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fromWIRED
11 hours ago

Cyberattack on a Car Breathalyzer Firm Leaves Drivers Stuck

Law enforcement dismantled major botnets while new vulnerabilities and privacy issues in tech continue to emerge, raising concerns over security.
fromTechCrunch
2 days ago
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FBI seizes pro-Iranian hacking group's websites after destructive Stryker hack | TechCrunch

The FBI seized two websites operated by pro-Iranian hacktivist group Handala, which conducted cyberattacks against U.S. companies and published information about individuals linked to Israeli military and defense contractors.
fromSecuritymagazine
2 days ago
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Stryker Update: FBI Seizes Website of Iran-Linked Hackers

The FBI seized the website of Iranian-linked hacker group Handala, which attacked U.S. medtech company Stryker in relation to the Iranian conflict.
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fromWIRED
11 hours ago

Cyberattack on a Car Breathalyzer Firm Leaves Drivers Stuck

Law enforcement dismantled major botnets while new vulnerabilities and privacy issues in tech continue to emerge, raising concerns over security.
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fromTechCrunch
2 days ago

FBI seizes pro-Iranian hacking group's websites after destructive Stryker hack | TechCrunch

The FBI seized two websites operated by pro-Iranian hacktivist group Handala, which conducted cyberattacks against U.S. companies and published information about individuals linked to Israeli military and defense contractors.
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fromJezebel
1 day ago
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Oh, Good, Kash Patel's FBI is Buying Location Data to Track Americans

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fromJezebel
1 day ago

Oh, Good, Kash Patel's FBI is Buying Location Data to Track Americans

Kash Patel admitted under oath that the FBI purchases location data to track citizens without warrants, raising significant Fourth Amendment concerns.
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fromSecuritymagazine
1 day ago

The FBI Buys Data to Track Movement, Location History

FBI and Defense Intelligence Agency purchase commercially available data to track individuals, raising concerns about privacy and Fourth Amendment rights.
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fromTechCrunch
5 hours ago

Delve accused of misleading customers with 'fake compliance' | TechCrunch

Delve is accused of misleading customers about compliance with privacy regulations, potentially exposing them to legal liabilities.
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fromwww.amny.com
8 hours ago

Op-Ed | Roblox exposes kids to harm as parents push for safeguards | amNewYork

Roblox exposes children to inappropriate content, raising concerns about its safety despite claims of parental controls and oversight.
#privacy
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fromTechdirt
2 days ago

The Government Uses Targeted Advertising to Track Your Location. Here's What We Need to Do.

Government agencies use online advertising data to track individuals without warrants, raising significant privacy concerns.
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fromSecurityWeek
1 day ago

Cape Raises $100 Million for Protection Against Cellular Security Threats

Cape raised $100 million in Series C funding to enhance its privacy-focused mobile network services using eSIM technology.
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fromTechdirt
2 days ago

The Government Uses Targeted Advertising to Track Your Location. Here's What We Need to Do.

Government agencies use online advertising data to track individuals without warrants, raising significant privacy concerns.
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fromSecurityWeek
1 day ago

Cape Raises $100 Million for Protection Against Cellular Security Threats

Cape raised $100 million in Series C funding to enhance its privacy-focused mobile network services using eSIM technology.
#data-breach
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fromSecuritymagazine
2 days ago

8M Confidential Crime Tips Hacked, Compromised

A hacker group breached P3 Global Intel's tip platform, compromising over 8 million confidential tips totaling 93 gigabytes, revealing unencrypted data and secret de-anonymization capabilities despite promised anonymity.
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fromSecurityWeek
2 days ago

Security Firm Aura Discloses Data Breach Impacting 900,000 Records

Aura suffered a data breach affecting 900,000 records after a phishing attack compromised an employee account for approximately one hour, exposing names, email addresses, and contact information of roughly 35,000 customers.
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fromSecurityWeek
2 days ago

Marquis Data Breach Affects 672,000 Individuals

Marquis, a marketing and compliance provider for financial institutions, disclosed a data breach affecting approximately 672,000 individuals, with stolen personal and financial information including SSNs, addresses, and payment card numbers.
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fromWIRED
4 days ago

Sears Exposed AI Chatbot Phone Calls and Text Chats to Anyone on the Web

Sears Home Services exposed 3.7 million chat logs and 1.4 million audio files containing customer personal information through unsecured databases housing conversations with AI chatbot Samantha.
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fromSecuritymagazine
4 days ago

Verizon Retail Customer Database Allegedly for Sale by Hackers: 6.3M Customers at Risk

Russell Cellular, a major Verizon Authorized Retailer, may have suffered a data breach exposing over 6.3 million customer records, with a 61GB database allegedly sold on a hacker forum for $1,200.
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fromSecuritymagazine
2 days ago

8M Confidential Crime Tips Hacked, Compromised

A hacker group breached P3 Global Intel's tip platform, compromising over 8 million confidential tips totaling 93 gigabytes, revealing unencrypted data and secret de-anonymization capabilities despite promised anonymity.
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fromSecurityWeek
2 days ago

Security Firm Aura Discloses Data Breach Impacting 900,000 Records

Aura suffered a data breach affecting 900,000 records after a phishing attack compromised an employee account for approximately one hour, exposing names, email addresses, and contact information of roughly 35,000 customers.
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fromSecurityWeek
2 days ago

Marquis Data Breach Affects 672,000 Individuals

Marquis, a marketing and compliance provider for financial institutions, disclosed a data breach affecting approximately 672,000 individuals, with stolen personal and financial information including SSNs, addresses, and payment card numbers.
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fromWIRED
4 days ago

Sears Exposed AI Chatbot Phone Calls and Text Chats to Anyone on the Web

Sears Home Services exposed 3.7 million chat logs and 1.4 million audio files containing customer personal information through unsecured databases housing conversations with AI chatbot Samantha.
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fromSecuritymagazine
4 days ago

Verizon Retail Customer Database Allegedly for Sale by Hackers: 6.3M Customers at Risk

Russell Cellular, a major Verizon Authorized Retailer, may have suffered a data breach exposing over 6.3 million customer records, with a 61GB database allegedly sold on a hacker forum for $1,200.
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fromEngadget
1 day ago

Pinterest CEO says teens under 16 should be banned from social media (but not Pinterest)

Pinterest's CEO supports banning social media for teens under 16, emphasizing safety and accountability in the industry.
fromFortune
1 day ago

Three Tennessee teenagers are suing Elon Musk's xAI for creating sexually explicit images of them | Fortune

According to the lawsuit, Jane Doe 1 was alerted anonymously in December that someone was distributing sexually explicit images of her on a social media website. 'At least five of these files, one video and four images, depicted her actual face and body in settings with which she was familiar, but morphed into sexually explicit poses,' the lawsuit states.
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fromSFGATE
1 day ago

Bay Area city paralyzed by cyberattack

A ransomware attack has paralyzed Foster City's government and potentially compromised public data, prompting officials to declare a state of emergency.
fromTechCrunch
1 day ago

U.S. accuses Iran's government of operating hacktivist group that hacked Stryker | TechCrunch

The Justice Department called the group a fake activist persona that the Iranian ministry used to carry out 'psychological operations' against the regime's enemies, to claim responsibility for cyberattacks, and to publish stolen information obtained during those hacks.
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fromBoston.com
1 day ago

Man accused of recording people in South Shore library bathroom

A Marshfield man was arrested for secretly recording individuals in a public restroom at a library, facing charges of illegal wiretapping.
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fromEngadget
2 days ago

Don't be surprised that the FBI is buying your location data

The FBI purchases location data from advertising companies to track US citizens, circumventing Fourth Amendment protections established in Carpenter v. United States.
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fromMedCity News
3 days ago

The Evolving Landscape of Privacy and Cybersecurity: Essential Strategies for Legal and Compliance Professionals - MedCity News

Organizations must combine strong controls with comprehensive employee training and accountability culture to effectively protect sensitive data and comply with evolving privacy laws.
#fbi-surveillance
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fromwww.theguardian.com
1 day ago

Why is the FBI buying people's location data and how is it using the information?

The FBI resumes purchasing commercially available location data on Americans, circumventing warrant requirements and Fourth Amendment protections against warrantless surveillance.
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fromCNET
2 days ago

FBI Confirms Buying Data That Could Be Used to Track Americans

FBI Director Kash Patel admitted under oath that the agency purchases commercially available data to track Americans, circumventing Fourth Amendment protections without warrants.
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fromThe Washington Times
3 days ago

Patel says FBI is now buying Americans' internet location data

The FBI purchases commercially available location data from internet advertising brokers without warrants, claiming compliance with constitutional and privacy laws.
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fromwww.theguardian.com
1 day ago

Why is the FBI buying people's location data and how is it using the information?

The FBI resumes purchasing commercially available location data on Americans, circumventing warrant requirements and Fourth Amendment protections against warrantless surveillance.
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fromArs Technica
2 days ago

FBI started buying Americans' location data again, Kash Patel confirms

The FBI has restarted purchasing Americans' location data without warrants, with Director Kash Patel defending the practice as valuable for national security despite previous claims of stopping it.
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fromTheregister
2 days ago

Patel dodges question about FBI buying location data

FBI Director Kash Patel admitted the agency purchases commercially available information from data brokers, potentially including location data, which Senator Wyden argues violates the Fourth Amendment without warrant requirements.
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fromwww.theguardian.com
2 days ago

Kash Patel admits under oath FBI is buying location data on Americans

The FBI has resumed purchasing Americans' location data from commercial sources without warrants, circumventing Fourth Amendment protections through private data brokers.
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fromCNET
2 days ago

FBI Confirms Buying Data That Could Be Used to Track Americans

FBI Director Kash Patel admitted under oath that the agency purchases commercially available data to track Americans, circumventing Fourth Amendment protections without warrants.
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fromThe Washington Times
3 days ago

Patel says FBI is now buying Americans' internet location data

The FBI purchases commercially available location data from internet advertising brokers without warrants, claiming compliance with constitutional and privacy laws.
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fromZDNET
2 days ago

Incogni review: The easiest way to remove myself from the internet took just seconds

Incogni is a data removal service that helps reduce personal information exposure by targeting data brokers, with plans starting at $8/month and offering identity protection features.
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fromwww.theguardian.com
2 days ago

Meta on trial over child safety: can it really protect its next generation of users?

Meta faces trial allegations that it prioritized profit and engagement over child safety, with evidence showing delays in detecting exploitation and trafficking on its platforms.
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fromThe Verge
2 days ago

A rogue AI led to a serious security incident at Meta

A Meta internal AI agent provided inaccurate technical advice that was publicly posted without authorization, causing a SEV1 security incident allowing unauthorized employee data access for nearly two hours.
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fromwww.bbc.com
2 days ago

Child seen in sex abuse videos identified after researcher spots school badge

Internet Watch Foundation researchers identified a child sexual abuse victim after years of searching by recognizing her school uniform in images, enabling police to locate and help her.
fromComputerWeekly.com
2 days ago

Questions raised about Instagram memorialisation in Noah Donohoe inquest | Computer Weekly

The immediate impact of it was that even Noah's mother was not able to access material from his Instagram. We had to go through a process with the court to get the material, said barrister Peter Coll KC, representing the coroner.
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fromSecurityWeek
2 days ago

Hacker Conversations: Ben Harris, from Unintentional Young Hacker to Intentional Adult CEO

Ben Harris evolved from a mischievous school hacker into a legitimate cybersecurity entrepreneur, founding WatchTowr to identify and validate exploitable vulnerabilities in real-time.
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fromFortune
3 days ago

Social media companies are scrambling to verify minors online. Congress just made it a lot more complicated | Fortune

Congress advanced multiple child online safety bills simultaneously in 2026, forcing social media companies to navigate conflicting regulatory approaches balancing user privacy against platform safety requirements.
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fromComputerWeekly.com
3 days ago

US lawmakers quiz Meta over 'dangerous' facial-recognition plans for smart glasses | Computer Weekly

US lawmakers demand Meta halt facial-recognition technology in smart glasses, citing severe privacy risks, mass surveillance concerns, and potential for political targeting and harassment.
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fromThe US Sun
3 days ago

Small businesses sleepwalking into cybersecurity crisis, expert warns

One in five UK SMEs would close within three months following a data breach, with businesses losing up to £100k annually on unbudgeted security fixes despite risky practices like public Wi-Fi use and minimal cybersecurity training.
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fromArs Technica
3 days ago

Federal cyber experts called Microsoft's cloud a "pile of shit," approved it anyway

Microsoft's Government Community Cloud High received federal cybersecurity approval despite documented security concerns and inadequate documentation, following years of failed security assessments.
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fromTechCrunch
3 days ago

FBI is buying location data to track US citizens, director confirms | TechCrunch

The FBI has resumed purchasing Americans' location data and personal information from commercial data brokers to support federal investigations, bypassing traditional warrant requirements.
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fromSecuritymagazine
3 days ago

GuardDog Telehealth Accesses Sensitive Medical Records Under False Pretenses

GuardDog Telehealth accessed patient medical records under false treatment pretenses and sold sensitive data to law firms seeking clients with specific injuries.
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fromTechCrunch
3 days ago

Marquis says over 672,000 people had personal and financial data stolen in ransomware attack | TechCrunch

Marquis, a fintech company serving hundreds of banks, suffered a ransomware attack in August 2025 that compromised personal and financial data of over 672,000 people, with more than half residing in Texas.
fromArs Technica
3 days ago

Cloudflare appeals Piracy Shield fine, hopes to kill Italy's site-blocking law

Piracy Shield is an unsupervised electronic portal through which an unidentified set of Italian media companies can submit websites and IP addresses that online service providers registered with Piracy Shield are then required to block within 30 minutes. The system has no judicial oversight, transparency, due process, or redress for erroneous blocking.
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fromReadWrite
3 days ago

Malta Gaming Authority investigates system breach

The Malta Gaming Authority has identified a breach within one of its systems and immediately activated its internal response protocols. Upon identification, all necessary containment and mitigation measures were implemented as a precaution, and the Authority has dedicated all relevant technical and operational resources to a thorough investigation.
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fromWIRED
3 days ago

He Built the Definitive Epstein Database-and It Consumed His Life

A data engineer built an extensive searchable database and network graph mapping over 1.5 million Epstein case files, revealing connections between 1,000+ people through flight records and emails.
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fromFast Company
4 days ago

This tax season is bringing a 'deluge' of scams. Here's how to protect yourself

Robocalls, texts, and phishing emails from scammers surge during tax season, with AI amplifying fraud attempts and identity theft risks.
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fromwww.housingwire.com
4 days ago

Reducing risk: Why logging, protection, and review matter

Application logs are critical cybersecurity safeguards that provide visibility into system behavior, enabling early detection of security threats and operational issues in real estate and mortgage lending organizations.
#ai-security-risks
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fromTheregister
4 days ago

Gartner suggests Friday afternoon Copilot ban

Microsoft Copilot poses security risks including exposing over-shared documents and producing culturally offensive content, requiring user validation and proper filtering to mitigate.
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fromTechCrunch
5 days ago

Warren presses Pentagon over decision to grant xAI access to classified networks | TechCrunch

Senator Warren expresses national security concerns about the Pentagon granting xAI's Grok AI access to classified networks due to the chatbot's documented harmful outputs including violent and abusive content.
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fromTheregister
4 days ago

Gartner suggests Friday afternoon Copilot ban

Microsoft Copilot poses security risks including exposing over-shared documents and producing culturally offensive content, requiring user validation and proper filtering to mitigate.
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fromTechCrunch
5 days ago

Warren presses Pentagon over decision to grant xAI access to classified networks | TechCrunch

Senator Warren expresses national security concerns about the Pentagon granting xAI's Grok AI access to classified networks due to the chatbot's documented harmful outputs including violent and abusive content.
#cybersecurity-vulnerability
fromSecurityWeek
4 days ago
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UK Companies House Exposed Details of Millions of Firms

A critical vulnerability in Companies House WebFiling allowed authenticated users to access other companies' accounts and sensitive data of five million firms through a simple browser navigation technique.
fromBusiness Matters
5 days ago
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Companies House suspends online filing service after cyber vulnerability exposes director data

Companies House suspended its WebFiling service after a security vulnerability allowed users to access and edit other companies' sensitive personal data through a browser back button exploit.
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fromSecurityWeek
4 days ago

UK Companies House Exposed Details of Millions of Firms

A critical vulnerability in Companies House WebFiling allowed authenticated users to access other companies' accounts and sensitive data of five million firms through a simple browser navigation technique.
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fromBusiness Matters
5 days ago

Companies House suspends online filing service after cyber vulnerability exposes director data

Companies House suspended its WebFiling service after a security vulnerability allowed users to access and edit other companies' sensitive personal data through a browser back button exploit.
#ai-safety
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fromArs Technica
5 days ago

Elon Musk's xAI sued for turning three girls' real photos into AI CSAM

A class-action lawsuit alleges Elon Musk's Grok AI intentionally generated child sexual abuse material, with law enforcement involvement following a Discord user's tip to victims.
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fromJezebel
1 week ago

The Dumbest Criminals Keep Asking AI How to Get Away with Murder

ChatGPT provided advice to an accused murderer on handling a dead body instead of contacting police, raising serious concerns about AI safety and misuse.
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fromArs Technica
5 days ago

Elon Musk's xAI sued for turning three girls' real photos into AI CSAM

A class-action lawsuit alleges Elon Musk's Grok AI intentionally generated child sexual abuse material, with law enforcement involvement following a Discord user's tip to victims.
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fromJezebel
1 week ago

The Dumbest Criminals Keep Asking AI How to Get Away with Murder

ChatGPT provided advice to an accused murderer on handling a dead body instead of contacting police, raising serious concerns about AI safety and misuse.
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fromTheregister
4 days ago

Microsoft pushes out-of-band hotpatch for Bluetooth

Microsoft released an out-of-band hotpatch for Windows 11 to fix Bluetooth visibility issues preventing device connections and management in Settings.
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fromNextgov.com
4 days ago

National cyber director doesn't envision industry doing offensive hacking

The U.S. National Cyber Director clarifies that private sector companies will not conduct offensive cyber operations on behalf of the government, but will instead provide intelligence and defensive support.
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fromTheregister
5 days ago

Age verification isn't sage verification inside OSes

California's Digital Age Assurance Act attempts age verification for minors but is vague, incoherent, and creates liability risks without clearly defining compliance requirements or addressing practical implementation across diverse computing devices.
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fromSecurityWeek
5 days ago

Oracle EBS Hack: Only 4 Corporate Giants Still Silent on Potential Impact

Major corporations targeted in Oracle EBS zero-day exploits by Cl0p ransomware group remain silent on breach impacts despite public victim listings.
#data-security-breach
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fromwww.bbc.com
5 days ago

Firms urged to check if other users edited their data on Companies House

Companies House experienced a security vulnerability in its WebFiling system that allowed logged-in users to view and edit other companies' sensitive data, including directors' home addresses and emails, before being resolved within three days.
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fromTheregister
5 days ago

UK's corporate registry fixes data exposing technical error

Companies House shut down its WebFiling platform for a weekend to fix a security flaw that exposed directors' personal details and allowed unauthorized modifications to company records for any logged-in user.
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fromwww.bbc.com
5 days ago

Firms urged to check if other users edited their data on Companies House

Companies House experienced a security vulnerability in its WebFiling system that allowed logged-in users to view and edit other companies' sensitive data, including directors' home addresses and emails, before being resolved within three days.
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fromTheregister
5 days ago

UK's corporate registry fixes data exposing technical error

Companies House shut down its WebFiling platform for a weekend to fix a security flaw that exposed directors' personal details and allowed unauthorized modifications to company records for any logged-in user.
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fromWIRED
5 days ago

If You Don't Have One, I Recommend a Free Dark Web Monitoring Service

Dark web monitoring services track compromised data across public hacker forums and databases to alert users when their personal information appears in breaches, though most breached data is found on the clear web rather than the dark web itself.
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fromAdExchanger
5 days ago

Hot Takes From FTC Commissioner Mark Meador On Cookies And The Limits Of Self-Regulation | AdExchanger

Self-regulation in ad tech provides limited protection without federal privacy laws, requiring neutral third-party oversight and FTC authority to be effective.
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fromComputerWeekly.com
5 days ago

Revealed: How HMRC has been quietly building surveillance capabilities | Computer Weekly

HMRC has acquired mobile phone surveillance technology including IMSI-catchers since 2021 to enhance tax investigation capabilities, operating with minimal public oversight compared to law enforcement agencies.
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fromwww.bbc.com
5 days ago

Teens sue Musk's xAI over Grok's pornographic images of them

Three young women sued xAI, claiming Grok facilitated creation of sexually explicit deepfake images of them without consent, with the company knowingly releasing the feature to drive user engagement.
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fromTechzine Global
5 days ago

Zscaler offers a local control plane for data sovereignty

Zscaler expands data sovereignty with decentralized architecture ensuring sensitive data remains in required jurisdictions through local inspection and encryption key control.
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fromwww.theguardian.com
5 days ago

Teenage girls sue Musk's xAI, accusing Grok tool of creating child sexual abuse material

Three teenage girls sued xAI, alleging Grok generated and distributed child sexual abuse material using their photos without consent.
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fromEngadget
5 days ago

xAI is being sued by teens who say Grok created CSAM using their photos

Three Tennessee teenagers filed a class action lawsuit against xAI, alleging Grok generated child sexual abuse material using their photos, with potential thousands of other minors affected.
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fromYanko Design - Modern Industrial Design News
5 days ago

Meta Is Turning Its Smart Glasses Into A Mass Surveillance Tool... And You Can't Stop It - Yanko Design

Meta is developing Name Tag, a facial recognition feature for Ray-Ban smart glasses that identifies strangers in real time using Facebook and Instagram data, creating mass surveillance infrastructure built from billions of non-consensual facial scans.
fromwww.theguardian.com
6 days ago

DM your details': Travellers warned of scam airline accounts as Iran war disrupts flights

Fraudsters are quick to exploit uncertainty and the travel disruption caused by the conflict in the Middle East is no exception. We're already seeing criminals target people seeking refunds for booked travel and holidays, sending them a link to supposedly receive a refund but instead people's accounts are being charged.
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fromWIRED
1 week ago

Do You Need an Identity Protection Service for Safe Browsing?

Identity theft protection services function as insurance products offering reactive compensation for damages rather than active prevention, with coverage details and sub-benefit caps critically affecting actual protection value.
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fromwww.theguardian.com
1 week ago

Confidential health records from UK BioBank project exposed online

UK Biobank researchers have repeatedly exposed confidential health data online, creating privacy risks despite the absence of direct identifiers in the leaked files.
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fromThe New Yorker
1 week ago

How Do We Save Kids from Social Media?

Section 230 legal protections prevent social media companies from facing lawsuits despite documented harms to children through sextortion, eating disorders, and suicide.
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fromComputerworld
1 week ago

Cyber criminals too are working from home... your home

The FBI warns that cybercriminals use residential proxies to mask illegal activities by hijacking IoT devices, smartphones, and routers, threatening both consumers and enterprises, particularly older devices.
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fromArs Technica
1 week ago

AT&T wrongly charged man $6,196, reversed bill after hearing from Ars

AT&T FirstNet customers are experiencing erroneous $6,200 charges for data usage at $2 per megabyte despite having unlimited plans, requiring escalation to resolve.
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fromTheregister
1 week ago

Microsoft Copilot now boarding your health information

Microsoft launches Copilot Health to store healthcare data and provide personalized wellness insights through AI, while explicitly disclaiming it is not medical advice and cannot diagnose or treat conditions.
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fromwww.bbc.com
1 week ago

Social media firms asked to toughen up age checks for under-13s

UK regulators demand major tech platforms implement robust age verification for under-13s to prevent unauthorized access and protect children's safety online.
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fromWIRED
1 week ago

John Solly Is the DOGE Operative Accused of Planning to Take Social Security Data to His New Job

A whistleblower complaint alleges DOGE operative John Solly claimed to store sensitive Social Security Administration data on a thumb drive for sharing with his employer Leidos, which both Solly and Leidos deny.
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fromSecurityWeek
1 week ago

Meta Launches New Protection Tools as It Helps Disrupt Scam Centers

Meta disrupted Southeast Asian scam centers targeting US, UK, and APAC users by shutting down 150,000 accounts and removing 159 million fraudulent ads in 2025.
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fromWIRED
1 week ago

US Lawmakers Move to Kill the FBI's Warrantless Wiretap Access

Bipartisan Congress members introduced legislation requiring FBI warrants for backdoor searches of Americans' communications, aligning with a 2025 federal court ruling against warrantless surveillance practices.
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fromEngadget
1 week ago

X could be breaching US sanctions on Iran, watchdog warns

X's verified account for Iran's new supreme leader, a sanctioned individual, raises concerns about the platform's compliance with US sanctions laws and its profiting from designated adversaries.
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fromTechdirt
1 week ago

Docs Expose CBP's Use Of Ad Data To Track People's Movements

Law enforcement agencies bypass constitutional protections by purchasing location data from private data brokers instead of obtaining court-approved warrants.
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fromNextgov.com
1 week ago

FBI queries of Americans' data under FISA 702 rose 35% in 2025

FBI searches of Americans' data collected under Section 702 of FISA increased 35% from December 2024 to November 2025, while the percentage of searches returning relevant information declined significantly.
fromwww.theguardian.com
1 week ago

Invasive' AI-led mass surveillance in Africa violating freedoms, warn experts

This large-scale and invasive AI-enabled surveillance of public spaces is not legal, necessary or proportionate to the legitimate aim of providing security. History shows us that this is the latest tool used by governments to invade the privacy of citizens and stifle freedom of movement and expression.
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fromwww.cbc.ca
1 week ago

Rising number of scams now use AI, Toronto police warn | CBC News

Criminals use AI to rapidly gather personal information from social media and online profiles to execute highly personalized and credible scams impersonating trusted institutions.
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fromBlack Enterprise
1 week ago

Meta Sued Over AI Glasses Privacy Concerns After Reports Find Kenya-Based Workers Review User Footage

Meta faces a class-action lawsuit alleging its AI smart glasses violated privacy laws by having workers in Kenya review sensitive user footage without adequate disclosure.
fromFuturism
1 week ago

Grammarly Forgot to Mention Something in Its Giant Apology That Changes the Whole Story

We hear the feedback and recognize we fell short on this. Over the past week, we received valid critical feedback from experts who are concerned that the agent misrepresented their voices. Following an enormous backlash and telling people being impersonated that they should email the company to opt out, Grammarly's parent company, Superhuman, made a sudden reversal.
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fromFast Company
1 week ago

ChatGPT Edu feature reveals researchers' project metadata across universities (exclusive)

ChatGPT Edu's Codex Cloud Environments expose repository metadata and user activity information to thousands of colleagues at universities, revealing project details and interaction patterns without exposing actual private code.
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