After lawmakers struck down ISP privacy protections earlier this year, new efforts are underway to help consumers win back control of their personal information from their service providers.

Threatpost News Wrap, June 16, 2017
Mike Mimoso and Chris Brook discuss the news of the week, including Microsoft’s XP patches, Hidden Cobra, a Nigerian BEC campaign, MacRansom, and more.

Someone Failed to Contain WannaCry
As reports of the NSA officially connecting WannaCry to North Korea surface, experts are saying developers failed to contain the ransomware before it was ready for deployment.

Wikileaks Alleges Years of CIA D-Link and Linksys Router Hacking Via ‘Cherry Blossom’ Program
The latest dump from Wikileaks alleges the CIA installed custom router firmware on unsuspecting targets in order to spy on internet activity.

6 months for abuser caught in FBI’s Playpen snare
FBI’s Playpen operation is an investigation into child abuse imagery being shared via Tor. So, why such a lenient sentence?

Your mouse knows when you are lying
Your mouse may be telling us more about you than you realise.

The Google Play adware apps that just won’t die
You can ‘force stop’ but the ads will just keep popping back up again

Uber in the privacy spotlight again
It won’t necessarily translate into big trouble for Uber. But it might: after all, the FTC’s interest recently cost the company $20m.

News in brief: Facebook moderators revealed to terrorists; WikiLeaks release Cherry Blossom; language-translating earpiece
Your daily round-up of some of the other stories in the news!

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