Security News

TikTok Sued in US Over Alleged China Data Transfer
2019-12-04 05:41

A university student in California has filed a class-action lawsuit against video app TikTok, which she accuses of harvesting large amounts of user data and storing it in China. "TikTok...

TikTok owner to separate company over US national security worries
2019-12-02 10:30

Chinese-owned video-sharing app TikTok might be under fire from US politicians but it’s not going to go down without a fight.

US tightens rules on drone use in policy update
2019-11-29 11:22

When it comes to managing drones (Unmanned Aircraft Systems, or UAS) the US Department of Justice wants Americans to know it’s on the case.

New US Federal Privacy Bill Gets Proposed
2019-11-28 04:48

Legislation Designed on the Same Lines as CCPAU.S. Sen. Maria Cantwell has proposed a federal privacy legislation called the Consumer Online Privacy Rights Act, which could expand the rights of...

This week, we give thanks to Fortinet for reminding us what awful crypto with hardcoded keys looks like
2019-11-28 00:42

Plus more from the world of infosec Roundup Here's a summary of recent infosec news beyond what we've already covered – earlier than usual because some of us have Thanksgiving to get through in...

EU raises eyebrows at possible US encryption ban
2019-11-27 12:26

EU officials have warned that they may not take kindly to a US encryption ban or insertion of crypto backdoor technology.

Stop us if you've heard this one: Facebook and Twitter profiles silently slurped by shady code
2019-11-26 05:11

Rogue SDKs covertly harvested personal info, it is claimed Twitter and Facebook on Monday claimed some third-party apps quietly collected swathes of personal information from people's accounts...

US Regulators Bar Govt Telecom Funds for Huawei, ZTE
2019-11-25 07:17

U.S. communications regulators have cut off government funding for equipment from two Chinese companies, citing security threats. read more

T-Mobile US hacked, Monero wallet app infected, public info records on 1.2bn people leak from database...
2019-11-23 10:06

...OnePlus also compromised, and much more Roundup Time for another roundup of all the security news that's fit to print and that we haven't covered yet.…

New Legislation Would Block US Firms From Storing Personal Data in China, Russia
2019-11-20 20:52

New legislation introduced this week aims to put a stop to the flow of Americans’ sensitive personal data to countries that threaten national security.  read more