Privacy and Security
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US Cybersecurity Firm Accidentally Hires North Korean Hacker "Do we have egg on our face? Yes," says the company CEO following the hire. -
The Real Reason Behind the AT&T Outage That Blocked 92M Calls AT&T lands itself in hot water again after the FCC found that its nationwide outage was completely avoidable. -
Is Facebook Actually Free? Letter to Meta Suggests EU Doesn’t Think So The European Union has detailed a number of ways Meta may be in breach of laws designed to protect the continent's consumers. -
Google Scraps Long-Awaited Plans to Remove Third-Party Tracking Cookies The world’s most-popular web browser will discuss a new proposal with regulators -
Cyberattack Exposes Health Records of 12.9 Million People Medisecure has since gone into administration, but millions of people are still exposed to cybercrime and scams. -
IT Outage Causes Worldwide Chaos – What You Need to Know Planes are grounded, healthcare services crippled & TV networks off the air, due to a software defect with global reach. -
Kaspersky Offers Six Months Free Software as Farewell Present In a last gasp for the security company before US ban, it makes its software free for users. -
Kaspersky to Shut Down in US Following Ban on Antivirus Decision follows the US government's ban on the use of the Russian-backed antivirus company's products stateside. -
Thousands More Tickets Leak After Taylor Swift Ticketmaster Breach Ticketmaster warns customers to be vigilant as over 30,000 more tickets leak for major artists. -
Russia Accused of Forcing Apple to Remove VPNs from App Store Reports indicate that at least 25 VPN apps have been removed from the App Store in Russia, including NordVPN and PIA. -
Taylor Swift Eras Tour: Hacker Leaks 440,000 Tickets and Raises Ransom Demand Along with Taylor Swift Eras Tour tickets, the group reportedly possesses around 30 million passes to other events. -
Why Did OpenAI Keep Its 2023 Hack Secret From The Public? Despite OpenAI playing down the breach, employees believe the company still isn't doing enough to protect sensitive data.