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Secret Phone Surveillance Tech Was Likely Deployed at 2024 DNC
Credit to Author: Dhruv Mehrotra| Date: Fri, 10 Jan 2025 15:21:46 +0000
Data WIRED collected during the 2024 Democratic National Convention strongly suggests the use of a cell-site simulator, a controversial spy device that intercepts sensitive data from every phone in its range.
Read MoreCandy Crush, Tinder, MyFitnessPal: See the Thousands of Apps Hijacked to Spy on Your Location
Credit to Author: Joseph Cox| Date: Thu, 09 Jan 2025 21:05:24 +0000
A hack of location data company Gravy Analytics has revealed which apps are—knowingly or not—being used to collect your information behind the scenes.
Read MoreRumble Among 15 Targets of Texas Attorney General’s Child Privacy Probe
Credit to Author: Paresh Dave| Date: Thu, 09 Jan 2025 21:02:36 +0000
Texas has become a leading enforcer of internet rules. Its latest probe includes some platforms that privacy experts describe as unusual suspects.
Read MoreHow the US TikTok Ban Would Actually Work
Credit to Author: Matt Burgess| Date: Thu, 09 Jan 2025 19:46:27 +0000
The fate of TikTok now rests in the hands of the US Supreme Court. If a law banning the social video app this month is upheld, it won’t disappear from your phone—but it will get messy fast.
Read MoreBayMark Health Services sends breach notifications after ransomware attack
BayMark Health Services, Inc. notified an unknown number of patients that attackers stole their personal and health information.
Read MoreHow Cracks and Installers Bring Malware to Your Device
Credit to Author: Ryan Maglaque| Date: Fri, 10 Jan 2025 00:00:00 +0000
Our research shows how attackers use platforms like YouTube to spread fake installers via trusted hosting services, employing encryption to evade detection and steal sensitive browser data.
Read MoreThe School Shootings Were Fake. The Terror Was Real
Credit to Author: Dhruv Mehrotra, Andy Greenberg| Date: Thu, 09 Jan 2025 11:00:00 +0000
The inside story of the teenager whose “swatting” calls sent armed police racing into hundreds of schools nationwide—and the private detective who tracked him down.
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