The Glass Room looks like a gleaming, all-white Apple store, but they’re not selling anything – they’re showing us how our data is used
KFC Warns 1.2 Million UK Customers of Colonel’s Club Breach
KFC Corporation warned 1.2 million of its UK-based Colonel’s Club members to reset their passwords after 30 members were targeted in an attack.
Zcash Spurs Rash of Malicious Mining Software
Hackers are mining Zcash cryptocurrency surreptitiously on PCs infected with cleverly named programs such as system.exe, taskmngr.exe and svchost.exe.
Alpha Version of Sandboxed Tor Browser Released
A sandboxed alpha version of the Tor Browser was released over the weekend and while there are still some rough edges and bugs, it could be a step toward protecting Tor users from recent de-anonymization exploits.
Windows XP ‘still widespread’ among healthcare providers
Using XP a security risk and could also breach HIPAA, warn experts
News in brief: Mounties drop bodycam plans; vibrator firm to settle lawsuit; Samsung to brick Note 7s
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News in brief: fake news move; ‘massive’ data breach; spook welcomes Snooper’s charter
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Watchdog Group Claims Smart Toys Are Spying On Kids
The Center for Digital Democracy has filed a complaint with the Federal Trade Commission warning of security and privacy holes associated with a pair of smart toys designed for children. Mashable reports: “This complaint concerns toys that spy,” reads the…
Charities hit with fines for sharing donors’ data without consent
Animal and heart charities built up pictures of donors without their knowledge to target them for cash
News in brief: DirtyCOW patched for Android; naked lack of security; South Korea hacked
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