The Data Protection Commission has fined Meta $101M because 600 million Facebook and Instagram passwords were stored in plaintext. This article has been indexed from Malwarebytes Read the original article: Facebook and Instagram passwords were stored in plaintext, Meta fined
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A week in security (September 23 – September 29)
A list of topics we covered in the week of September 23 to September 29 of 2024 This article has been indexed from Malwarebytes Read the original article: A week in security (September 23 – September 29)
Millions of Kia vehicles were vulnerable to remote attacks with just a license plate number
Researchers found a method to remotely take over any Kia with only the license plate number as a starting point. This article has been indexed from Malwarebytes Read the original article: Millions of Kia vehicles were vulnerable to remote attacks…
Privacy watchdog files complaint over Firefox quietly enabling its Privacy Preserving Attribution
Mozilla has introduced a feature called Privacy Preserving Attribution and turned it on by default, much to the chagrin of a privacy watchdog. This article has been indexed from Malwarebytes Read the original article: Privacy watchdog files complaint over Firefox…
Telegram will hand over user details to law enforcement
Telegram is making changes to make it less attractive for users with criminal intentions, by saying it will share user IPs and phone numbers with authorities. This article has been indexed from Malwarebytes Read the original article: Telegram will hand…
Don’t share the viral Instagram Meta AI “legal” post
Instagram users are sharing a hoax in enormous numbers in an attempt at preventing Meta from harvesting their posts and photos to train its AI. This article has been indexed from Malwarebytes Read the original article: Don’t share the viral…
Malwarebytes Personal Data Remover: A new way to help scrub personal data online
Malwarebytes is simplifying your security and privacy with the release of our new Personal Data Remover. This article has been indexed from Malwarebytes Read the original article: Malwarebytes Personal Data Remover: A new way to help scrub personal data online
Romance scams costlier than ever: 10 percent of victims lose $10,000 or more
A Malwarebytes survey has found 66 percent of people were targeted by a romance scam, with 10 percent of victims losing $10,000 or more. This article has been indexed from Malwarebytes Read the original article: Romance scams costlier than ever:…
100 million+ US citizens have records leaked by background check service
A background check service called MC2 Data has leaked information of over 100 million US citizens in an unprotected online database. This article has been indexed from Malwarebytes Read the original article: 100 million+ US citizens have records leaked by…
San Francisco’s fight against deepfake porn, with City Attorney David Chiu (Lock and Code S05E20)
This week on the Lock and Code podcast, we speak with San Francisco City Attorney David Chiu about his team’s fight against deepfake porn. This article has been indexed from Malwarebytes Read the original article: San Francisco’s fight against deepfake…