According to a report last Friday, SecureWorks cybersecurity researchers discovered that Iran is supporting attackers to use social media platforms like LinkedIn and Facebook to conduct cyber espionage, steal information, and control web actions of unsuspecting victims. For instance, fake LinkedIn account Mia Ash has more...
Last Wednesday, Lucca Hirschi and Ravishankar Borgaonkar presented a research at the Black Hat convention that showed a cryptographic error on 3G and 4G LTE networks which can be exploited to monitor user activity. 3G and 4G LTE were thought to be impenetrable from stealth tracking,...
New York — Last Friday, a report stated that privacy supporters in New York were wary about the invasive use of the Textalyzer, a monitoring device that helps authorities track when people are texting while driving. Those in favor argue that the content of their texts...
Las Vegas, Nevada — Last Wedneday, Kryptowire security researchers disclosed that Shanghai Adups Technology phones are covertly sending device data to its mother company's server in China. Adups was previously caught sending user data without consent last November 2016. But this time, Kryptowire confirms they...
Brussels, Belgium - Last Wednesday, the European Court of Justice (EJC) ruled against EU leaders' draft to store and share blanket data of people flying from Europe to Canadian airports. EJC stated that the law could not be accepted in its current state, suggesting it...
Vienna, Austria — In a report last Thursday, a law drafting permission for authorities to conduct surveillance on Skype and WhatsApp messaging platforms was discarded by Austria's Social Democrats (SPO). According to SPO judicial affairs spokesperson Hannes Jarolim, the bill contradicted the rule of law,...
Stockholm, Sweden — Last Tuesday, possible leaks due to a rushed Swedish Transport Agency contract with IBM sparked great concern from Swedish Prime Minister Stefan Lofven as it involved exposure of citizen's sensitive information. The IT issue happened back in 2015, with Lofven stating he...
According to news last Tuesday, Wisconsin-based snack stall provider Three Square Market (32M) is set to embed radio-frequency identification (RFID) microchips to its employees. The plan is the first in the U.S., with all 50 workers slated to have voluntary chip implantation by the following week....
Last Wednesday, a draft EU agreement to send airline passenger data with Canada was stopped by the European Court of Justice (ECJ). The proposed regulation allows the sharing and storage of passenger name records (PNR) which the ECJ deemed an unjustified sharing of personal information. The...
Users of the 'fully loaded' Kodi equipment that depended on updates from TVAddons sites are now in danger of having personal security issues. The problem began when famous online TV plug-ins company TVAddons was shut down in June for copyright infringement. According to TorrentFreak, the...