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Facebook spied on Snapchat users to get analytics about the competition
Social media giant Facebook snooped on Snapchat users’ network traffic, engaged in anticompetitive behavior and exploited user data through deceptive practices. That’s according to a…
Update Chrome now! Google patches possible drive-by vulnerability
Google has released an update to Chrome which includes seven security fixes. Version 123.0.6312.86/.87 of Chrome for Windows and Mac and 123.0.6312.86 for Linux will…
Meta to abandon social media tracking tool CrowdTangle
On 14 March, Meta announced it would abandon CrowdTangle, saying the tool will no longer be available after August 14, 2024. While most people have…
Disturbing robocaller fined $9.9 million
A federal court in Montana has fined a man $9.9 million after he was found responsible for causing thousands of unlawful and malicious spoofed robocalls.…
YouTube ordered to reveal the identities of video viewers
Federal US authorities have asked Google for the names, addresses, telephone numbers, and user activity of accounts that watched certain YouTube videos, according to unsealed court…
Patch now: Mozilla patches two critical vulnerabilities in Firefox
Mozilla released version 124.0.1 of the Firefox browser to Release channel users (the default channel that most non-developers run) on March 22, 2024. The new…
Vans warns customers of data breach
Skater brand Vans emailed customers last week to tell them about a recent “data incident.” On December 13, 2023, Vans said it detected unauthorized activities…
Securing your home network is long, tiresome, and entirely worth it, with Carey Parker: Lock and Code S05E07
This week on the Lock and Code podcast… Few words apply as broadly to the public—yet mean as little—as “home network security.” For many, a…
3 important lessons from a devastating ransomware attack
In October 2023, The British Library was attacked by the Rhysida ransomware gang in a devastating cyberattack. The library, a vast repository of over 170…
Canada revisits decision to ban Flipper Zero
In February 2024 the Canadian government announced plans to ban the sale of the Flipper Zero, mainly because of its reported use to steal cars.…
New Go loader pushes Rhadamanthys stealer
Malware loaders (also known as droppers or downloaders) are a popular commodity in the criminal underground. Their primary function is to successfully compromise a machine…