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Credit to Author: Lily Hay Newman| Date: Fri, 07 Sep 2018 12:00:00 +0000
Adware Doctor has long been one of the top-selling apps in the Mac App Store. But researchers say it harvested browsing data, and sent it to China.
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Credit to Author: Issie Lapowsky| Date: Thu, 06 Sep 2018 22:43:51 +0000
After years of abuse and spreading conspiracy theories, Alex Jones finally went too far for Twitter with a relatively tame rant.
Read MoreCredit to Author: Thomas Reed| Date: Fri, 07 Sep 2018 17:08:24 +0000
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Read MoreCredit to Author: Jon Clay (Global Threat Communications)| Date: Fri, 07 Sep 2018 11:30:46 +0000
Welcome to our weekly roundup, where we share what you need to know about the cybersecurity news and events that happened over the past few days. This week, Google revealed a secret deal with Mastercard that allows it to track what users buy offline. Also, Senate and House representatives warn that regulation may be coming for…
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Read MoreCredit to Author: Mark Nunnikhoven (Vice President, Cloud Research)| Date: Fri, 07 Sep 2018 12:00:34 +0000
One year ago today, Equifax suffered what remains one of the largest and most impactful data breaches in U.S. history. Last September, it was revealed that the personal information of 145 million Americans, almost 700,000 UK citizens, and 19,000 Canadians was stolen by cybercriminals. This information included names, addresses, birthdays, Social Security numbers, and—in some…
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Read MoreCredit to Author: Tim Ayling| Date: Thu, 06 Sep 2018 16:25:04 +0000
Facebook wants to be your financial service and wants your banking data. But do you want Facebook to have it?
Read MoreCredit to Author: Jeffrey Esposito| Date: Thu, 06 Sep 2018 16:17:25 +0000
This edition of the Kaspersky Lab podcast looks at Google and Mastercard sharing data, a hacked Chrome extension, and some thoughts from Captain Kirk.
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Credit to Author: Brian Barrett| Date: Thu, 06 Sep 2018 19:12:11 +0000
The Department of Justice has taken its first legal action against North Korea’s cybercrimes, in a massive complaint made public Thursday.
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