A week in security (September 23 – September 29)


September 27, 2024 – Researchers found a method to remotely take over any Kia with only the license plate number as a starting point.

September 26, 2024 – Mozilla has introduced a feature called Privacy Preserving Attribution and turned it on by default, much to the chagrin of a privacy watchdog.

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September 26, 2024 – Telegram is making changes to make it less attractive for users with criminal intentions, by saying it will share user IPs and phone numbers with authorities.

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September 25, 2024 – Instagram users are sharing a hoax in enormous numbers in an attempt at preventing Meta from harvesting their posts and photos to train its AI.

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September 25, 2024 – A Malwarebytes survey has found 66 percent of people were targeted by a romance scam, with 10 percent of victims losing $10,000 or more.



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