Security News

Did you know you can see the ad boxes Facebook sorts us into?
2019-01-18 11:49

...or that they can edit the (often inaccurate) pigeon-holes Facebook likes to put us in, a study found.

Hackers who DDoSed African telecom and US hospital get long prison sentences
2019-01-14 12:45

Two men who launched DDoS attacks against a variety of targets have received substantial prison sentences on Friday. Attacks against Liberian telecom 30-year-old Daniel Kaye (aka “BestBuy”), from...

AT&T, Sprint, Verizon, T-Mobile US pledge, again, to not sell your location to shady geezers. Sorry, we don't believe them
2019-01-11 22:58

Fool me once, shame on, shame on you. Fool me, you can't get fooled again, OK US cellphone networks have promised – again – that they will stop selling records of their subscribers' whereabouts to...

AT&T, Sprint, Verizon, T-Mobile US pledge, again, to not sell you location to shady geezers. Sorry, we don't believe them
2019-01-11 22:58

Fool me once, some on, shame on you. Fool me, you can't get fooled again, OK US cellphone networks have promised – again – that they will stop selling records of their subscribers' whereabouts to...

Jeep hacking lawsuit shifts into gear for trial after US Supremes refuses to hit the brakes
2019-01-08 23:00

Owners claim security vulns have damaged resale price A class-action lawsuit claiming Fiat-Chrysler knew about, but failed to fix, significant cybersecurity holes in its cars will go to trial in...

Senator Wyden goes ballistic after US telcos caught selling people's location data yet again
2019-01-08 19:04

Rights warrior ticked off after yet another report of whereabouts being flogged to dodgy geezers US Senator Ron Wyden is renewing his calls for legislation banning the sale of people's private...

US Gadget Love Forecast to Grow Despite Trust Issues
2019-01-07 06:47

The US tech industry is weathering a crisis of confidence over data protection and a difficult geopolitical situation, with record sales expected in 2019, organizers of the Consumer Electronics...

#US
Bay Area: Join us 1/9 to talk about personal data security in 2019
2019-01-03 18:08

Researcher Ashkan Soltani will discuss what happens when companies sell your data.

US newspapers battle ransomware
2019-01-03 13:54

On 29 December one of America's largest publishing groups, Tribune Media, found itself battling a major ransomware attack.

Hacker cyber-gang: Give us cyber-cash for cyber-cache of 18,000 stolen Sept 11th insurance docs
2019-01-03 00:20

Law firm computers raided, siphoned of info – and companies can pay to redact files, it is claimed The hackers who claim to have breached a British insurer last year say their cache of pilfered...