Security News

News Wrap: Amazon Echo Privacy, Facebook FTC Fines and Biometrics Regulation
2019-04-26 17:57

On this week's Threatpost news wrap, the team discusses Facebook's FTC fine for its data security practices, a report that Amazon is collecting Echo users' geolocation data, and more.

Amazon Employees Given ‘Broad Access’ to Personal Alexa Info
2019-04-25 15:55

An auditing program for the voice assistant technology exposes geolocation data that can be personally identified, sources said.

Amazon Auditors Listen to Echo Recordings, Report Says
2019-04-11 12:54

Amazon is under fire for its privacy policies after a Bloomberg report revealed that the company hires auditors to listen to Echo recordings.

SEC Allows Shareholder Votes on Amazon Facial "Rekognition"
2019-04-08 17:59

Amazon shareholders will get the opportunity to vote on two non-binding shareholders' resolutions concerning the Amazon Rekognition facial recognition system. read more

Facebook and Amazon are Locked in a Blame Game Over Leaked Data: Who’s Really To Blame?
2019-04-04 17:31

After two databases were discovered leaking Facebook data, Facebook and Amazon are both pointing fingers - but researchers say the onus lies on all parties involved as data collection continues to grow.

540 Million Facebook User Records Found On Unprotected Amazon Servers
2019-04-03 19:18

It's been a bad week for Facebook users. First, the social media company was caught asking some of its new users to share passwords for their registered email accounts and now… ...the bad week...

Investigator Says Amazon Chief's Phone Hacked by Saudis
2019-03-31 23:54

The investigator hired to look into the release of intimate images of Jeff Bezos said Saturday he has concluded that Saudi Arabian authorities hacked the Amazon chief's phone to access his...

AWS launches Concurrency Scaling, a new Amazon Redshift feature
2019-03-29 01:30

Amazon Web Services, an Amazon.com company, announced the general availability of Concurrency Scaling, a new Amazon Redshift feature that automatically adds and removes capacity to handle...

FireOS Flaw Allowed Limited Content Injection in Amazon Tablets
2019-02-08 15:31

A vulnerability in FireOS, the Amazon Fire Tablet's operating system, has been patched.

AWS Provides Secure Access to Internal Assets With Amazon WorkLink
2019-01-24 18:59

Amazon Web Services (AWS) on Wednesday announced the launch of Amazon WorkLink, a service that enables organizations to provide employees easy and secure access to internal websites and...