The Democratic National Committee has filed a civil complaint accusing Russia of trying to hack its computers as recently as November 2018.
Monthly Archives: January 2019
Is the Ten Year Challenge a Facebook scam???
Get a grip.
Twitter bug exposed some Android private tweets to public view
The latest privacy glitch, which went unnoticed for over four years, may trigger yet another EU privacy probe.
Attackers used a LinkedIn job ad and Skype call to breach bank’s defences
A Chilean Senator has taken to Twitter with alarming news – the company running the country’s ATM network suffered a serious cyberattack.
State agency exposes 3TB of data, including FBI info and remote logins
Oklahoma’s Department of Securities (ODS) exposed 3TB of files in plain text containing sensitive data on the public internet this month.
Tim Cook demands a way for users to delete their personal data
The Apple CEO wants the FTC to set up a data-broker clearinghouse so people can see the data that companies have collected on them.
Serious Security: What 2000 years of cryptography can teach us
Here’s a fascinating history of cryptography that has plenty to teach you – and you don’t need a degree in mathematics to follow along!
Vast data-berg washes up 1.16 billion pwned records
Have I Been Pwned? (HIBP) has revealed a huge cache of breached email addresses and passwords, which it has named Collection #1.
Google cracks down on access to your Android phone and SMS data
Android apps that want access to your call and SMS data now have to pass muster with Google’s team of reviewers.
Did you know you can see the ad boxes Facebook sorts us into?
…or that they can edit the (often inaccurate) pigeon-holes Facebook likes to put us in, a study found.