Apple Slams UK Surveillance Bill Proposals

Fourth Amendment Is Not for Sale Act Goes Back to Congress

A bill to prevent cops and spies from buying Americans’ data instead of getting a warrant has a fighting chance in the US Congress as lawmakers team up against surveillance overreach.

Dating App Spills 340GB Of Steamy Data And 260,000 User Profiles

JumpCloud Says Nation State Hackers Targeted Customers

Microsoft Warns That A Chinese Cyberattack Breached Government Email Accounts

Data For 11 Million Patients Stolen In Breach Of HCA Healthcare

Privacy Activists Slam EU-US Pact On Data Sharing

The Quiet Rise of Real-Time Crime Centers

Cities across the US have established RTCCs that police say protect the rights of innocent people, but critics warn of creeping surveillance.

Russia’s Notorious Troll Farm Disbands

Plus: A French bill would allow spying via phone cameras, ATM skimmers target welfare families, and Japan’s largest cargo port gets hit with ransomware.

S3 Ep142: Putting the X in X-Ops

How to get all your corporate "Ops" teams working together, with cybersecurity correctness as a guiding light.

Don't Join Threads—Make Instagram's 'Twitter Killer' Join You

Meta’s Twitter alternative promises that it will work with decentralized platforms, giving you greater control of your data. You can hold the company to that—if you don't sign up.

US Spies Are Buying Americans' Private Data. Congress Has a Chance to Stop It

The National Defense Authorization Act may include new language forbidding government entities from buying Americans' search histories, location data, and more.

Swedish Data Protection Authority Warns Companies Against Google Analytics Use

The Swedish data protection watchdog has warned companies against using Google Analytics due to risks posed by U.S. government surveillance, following similar moves by Austria, France, and Italy last year. The development comes in the aftermath of an audit initiated by the Swedish Authority for Privacy Protection (IMY) against four companies CDON, Coop, Dagens Industri, and Tele2. "In its audits

TSA Hopes To Expand Facial Recognition To Hundreds of Airports Within Next Decade

US Supreme Court Hands Cyberstalkers a First Amendment Victory

Plus: Hackers knock out Russian military satellite communications, a spyware maker gets breached, and the SEC targets a victim company's CISO.

S3 Ep141: What was Steve Jobs’s first job?

Latest episode - listen now! (Full transcript inside.)

Employee monitoring: Is ‘bossware’ right for your company?

While employee monitoring software may boost productivity, it may also be a potential privacy minefield and it can affect your relationship with your employees

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Android Spy App LetMeSpy Suffers Major Data Breach, Exposing Users' Personal Data

Android-based phone monitoring app LetMeSpy has disclosed a security breach that allowed an unauthorized third-party to steal sensitive data associated with thousands of Android users. "As a result of the attack, the criminals gained access to email addresses, telephone numbers and the content of messages collected on accounts," LetMeSpy said in an announcement on its website, noting the

Pornhub Accused of Illegal Data Collection

Complaints filed in the European Union claim the porn site fails to follow basic data-collection policies under GDPR.

Submarine Cables At Risk Of Nation State Sabotage, Spying

American And Southwest Airlines Pilot Candidate Data Exposed

The US Senate Wants to Rein In AI. Good Luck With That

With a poor track record on tech regulation, do lawmakers stand a chance?

5 Ways to Make Your Instant Messaging More Secure

Make sure your chats are kept as private as you want them to be.

Update Your iPhone Right Now to Fix 2 Apple Zero Days

Plus: Discord has a child predator problem, fears rise of China spying from Cuba, and hackers try to blackmail Reddit.

The Power of Browser Fingerprinting: Personalized UX, Fraud Detection, and Secure Logins

The case for browser fingerprinting: personalizing user experience, improving fraud detection, and optimizing login security Have you ever heard of browser fingerprinting? You should! It's an online user identification technique that collects information about a visitor's web browser and its configuration preferences to associate individual browsing sessions with a single website visitor.  With

Inside the Dangerous Underground Abortion Pill Market Growing on Telegram

As states further limit access to abortion care in the US, a gray market for medication is filling the void. Buyers beware.

Maltego: Check how exposed you are online

A primer on how to use this powerful tool for uncovering and connecting information from publicly available sources

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Japan's Digital ID Card Gets Emergency Review Amid Data Leaks

North Korean APT Targets Defectors, Activists With Infostealer Malware

Docs Show FBI Pressures Cops to Keep Phone Surveillance Secrets

Newly released documents highlight the bureau's continued secrecy around cell-site simulators—spying tech that everyone already assumes exists.

ScarCruft Hackers Exploit Ably Service for Stealthy Wiretapping Attacks

The North Korean threat actor known as ScarCruft has been observed using an information-stealing malware with previously undocumented wiretapping features as well as a backdoor developed using Golang that exploits the Ably real-time messaging service. "The threat actor sent their commands through the Golang backdoor that is using the Ably service," the AhnLab Security Emergency response Center (

Oreo Cookie Maker Says Crooks Gobbled Up Staff Info

How the Most Popular Cars in the US Track Drivers

Vehicles from Toyota, Honda, Ford, and more can collect huge volumes of data. Here’s what the companies can access.

Data Leak At Law Firm Sets Australia's Elites Scrambling

The US Navy, NATO, And NASA Are Using A Shady Chinese Company's Encryption Chips

Humans Aren’t Mentally Ready for an AI-Saturated ‘Post-Truth World’

The AI era promises a flood of disinformation, deepfakes, and hallucinated “facts.” Psychologists are only beginning to grapple with the implications.

A Newly Named Group of GRU Hackers is Wreaking Havoc in Ukraine

Plus: The arrest of an alleged Lockbit ransomware hacker, the wild tale of a problematic FBI informant, and one of North Korea’s biggest crypto heists.

U.S. Intelligence Has Amassed Sensitive And Intimate Data On Nearly Everyone

The US Is Openly Stockpiling Dirt on All Its Citizens

A newly declassified report from the Office of the Director of National Intelligence reveals that the federal government is buying troves of data about Americans.

An Anti-Porn App Put Him in Jail and His Family Under Surveillance

A court used an app called Covenant Eyes to surveil the family of a man released on bond. Now he’s back in jail, and tech misuse may be to blame.

Password Reset Hack Exposed in Honda's E-Commerce Platform, Dealers Data at Risk

Security vulnerabilities discovered in Honda's e-commerce platform could have been exploited to gain unrestricted access to sensitive dealer information. "Broken/missing access controls made it possible to access all data on the platform, even when logged in as a test account," security researcher Eaton Zveare said in a report published last week. The platform is designed for the sale of power

FBI: FISA Section 702 Absolutely Critical To Spy On, Err, Protect Americans

Apple's Safari Private Browsing Now Automatically Removes Tracking Parameters in URLs

Apple is introducing major updates to Safari Private Browsing, offering users better protections against third-party trackers as they browse the web. "Advanced tracking and fingerprinting protections go even further to help prevent websites from using the latest techniques to track or identify a user's device," the iPhone maker said. "Private Browsing now locks when not in use, allowing a user

Talitrix Prison-Monitoring System Tracks Inmates Down to Their Heart Rate

Documents WIRED obtained detail new prison-monitoring technology that keeps tabs on inmates' location, heartbeats, and more.

Thoughts on scheduled password changes (don’t call them rotations!)

Does swapping your password regularly make it a better password?

The Bizarre Reality of Getting Online in North Korea

New testimony from defectors reveals pervasive surveillance and monitoring of limited internet connections. For millions of others, the internet simply doesn't exist.

Deepfakes Of Victims Used In Sextortion Attacks Spike, FBI Warns

Microsoft to Pay $20 Million Penalty for Illegally Collecting Kids' Data on Xbox

Microsoft has agreed to pay a penalty of $20 million to settle U.S. Federal Trade Commission (FTC) charges that the company illegally collected and retained the data of children who signed up to use its Xbox video game console without their parents' knowledge or consent. "Our proposed order makes it easier for parents to protect their children's privacy on Xbox, and limits what information

Microsoft To Pay $20m For Child Privacy Violations

Apple Expands Its On-Device Nudity Detection to Combat CSAM

Instead of scanning iCloud for illegal content, Apple’s tech will locally flag inappropriate images for kids. And adults are getting an opt-in nudes filter too.

Gmail Spoofing Vulnerability Sparks Google Priority 1 Probe

Amazon's Ring Doorbell Was Used To Spy On Customers

British Airways, Boots, And BBC Staff Details Targeted In Russia-Linked Cyber Attack

AI Is Being Used to ‘Turbocharge’ Scams

Plus: Amazon’s Ring was ordered to delete algorithms, North Korea’s failed spy satellite, and a rogue drone “attack” isn’t what it seems.

FTC Slams Amazon with $30.8M Fine for Privacy Violations Involving Alexa and Ring

The U.S. Federal Trade Commission (FTC) has fined Amazon a cumulative $30.8 million over a series of privacy lapses regarding its Alexa assistant and Ring security cameras. This comprises a $25 million penalty for breaching children's privacy laws by retaining their Alexa voice recordings for indefinite time periods and preventing parents from exercising their deletion rights. "Amazon's history

The Messy US Influence That’s Helping Iranians Stay Online

Newly announced sanctions against Iran-based Avaran Cloud underscore the complexity of crafting Washington’s internet freedom efforts.

Japan Privacy Watchdog Warns ChatGPT Maker OpenAI On User Data

Amazon To Pay $30.8M For Alexa And Ring Privacy Violations

Software Liability And Hard Truths Of Manufacturer Responsibility

Senator Wyden Seems Surprised By US Govt Spyware Stance