Security News

Woman sues US border patrol over data copied from seized iPhone
2018-08-28 08:54

The Muslim American wants assurances that the data - including photos of her not wearing a hijab - are deleted.

Bitcoin backer sues AT&T for $240m over stolen cryptocurrency
2018-08-15 19:12

Michael Terpin not happy about funds-draining SIM swap fraud A bitcoin investor is suing AT&T for $240m after it allegedly ported his phone number to a hacker, allowing the criminal to steal $24m...

Mozilla to Researchers: Stay Away From User Data and We Won’t Sue
2018-08-06 16:52

Security researchers looking to find bugs in Firefox should not worry about Mozilla suing them, the Internet organization says. That is, of course, as long as they don’t mess with user data. read more

EFF Sues to Repeal Controversial Online Sex Trafficking FOSTA Law
2018-06-29 17:51

The Electronic Frontier Foundation on Thursday announced a lawsuit against the recently passed controversial FOSTA law.

Silk road adviser caught, Kaspersky sues Dutch paper, and Vietnam's tech clampdown
2018-06-16 11:57

Also, Weight Watchers is light on security Roundup This week included a big Patch Tuesday bundle, a fresh fine for Yahoo!, and yet another Intel bug that potentially exposes sensitive kernel information.…

Librarian Sues Equifax Over 2017 Data Breach, Wins $600
2018-06-13 20:14

In the days following revelations last September that big-three consumer credit bureau Equifax had been hacked and relieved of personal data on nearly 150 million people, many Americans no doubt...

Clock blocker: Woman sues bosses over fingerprint clock-in tech
2018-06-04 19:46

Worker time-keeping system at center of biometric privacy legal battle in the US A former employee at a nursing home is alleging the company and its equipment provider violated the US state of...

Doctor sues patient for $1m over bad online reviews
2018-06-01 12:01

The patient claims to have gone for a free checkup, and came out with a $427 bill, plus a $1300 bill to her insurance company.

Operator of World's Top Internet Hub Sues German Spy Agency
2018-05-31 02:39

Berlin - The operator of the world's largest internet hub challenged the legality of sweeping telecoms surveillance by Germany's spy agency, a German court heard Wednesday. The BND foreign...

Netflix, Dropbox promise not to sue security researchers, with caveats
2018-03-23 20:26

Netflix and Dropbox have both noted recently that they won’t sue security researchers who find and disclose vulnerabilities in their products. The only caveat is: the researchers must conduct the...