Cisco, Zoom and Others Must Bolster Security, Say Privacy Chiefs
Privacy commissioners worldwide urged video conferencing systems like Microsoft, Cisco and Zoom to adopt end-to-end encryption, two-factor authentication and other security measures.
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Leak Exposes Private Data of Genealogy Service Users
An exposed ElasticSearch server belonging to Software MacKiev put 60,000 users of the Family Tree Maker software at risk.
Facebook’s NSO Group Lawsuit Over WhatsApp Spying Set to Proceed
A federal judge in California ruled that the spyware vendor does not have sovereign immunity.
Insider-threat security experts unravel the new normal during this time of remote working, and explain how to protect sensitive data from this escalating risk.
Four-year investigation shuts down EncroChat and busts 746 alleged criminals for planning murders, selling drugs and laundering money.
Amazon has placed a moratorium on police use of its facial recognition platform – but a congressman asked if that extends to its Ring smart doorbell in a new inquiry.
Facebook has fixed a privacy issue that gave developers access to user data long after the 90-day “expiration” date.
An anonymous bidding mechanism enhances the REvil group’s double-extortion game.
App will stop reading users’ device cut-and-paste data after a new banner alert in an Apple update uncovered the activity.
Lawmakers proposed a new bill that would ban the use of facial recognition by law enforcement nationwide.
