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Google to Delete Billions of Browsing Records in 'Incognito Mode' Privacy Lawsuit Settlement
2024-04-02 07:08

Google has agreed to purge billions of data records reflecting users' browsing activities to settle a class action lawsuit that claimed the search giant tracked them without their knowledge or...

What the ID of tomorrow may look like
2024-04-02 05:00

Now, we also have them in identity documents, for instance in the Austrian national ID card. A QR code in an identity document stores the personal data of its holder, such as name, gender, citizenship, date of birth, ID card number, etc.

Massive Phishing Campaign Strikes Latin America: Venom RAT Targeting Multiple Sectors
2024-04-02 04:54

The threat actor known as TA558 has been attributed to a new massive phishing campaign that targets a wide range of sectors in Latin America with the goal of deploying Venom RAT. The attacks...

Cloud Active Defense: Open-source cloud protection
2024-04-02 04:30

Cloud Active Defense is an open-source solution that integrates decoys into cloud infrastructure. It creates a dilemma for attackers: risk attacking and being detected immediately, or avoid the traps and reduce their effectiveness.

Why AI forensics matters now
2024-04-02 04:00

In this Help Net Security video, Sylvia Acevedo, who serves on the Boards of Qualcomm and Credo, discusses why companies should invest in forensic capabilities and why forensics will be such an important topic as AI continues to be integrated into infrastructures and workflows. In an era where AI is becoming increasingly integral to business operations, the lack of comprehensive education and training in AI forensics poses a significant threat.

73% brace for cybersecurity impact on business in the next year or two
2024-04-02 03:30

The 2024 Cisco Cybersecurity Readiness Index highlights that readiness is down significantly from one year ago, when 15% of companies were ranked mature. 73% of respondents said they expect a cybersecurity incident to disrupt their business in the next 12 to 24 months.

6 keys to navigating security and app development team tensions
2024-04-02 03:00

The security team's animosity toward development teams grows as they view developers as not "Taking security seriously enough." That's why I've decided to share what I've learned from managing the application security team at a large telecom with some success in balancing the tensions between developers and security.

India rescues 250 citizens enslaved by Cambodian cybercrime gang
2024-04-02 01:04

The Indian government says it rescued and repatriated 250 citizens who sought jobs in Cambodia, only to be forced into conducting cybercrime once they arrived. India Today reports that there are at least 5,000 more held captive in Cambodia and forced to launch scams that have generated nearly $60,000,000 in the last six months.

Six banks share customer info to help Singapore fight money laundering
2024-04-02 00:59

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US House of Reps tells staff: No Microsoft Copilot for you!
2024-04-01 22:34

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