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Cyber criminals impersonate payroll, HR and benefits pl...

As per a recent FBI warning, criminals are phishing users of payroll, and simila...

Data broker protection rule quietly withdrawn by CFPB

The CFPB has decided to withdraw a 2024 rule that was aimed at limiting the sale...

Meta sent cease and desist letter over AI training

A privacy advocacy group has clapped back at Meta over its plans to start traini...

Android users bombarded with unskippable ads

The Kaleidoscope ad fraud network uses a combination of legitimate and malicious...

Google to pay $1.38 billion over privacy violations

The state of Texas reached a mammoth financial agreement with Google last week, ...

A week in security (May 4 – May 10)

A list of topics we covered in the week of May 4 to May 10 of 2025

AI is getting “creepy good” at geo-guessing

After hearing about ChatGPT o3 ability at geo-guessing we decided to run some te...

A week in security (April 21 – April 27)

A list of topics we covered in the week of April 21 to April 27 of 2025

Employee monitoring app exposes users, leaks 21+ millio...

WorkComposer, an employee monitoring app, has leaked millions of screenshots thr...

What privacy? Perplexity wants your data, builds browse...

AI search service Perplexity AI doesn't just want you using its app—it wants to ...

Digital rampage saw ex-Disney employee remove nut aller...

A former Disney employee has been sentenced to three years in prison for compute...

Fake Social Security Statement emails trick users into ...

Fake emails pretending to come from the US Social Security Administration try to...

Zero-day attacks on browsers and smartphones drop, says...

Cybercriminals are having less success targeting end-user technology with zero-d...

The 3 biggest cybersecurity threats to small businesses

These 3 cybersecurity threats may not be the most sophisticated, but they're the...

Apple AirPlay SDK devices at risk of takeover—make sure...

Researchers found a set of vulnerabilities that puts all devices leveraging Appl...

On world password day, Microsoft says fewer passwords, ...

Passwords are becoming things of the past. Passkeys are more secure, easier to m...

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