Security News

Latest APT 28 Campaign Incorporates Fake EFF Spearphishing Scam (Threatpost)
2015-08-28 17:46

An attack that uses the same path names, Java payloads, and Java exploit as one earlier this summer was found leveraging a fake EFF site.

Privacy Badger 1.0 Released With Support For EFF Do Not Track Policy (Threatpost)
2015-08-10 15:13

The EFF has released the 1.0 version of Privacy Badger, its browser extension that blocks the hidden trackers used on many sites to follow users around the Web. The extension has been out in beta...

EFF's Privacy Badger prevents users being tracked online (Help Net Security)
2015-08-07 11:18

The Electronic Frontier Foundation has finally released version 1.0 of Privacy Badger, a browser extension that blocks some of the sneakiest trackers that try to spy on your Web browsing habits. Mo...

EFF, AdBlock and Others Launch New Do Not Track Standard (Threatpost)
2015-08-03 15:14

After years of discussions, disagreements, and digressions, the Do Not Track header is supported by all of the major browsers. But because there’s no real requirement for sites or advertisers to...

EFF Hopeful Car Hacking Demo Could Help Yield DMCA Exemption (Threatpost)
2015-07-22 18:03

The latest car hacking research from Charlie Miller and Chris Valasek has elicited a broad spectrum of reactions: admiration for the skill; outrage at the danger the demo may have put drivers; and...

EFF delves into privacy practices of Apple, Google, Twitter, and others (Help Net Security)
2015-06-19 06:50

Our digital lives are leaving data trails through social networking sites, email providers, Internet service providers, and mobile apps. But which companies fight the hardest to protect their customer...