Hacked Data for 69K LimeVPN Users Up for Sale on Dark Web
LimeVPN has confirmed a data incident, and meanwhile its website has been knocked offline.
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LinkedIn’s 1.2B Data-Scrape Victims Already Being Targeted by Attackers
A refined database of 88K U.S. business owners on LinkedIn posted in hacker forum.
Read MoreFeds Told to Better Manage Facial Recognition, Amid Privacy Concerns
A GAO report finds government agencies are using the technology regularly in criminal investigations and to identify travelers, but need stricter management to protect people’s privacy and avoid inaccurate identification
Read MoreData for 700M LinkedIn Users Posted for Sale in Cyber-Underground
After 500 million LinkedIn enthusiasts were affected in a data-scraping incident in April, it’s happened again – with big security ramifications.
Read MoreKids’ Apps on Google Play Rife with Privacy Violations
One in five of the most-popular apps for kids under 13 on Google Play don’t comply with COPPA regulations on how children’s information is collected and used.
Read MoreSix Flags to Pay $36M Over Collection of Fingerprints
Illinois Supreme Court rules in favor of class action against company’s practice of scanning people’s fingers when they enter amusement parks.
Read MoreIKEA Fined $1.2M for Elaborate ‘Spying System’
A French court fined the furniture giant for illegal surveillance on 400 customers and staff.
Read MoreMicrosoft Gets Second Shot at Banning hiQ from Scraping LinkedIn User Data
Decision throws out previous ruling in favor of hiQ Labs that prevented Microsoft’s business networking platform to forbid the company from harvesting public info from user profiles.
Read MoreVolkswagen Vendor Exposed Data of 3.3m Drivers
Nearly all of the leaked data was for owners or wannabe owners of the automaker’s luxury brand of Audis, now at greater risk for phishing, ransomware or car theft.
Read MoreApple Patches Zero-Day Flaw in MacOS that Allows for Sneaky Screenshots
Security researchers at Jamf discovered the XCSSET malware exploiting the vulnerability, patched in Big Sur 11.4, to take photos of people’s computer screens without their knowing.
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