Tag: Security

Sweden’s Largest Insurer Leaked Private Data to Tech Firms
Sweden’s largest insurer, Folksam, has admitted to accidentally leaking the private data of one million of its customers to tech firms....
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Accenture: Cybercriminals Becoming More Brazen
"The biggest takeaway from our research is that organizations should expect cybercriminals to become more brazen as the potential opportunities and...
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Robinhood In Hot Water Again Over Hacked Accounts
Robinhood has been in the news again, and not the way it wants, as some 2,000 accounts have been hacked....
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China Passes Export Control Laws for Sensitive Export
China has fired the latest shot in the ongoing trade war with the US, passing legislation to restrict exports of sensitive technology....
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Zoom End-to-End Encryption Rolling Out Next Week
Zoom has announced it will be rolling out end-to-end encryption (E2EE) beginning next week. Zoom...
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US Joins International Call For Encryption Backdoors
Once again, the US is calling for weakened encryption, along with the Five Eyes, Japan and India....
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Windows 10 May Block Drivers That Are Not Verified
Microsoft unveiled a major change as part of its Patch Tuesday yesterday, indicating some drivers may no longer work....
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IRS Under Investigation For Illegally Tracking Americans via Their Phones
The IRS is under investigation by the US Treasury's Inspector General for purchasing smartphone data to illegally track Americans....
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Ransomware Results In a Fatality In Germany
Ransomware has been a growing issue for years but, in a first, ransomware appears to have caused the death of a hospital patient....
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Senator Blumenthal Demands AT&T Back Off Ad-Based Cellphone Plans
That didn’t take long; Senator Richard Blumenthal has demanded that AT&T rethink its plans to offer ad-subsidized phone plans....
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Instagram Accused of Spying on Users Via Phone Cameras
Facebook is being sued over allegations Instagram is spying on users via their phone cameras. The...
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Portland Cracks Down on Facial Recognition
Portland has instituted a sweeping ban on facial recognition, the broadest such ban in the US. In...
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Samsung and SK Hynix Suspending Chip Shipments to Huawei
Things are looking worse for Huawei as South Korean chipmakers Samsung and SK Hynix are reportedly suspending shipments to the embattled company....
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France Decides Not to Ban Huawei, But Will Favor European Companies
France has announced it will not ban Huawei from its networks, unlike the US and its closest allies....
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Walmart Joining Microsoft in Effort to Purchase TikTok
Walmart is getting in on the TikTok action, joining Microsoft’s bid to purchase the beleaguered social media platform....
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