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California IoT Cybersecurity Bill Signed into Law
2018-10-01 12:32

California Governor Jerry Brown last week signed the country’s first Internet of Things (IoT) cybersecurity law, along with a controversial state-level net neutrality law. read more

Dark Web Azorult Generator Offers Free Binaries to Cybercrooks
2018-10-01 11:56

The Gazorp online builder makes it easy to start stealing passwords, credit-card information, cryptocurrency wallet data and more.

Facebook: turn off SMS 2FA if you don’t want your number used for ads
2018-10-01 11:24

Facebook has been adding phone numbers registered for 2FA to the other data it uses to target people with advertising.

More on the Five Eyes Statement on Encryption and Backdoors
2018-10-01 11:22

Earlier this month, I wrote about a statement by the Five Eyes countries about encryption and back doors. (Short summary: they like them.) One of the weird things about the statement is that it...

Monero fixes major ‘burning bug’ flaw, preventing mass devaluation
2018-10-01 11:13

The flaw arises from the use of stealth wallet addresses, an anonymity concept that's especially important to privacy-sensitive Monero users.

Facebook Submits GDPR Breach Notification to Irish Watchdog
2018-10-01 10:48

Report Into 50 Million Breached Accounts is Incomplete, Privacy Watchdog WarnsTo comply with GDPR, Facebook has notified Ireland's data privacy watchdog about the massive breach it has suffered,...

Tory party's conference app editable by world+dog, blabs party members' digits
2018-10-01 10:20

While Nadine Dorries' website extols 'block-chain spanning the 499km Irish border' The UK's Conservative Party has kicked off its annual conference by exposing its MPs' phone numbers to anyone...

Python-based attack tools are the most common vector for launching exploit attempts
2018-10-01 09:52

Hackers have an obvious predilection for Python-based attack tools, says Imperva. “When examining the use of Python in attacks against sites we protect, the result was unsurprising – a large...

Telegram Calling Feature Leaks Your IP Addresses—Patch Released
2018-10-01 09:03

The desktop version of the security and privacy-focused, end-to-end encrypted messaging app, Telegram, has been found leaking both users' private and public IP addresses by default during voice...

California Governor signs strong net neutrality protections into law
2018-10-01 08:37

California Governor Jerry Brown signed into law SB 822, the strongest and most comprehensive state-level net neutrality bill in the country. The bill passed the state legislature with overwhelming...