Facebook’s In-app Browser on iOS Tracks ‘Anything You Do on Any Website’
Researcher shows how Instagram and Facebook’s use of an in-app browser within both its iOS apps can track interactions with external websites.
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Authentication Risks Discovered in Okta Platform
Four newly discovered attack paths could lead to PII exposure, account takeover, even organizational data destruction.
Read moreHuman Error Blamed for Leak of 1 Billion Records of Chinese Citizens
A developer appears to have divulged credentials to a police database on a popular developer forum, leading to a breach and subsequent bid to sell 23 terabytes of personal data on the dark web.
Read moreLeaky Access Tokens Exposed Amazon Photos of Users
Hackers with Amazon users’ authentication tokens could’ve stolen or encrypted personal photos and documents.
Read moreGoogle Warns Spyware Being Deployed Against Android, iOS Users
The company is warning victims in Italy and Kazakhstan that they have been targeted by the malware from Italian firm RCS Labs.
Read moreFacebook Messenger Scam Duped Millions
One well crafted phishing message sent via Facebook Messenger ensnared 10 million Facebook users and counting.
Read moreKaiser Permanente Exposes Nearly 70K Medical Records in Data Breach
Attackers gained access to private account details through an email compromise incident that occurred in April.
Read moreBluetooth Signals Can Be Used to Track Smartphones, Say Researchers
Researchers demonstrated a possible way to track individuals via Bluetooth signals.
Read moreFeds Forced Travel Firms to Share Surveillance Data on Hacker
Sabre and Travelport had to report the weekly activities of former “Cardplanet” cybercriminal Aleksei Burkov for two years, info that eventually led to his arrest and prosecution.
Read moreMozilla: Lack of Security Protections in Mental-Health Apps Is ‘Creepy’
Popular apps to support people’s psychological and spiritual well-being can harm them by sharing their personal and sensitive data with third parties, among other privacy offenses.
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