FaceApp

Beware Fun: Should You be Worried about FaceApp? Maybe

If you’ve been on Facebook, Instagram, Twitter and doubtless other social platforms over the past few days, you have probably seen pictures of friends...
Desjardins data breach

Canadian Credit Union Desjardins Data Breached by Employee

Canadian financial institution Desjardins reported a data breach that compromised the personal information of 2.7 million customers and 173,000 businesses. The compromised data included names,...
Children's online privacy

Tech Giants Are Using Children’s Online Data Like It’s 1999 (or...

While there is significantly more to be done to protect our data, consumers have never been better apprised of the imperiled state of their...
eavesdrop

Google Employees Are Eavesdropping on Customers

Google employees and subcontractors are listening to recordings gleaned from Google Home smart speakers and the Google Assistant smartphone app. A report from Belgian news...
Facebook Libra

Does Anyone Like Facebook’s Libra Currency?

Facebook’s plans to launch a new currency in cahoots with other digital giants is encountering heavy interference from the Congress and the Federal Reserve...
British Airways GDPR

British Airways Faces Record GDPR Fine

The 2018 data breach of British Airways may prove to be a record-breaking data compromise with the announcement of a newly proposed $230 million...
Russian election interference

Two Russians Accused of Election Interference Arrested in Libya

In international election security news, the Libyan government arrested two men with ties to a Russian troll farm. They are accused of working to...
compromise by proxy

Compromise by Proxy? Why You Should Be Losing Sleep Tonight

If you've heard of the medical bill collector American Medical Collections Agency (AMCA), it's probably not because you saw an ad on TV. Most...
Equifax prison

Prison Time for Former Equifax Executive

The former CIO of Equifax has been sentenced to prison for selling his stock in the company before news of its 2017 data breach...
Election security obstruction

Senate Republicans Block Election Security Bill

A bill that would provide a billion dollars to states for election security was blocked by Senate Republicans. The Election Security Act, proposed by presidential...

US-Iran Cyberwar Heats Up

President Trump has authorized a round of cyber attacks against Iran, and U.S. companies and agencies are bracing for counter attacks. The Washington Post reported...

Adam Levin on CBS This Morning: Catfish Scheme Leads to Murder

Adam Levin was featured on CBS This Morning where he discussed the recent catfish scheme that led to the murder of an Alaska teenager. Levin...
Privacy law

Will Business Lose Its Cookies Over These New Privacy Laws?

Last month marked the one-year anniversary of the European Union's General Data Privacy Regulation, or GDPR. Since then, California and New York State have created...
SHIELD Act New York

New York State Strengthens Breach Notification Requirements

The State of New York has passed a revision to its existing laws governing data breach notification requirements and consumer data protection. The Stop Hacks...
Deepfake

Deepfake LinkedIn Profile Shows Espionage Threat

A deepfake account with possible connections to foreign espionage activity has been identified on LinkedIn. “Katie Jones” purported to be a senior researcher for the...
Evite breach

Evite Experiences Data Breach

Online invitation service Evite notified users about a data breach of user data that included names, usernames, email addresses, passwords, and mailing addresses. The company...
Bad at Cybersecurity

You’re Probably Worse Than You Think at Cybersecurity. You’re Not Alone.

If you're like most people, you feel confident and well-informed about online security, and if you're like most people you have absolutely no reason to...
Maine Privacy Act

Maine Passes Internet Privacy Bill

Maine has passed a bill prohibiting ISPs from using and selling the data of internet users within the state. The Act to Protect the Privacy...
Russian troll activity

Revealed: 2016 Russian Troll Activity More Lucrative and Widespread

Online activity by Russian trolls in the lead-up to the 2016 election was significantly more widespread than initially estimated, cybersecurity firm Symantec concluded. Symantec announced...
Photo leak

Photo Sharing System Leaks More than 11 Million Pics

At least 11 million public and private photographs were found on an unsecured database connected to an online photo sharing service. Researchers from VPNMentor discovered...