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Coronavirus delays trial of alleged Russian hacker a third time
Justice has already been slow in this case, and the pandemic isn’t helping: His trial has been postponed for a third time.
Watch out for the new wave of COVID-19 scams, warns IRS
If somebody promises to get your economic impact payment fast, back away: it’s just one flavor of COVID-19 scam the tax agency is seeing.
Private photos leaked by PhotoSquared’s unsecured cloud storage
With no password required and no encryption in place, a burglar or ID thief could have seen your photos, your address and more.
US charges four Chinese military members with Equifax hack
The indictment suggests the hack was part of a series of major data thefts organized by Chinese military and intelligence agencies.
Cybercrooks busted for multimillion-dollar identity fraud
Organizations were attacked for employees’ data, including names, addresses and birthdates used to set up hundreds of bank accounts.
Cardplanet mastermind pleads guilty to credit card fraud
Cardplanet offered refunds on invalid card data, along with a card checking service that ensured a stolen card was still valid.
Doxed credit card data has two hours max before it’s nabbed
That’s pretty slow for thieves’ bots & scripts to grab it and test it, said a researcher who posted his card online.
Nationwide facial recognition ID program underway in France
It’s coming next month, in spite of a lawsuit and the data regulator’s protests about lack of consent, data security and privacy.
China’s new face-swapping app Zao gets whiplash-fast privacy backlash
Fast trip: in two days, it debuted, shot to the top of China’s App Store, sparked privacy outrage, and got banned by WeChat.