Cheap Andoid phones discovered to be sending personal data phones secretly sent texts, call logs, and PII. The firmware company says oops, our bad: we were catering to an advertising client!
Lobbyists Press Trump to Support Strong Encryption, Surveillance Reform
A lobbying organization sent a letter to President-Elect Donald Trump, asking him to support the expansion of strong encryption and reform government surveillance activities.
Privacy stripped bare as hackers breach 412 million Adult Friend Finder accounts
412 million user accounts compromised to reveal weak password security
Adult FriendFinder Hack Exposes 400 Million Accounts
The FriendFinder Network has reportedly been hacked exposing 400 million user accounts of Adult FriendFinder, Penthouse.com and Stripshow.com.
Virus-spreading smart bulbs? Researchers say it’s possible
And they used a drone to prove it!
Infect every TorMail user? That’s not what the FBI’s warrant said
The judge authorized FBI agents to infect computers that were clearly seeking, accessing, or sharing child pornography
Yahoo Tells SEC It Knew About Data Breach in 2014
Yahoo’s latest SEC filing includes confirmation that it knew attackers were on its network in 2014 and stole information on 500 million accounts.
Signal Audit Reveals Protocol Cryptographically Sound
Academics audited the popular end-to-end encryption app Signal and their findings are encouraging.
Facebook suspends plans to collect WhatsApp user data in the UK
Consumer rights ‘aren’t properly protected’, says the ICO as it says users should be given ‘ongoing control’ over their data
WoT pulls browser extension after privacy failure
WoT has left its users exposed on the web by not properly anonymizing the user data it has been selling to third parties.