […]<img src=”http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/sophos/dgdY/~4/SDv4NhONsho” height=”1″ width=”1″ alt=””/>
Read MoreA week in security (October 7 – 13)
Credit to Author: Malwarebytes Labs| Date: Mon, 14 Oct 2019 15:30:38 +0000
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| A look at the cybersecurity news from October 7 – 13, including updates on war shipping, managed service providers, and stalkerware. Categories: Tags: amazonbody camsbotschromecybersecurityfacial recognitionGitHubGoogleiceinsuranceinsurance cybersecuritymanaged service providersmulti-factor authenticationnational cybersecurity awareness monthNational domestic violence awareness monthNCSAMpolice body camssecuritystalkerwaretwitterUS Immigration and Customs Enforcementwar shipping |
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Read MoreA week in security (August 19 – 25)
Credit to Author: Malwarebytes Labs| Date: Mon, 26 Aug 2019 15:38:39 +0000
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| A roundup of the latest cybersecurity news for the week of August 19–25, including Magecart attacks on poker software, a new Bluetooth vulnerability, continuing ransomware attacks on US cities, Bitcoin sextortion, and a look back at one researcher’s DEF CON experience. Categories: Tags: AhMythAPTawisBitcoin sextortionBolik banking TrojancrypominingDEF CON 27facebookfacebook hoaxfortniteGooglehong kongInstagram hoaxKey Negotiation of BluetoothKNOB attackMagecartmisinformationNordVPNransomwarerecapSecurity Service of UkraineSodinokibispywareSyrk ransomwaretwitterValve Corporationweek in securityweekly blog roundupyoutubeYuzhnoukrainsk |
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Read MoreTransatlantic Cable podcast, episode 105
Credit to Author: Jeffrey Esposito| Date: Thu, 15 Aug 2019 14:06:17 +0000
Jeff and Dave discuss more cameras in Kings Cross, Twitter accidentally using personal data for ads without permission, Microsoft listening in on Skype, and more.
Read MoreCapital One Data Theft Impacts 106M People
Credit to Author: BrianKrebs| Date: Tue, 30 Jul 2019 13:59:54 +0000
Federal prosecutors this week charged a Seattle woman with stealing data from more than 100 million credit applications made with Capital One Financial Corp. Incredibly, much of this breached played out publicly over several months on social media and other open online platforms. What follows is a closer look at the accused, and what this incident may mean for consumers and businesses.
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