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Credit to Author: Lily Hay Newman| Date: Fri, 10 May 2019 17:30:28 +0000
For years, China was rumored to be behind the health insurance company’s massive data breach, but now the Justice Department is noticeably silent on the hackers’ motives and affiliation.
Read MoreCredit to Author: Jon Clay (Global Threat Communications)| Date: Fri, 10 May 2019 13:00:42 +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, learn how credit card skimming attacks can impact businesses and how ransomware can use software installations to help hide malicious activities. Read on: Mirrorthief Group Uses Magecart…
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Credit to Author: Isobel Cockerell| Date: Thu, 09 May 2019 11:00:00 +0000
In Xinjiang, northwest China, the government is cracking down on the minority Muslim Uyghur population, keeping them under constant surveillance and throwing more than a million people into concentration camps. But in Istanbul, 3,000 miles away, a community of women who have escaped a life of repression are fighting a digital resistance.
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Credit to Author: Andy Greenberg| Date: Thu, 09 May 2019 11:00:00 +0000
After recent high-profile dark-web drug market takedowns, new vendors are already filling the void.
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Credit to Author: Jonny Evans| Date: Thu, 09 May 2019 06:10:00 -0700
Why is privacy a luxury? Possibly because surveillance capitalist firms have subsidized product prices by collecting and trading in the personal data of the people that use their products, enabling them to sell hardware cheap.
The crux of Google CEO Sundar Pichai’s argument against firms such as (obviously including but never named) Apple is that his company offers convenience in exchange for personal secrets, makes its services available for free, and has a “profound commitment” to protecting user privacy.
Credit to Author: Brian Barrett| Date: Wed, 08 May 2019 17:20:08 +0000
One of the biggest cryptocurrency exchanges got hit, as thieves nabbed $40 million of bitcoin—along with user two-factor codes and API tokens.
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Credit to Author: Louise Matsakis| Date: Wed, 08 May 2019 14:39:59 +0000
What makes an algorithm mistake a helicopter for a gun? Researchers think the answer has to do more with man than machine.
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Credit to Author: Lily Hay Newman| Date: Tue, 07 May 2019 22:02:58 +0000
Google has a new feature that lets you delete your web and app activity after three months. Here’s how to use it.
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