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U.S. senator exposes data purchases

Plus, 700 million LinkedIn profiles get their data scraped, and a new report on facial recognition shows little accountability

2 Jul 2021 min read

Privacy advocates say “no” to eproctoring

Plus, the US and EU team up against ransomware, and the right to repair

25 Jun 2021 min read

iOS 15 helps normalize digital IDs

Plus, Android gets some new safety features and a single configuration error takes down websites around the world

18 Jun 2021 min read

Colonial Pipeline hobbled by a single password

Colonial Pipeline CEO told the U.S. Senate that the massive ransomware attack that disrupted fuel shipments was caused by attackers stealing one password.

11 Jun 2021 min read

Autonomous killer drones hunt soldiers

Plus, a Russian hacking group poses as USAID and cybercriminals face their peers in a shadow court system

4 Jun 2021 min read

Update your Mac to prevent sneaky screenshots

Apple’s Big Sur 11.4 patches a security flaw that could be exploited to take screenshots, record audio and video, and access files on someone else’s Mac without their knowing.

28 May 2021 min read

Insurer against ransom payments gets hit with ransomware

Avaddon ransomware group targeted Asia-based insurer AXA with DDoS attacks and ransomware just a week after the insurance company announced it was dropping support for ransomware payments in France.

21 May 2021 min read