Privacy and Security
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Twitter Presses GitHub to Reveal Who Leaked Its Source Code The data has now been removed from GitHub, but the social media giant wants to know how the culprit obtained it. -
Windows 11 Snipping Tool Exposes Cropped Parts of Images The vulnerability, also discovered on some Google Pixel phones, has been dubbed "the Acropalypse" by security researchers. -
FBI: Critical Infrastructure Hit 860 Times by Ransomware in 2022 Despite a decrease in attacks, "ransomware remains a serious threat to the public and to our economy", the FBI says. -
Google One VPN Scans Dark Web For Data Breaches The new feature will be available to all Google One subscribers from today, as the tech giant expands its VPN offering. -
Senators Are Launching a Bill to Let the US Ban TikTok Can TikTok be trusted? Without strong evidence, the proposed TikTok ban may face First Amendment challenges. -
Activision Suffers Data Breach, Call of Duty Plans Stolen A clever phishing attack managed to trick an employee into giving the threat actors access to the gaming company's systems. -
No Logs, No Problem: Surfshark Passes First No-Log Audit The affordable VPN has proven that its no-log policy is legitimate, making Surfshark even more attractive to users. -
Third MailChimp Data Breach Makes It Hard To “Rebuild Trust” All three MailChimp breaches in the past 12 months have been due to social engineering or phishing. -
Ransomware Groups Earned 40% Less Last Year Ransomware payments rose by hundreds of millions in 2020, but new data indicates they peaked in 2021. -
40% of Ecommerce Traffic in the Last Year Was Bots Businesses should shore up their security before the business holiday season, and website traffic is one factor to consider. -
WordPress Sites Face Wave of Fake Ransomware Scams Why bother with ransomware when you can just lie and say you did? Here's how website owners can spot the latest scam. -
Google One VPN is Now Available for Mac and Windows The VPN is now available on more platforms, but still has a way to go before it can compete with other VPN services.