Security News

Alleged Nigerian social engineer wins free flight to the US for business email fraud and love scams
2019-12-11 00:24

Feds get extradition for 64 year-old fraud suspect who allegedly netted hundreds of thousands of dollars A 64 year-old man from Nigeria is set to be tried in the US on charges he was the brains...

US Probe Finds Cambridge Analytica Misled Facebook Users on Data
2019-12-09 14:58

US regulators concluded Friday that British consultancy Cambridge Analytica -- at the center of a massive scandal on hijacking of Facebook data -- deceived users of the social network about how it...

DHS Retreats on Possible Facial Screening of US Citizens
2019-12-09 07:35

The Homeland Security Department is backing away from requiring that U.S. citizens submit to facial-recognition technology when they leave or enter the country. read more

US parents file class action against TikTok over children’s privacy
2019-12-06 12:10

Collecting children's data without their guardians' consent is illegal under COPPA and already earned TikTok a huge fine.

US Indicts 'Evil Corp' Hackers With Alleged Russian Intelligence Ties
2019-12-05 18:52

A Lamborghini-driving Moscow hacker who called his operation Evil Corp and has ties to the FSB Russian intelligence service was indicted by US authorities Thursday for the cybertheft of tens of...

Huawei Asks Court to Throw Out US Telecom Funds Ban
2019-12-05 17:07

Chinese tech giant Huawei is asking a U.S. federal court to throw out a rule that bars rural phone carriers from using government money to purchase its equipment on security grounds. read more

DHS May Require US Citizens Be Photographed at Airports
2019-12-04 14:31

Federal officials are considering requiring that all travelers — including American citizens — be photographed as they enter or leave the country as part of an identification system using...

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.