Critics Blast Google’s Aim to Replace Browser Cookie with ‘FLoC’
EFF worries that the Google’s ‘privacy-first” vision for the future may pose new privacy risks.
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National Surveillance Camera Roll Out Roils Privacy Activists
TALON, a network of smart, connected security cameras developed by the Atlanta-based startup and installed by law enforcement around the country, raises surveillance-related privacy concerns.
Read moreHome-Office Photos: A Ripe Cyberattack Vector
Threat actors can use personal information gleaned from images to craft targeted scams, putting personal and corporate data at risk.
Read moreJailbreak Tool Works on iPhones Up to iOS 14.3
The UnC0ver team took advantage of an iOS flaw patched in January in its latest tool allowing developers and other enthusiasts to hack into their own devices.
Read moreLazarus Targets Defense Companies with ThreatNeedle Malware
A spear-phishing campaigned linked to a North Korean APT uses “NukeSped” malware in cyberespionage attacks against defense companies.
Read moreHealth Website Leaks 8 Million COVID-19 Test Results
A teenaged ethical hacker discovered a flawed endpoint associated with a health-department website in the state of Bengal, which exposed personally identifiable information related to test results.
Read moreVMWare Patches Critical RCE Flaw in vCenter Server
The vulnerability, one of three patched by the company this week, could allow threat actors to breach the external perimeter of a data center or leverage backdoors already installed to take over a system.
Read moreFinnish IT Giant Hit with Ransomware Cyberattack
A major Finnish IT provider has been hit with a ransomware attack that has forced the company to turn off some services and infrastructure in a disruption to customers, while it takes recovery measures. Norwegian business journal E24 reported the attac…
Read moreMicrosoft: SolarWinds Attackers Downloaded Azure, Exchange Code
However, internal products and systems were not leveraged to attack others during the massive supply-chain incident, the tech giant said upon completion of its Solorigate investigation.
Read moreSDK Bug Lets Attackers Spy on User’s Video Calls Across Dating, Healthcare Apps
Apps like eHarmony and MeetMe are affected by a flaw in the Agora toolkit that went unpatched for eight months, researchers discovered.
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