Not Black Mirror: Meta’s smart glasses used to reveal someone’s identity just by looking at them
Like something out of Black Mirror, two students have demonstrated a way to use smart glasses and facial recognition technology...
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Browser Guard now flags data breaches and better protects personal data
Two things are true of data online: It will be collected and, just as easily, it will be lost. But...
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Radiology provider exposed tens of thousands of patient files
An anonymous person has disclosed that they gained online access to a radiologist’s platform that hosted patient information using stolen...
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Fake Disney+ activation page redirects to pornographic scam
A common way to activate digital subscriptions such as Netflix, Prime or Disney+ on a new TV is to visit...
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Android users targeted on Facebook and porn sites, served adware
Android users, be on your guard against adware trying to infect your device. The adware—known as MobiDash—is spreading via several...
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Facebook and Instagram passwords were stored in plaintext, Meta fined
Ireland’s privacy watchdog Data Protection Commission (DPC) has fined Meta €91M ($101M) after the discovery in 2019 that Meta had...
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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...
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Millions of Kia vehicles were vulnerable to remote attacks with just a license plate number
In June of 2024 security researchers uncovered a set of vulnerabilities in the Kia dealer portal that allowed them to...
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Privacy watchdog files complaint over Firefox quietly enabling its Privacy Preserving Attribution
A European privacy watchdog has filed a complaint against Mozilla for quietly enabling Privacy Preserving Attribution (PPA) in its Firefox...
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Telegram will hand over user details to law enforcement
Last month we reported how Telegram CEO Pavel Durov was indicted on charges of complicity in the distribution of child...
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Malwarebytes Personal Data Remover: A new way to help scrub personal data online
There’s an awful lot about you online that some awful groups want to exploit. The right combination of personal data...
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Don’t share the viral Instagram Meta AI “legal” post
A new variation of a hoax that has been doing the rounds on Facebook for years has crossed over to...
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