Security News

Sneaky Web Tracking Technique Under Heavy Scrutiny by GDPR
2018-06-21 20:47

Don’t expect tracking methods such as browser fingerprinting to disappear anytime soon, even with GDPR, warns the EFF.

Please tighten your passwords and assume the brace position, says plane-tracking site
2018-06-21 07:30

Data breach at Flightradar24 scored some email addresses and hashed passwords Aviation professionals enthusiasts have been told to change their passwords after flight-tracking site flightradar24/...

Apple says no to Facebook’s tracking
2018-06-06 14:11

Apple will stop Facebook and advertisers from tracking users across multiple sites (cross-site tracking), running their ads or embedding content such as ‘like’ buttons.

California tests digital license plates. Is tracking cars next?
2018-05-30 11:56

Beyond potential police surveillance, the plates could be as susceptible to hacking as other wireless and IoT technologies.

Google in court over ‘clandestine tracking’ of 4.4m iPhone users
2018-05-23 12:14

The search giant could be looking at a giant fine of up to $4.3b.

TeenSafe Tracking App Exposes Thousands of Private Records
2018-05-21 19:30

Records for a mobile app that parents can use to monitor what their kids are doing online has been exposed in the latest Amazon Web Services cloud misconfiguration.

Real-Time Mobile Phone Location Tracking: Questions Mount
2018-05-18 18:18

After Securus Technologies Gets Hacked, LocationSmart Fixes Data-Exposing FlawFollowing reports about U.S. companies that enable government and other users to access real-time tracking information...

Phone tracking service LocationSmart exposed API, allowing anyone to track you
2018-05-18 12:46

An unsecured API used in a product demo can be exploited by attackers to track phone locations without the consent of end users.

LocationDumb: phone tracker foul-up exposes world+dog to tracking
2018-05-18 00:03

Securus wasted its money: the data was just sitting there The parade of bad privacy news this week has managed to get even worse, as one of the companies associated with the selling of phone...

Tracking Firm LocationSmart Leaked Location Data for Customers of All Major U.S. Mobile Carriers in Real Time Via Its Web Site
2018-05-17 18:29

LocationSmart, a U.S. based company that acts as an aggregator of real-time data about the precise location of mobile phone devices, has been leaking this information to anyone via a buggy...