Most of the US and China’s requests had to do with investigations into fraud, suspected account access and phishing.
Monthly Archives: January 2020
What do online file sharers want with 70,000 Tinder images?
A researcher has discovered thousands of Tinder users’ images publicly available for free online.
FBI seizes credentials-for-sale site WeLeakInfo.com
The FBI has seized the domain for WeLeakInfo.com, a site that sold breached data records, after a multinational effort by law enforcement.
FBI to inform election officials about hacking attempts
The FBI has announced that it will tell local election officials when hackers try to infiltrate their systems.
Teen entered ‘dark rabbit hole of suicidal content’ online
Molly Russell’s grieving father has backed a psychiatrists’ report, saying that tech companies must be forced to hand over anonymized data.
Facebook and Instagram ban alleged ‘brainwashing’ service
The Spinner personalises “subconscious influencing” for a specific target.
5 tips to avoid spear-phishing attacks
Our tips will help you boost your resistance to phishing, even when the crooks make a determined effort to reel you in.
Oracle’s January 2020 update patches 334 security flaws
The January 2020 update featured a joint record of 334 patches, matching an identical number released in July 2018.
Google will now accept your iPhone as an authentication key
Google has updated its Smart Lock to let iOS users security-dongle-ize their iPhones.
Facial recognition is real-life ‘Black Mirror’ stuff, Ocasio-Cortez says
“People think they’re going to put on a cute filter and have puppy dog ears, and not realize that that data’s being collected.”