Thousands of Android apps permanently record your online activity for ad targeting
At least 17,000 Android applications are creating permanent records of your online activity for advertising purposes even when you ask for such information to...
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Chinese company leaves Muslim-tracking facial recognition database exposed online
One of the facial recognition databases that the Chinese government is using to track the Uyghur Muslim population in the Xinjiang region has been...
Australian government offers AU$10m in grants for children’s online safety
The federal government has announced a grant program that will see a total of AU$10 million handed out to non-government organisations (NGOs) to deliver...
Refrigeration Systems Used by Supermarkets, Hospitals Left Exposed Online
Thousands of instances of a temperature control system are exposed to remote attacks from the internet due to users’ failure to change default passwords...
How to Keep Your Data Safe When Spending Money Online
Data security experts regularly warn us about keeping our data safe when it comes to our online accounts and how we spend money on...
20 Indicted in Multimillion-Dollar Online Fraud Scheme
Federal prosecutors have indicted 20 people in a multimillion-dollar international online fraud scheme. The case announced Thursday stems from a lengthy investigation out of...
Scammer groups are exploiting Gmail ‘dot accounts’ for online fraud
Image: Agari // Composition: ZDNet Cyber-criminal groups are exploiting a Gmail feature to file for fraudulent unemployment benefits, file fake tax returns, and bypass...
YubiKey: Protect your Facebook, Google, and other online accounts with this hardware authentication key
This USB thumb drive is one serious and secure business tool Looking for a quick, easy, and affordable way to protect your Google account,...
The Tricky Balance in Declining or Accepting Online Payments
False positives are one of the biggest problems for security controls. In malware detection they interrupt work and divert incident response away from real...
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Police Shut Down xDedic – An Online Market for Cyber Criminals
In an international operation involving law enforcement authorities from the U.S. and several European countries, feds have shut down an online underground marketplace and...