Sophos Naked Security

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The government has flip-flopped, most recently proposing rules that would transfer regulation out of the hands of the State Department.

A potential class action says Clearview AI is breaking biometrics privacy law by ransacking social media so police can match photos with IDs.

Cisco has patched bugs in Webex and in Firepower Management Centre, the device that controls its security products.

Mozilla’s policy is unambiguous - add-ons must be self-contained and not load remote code, which opens up the user to all sorts of risks.

Cardplanet offered refunds on invalid card data, along with a card checking service that ensured a stolen card was still valid.

It's both a genius move to protect from assault and fraud and a personal data grab.

Instagram CEO Adam Mosseri's houses were surrounded by SWAT teams after hoax phone calls claimed hostages were being held there.

One of the proposed bills would set up a $5m fund to help small towns upgrade their systems and bolster their security.

From a big Microsoft data breach to the seizing of a stolen-creds site by the FBI - and everything in between. It's weekly roundup time.

Apple’s much-vaunted Intelligent Tracking Prevention (ITP) could leave users exposed to a raft of privacy issues, including - ironically - being tracked.

The street outside ICANN's offices in Playa Vista, California, is likely a little more crowded than normal.

How Sergey Denisoff described his early ad-buying ventures: buying BS popup traffic and reselling it to buyers demanding BS traffic.

A new, comprehensive code will compel online services to put children's health and safety before data-collecting profits.

Is there some good news hidden in the story of the CVE-2020-0601 crypto vulnerability?

Digital forensic evidence points to the phone's massive, months-long data egress having likely been triggered by Pegasus mobile spyware.

Sources told Reuters that Apple may have been convinced by arguments made during the legal fight over cracking the San Bernardino iPhone.

Stopping software updates for legacy kit is nothing new, but it's the way the company has done it that has Sonos customers' hackles up.

What’s the difference between a real job and a fake one found on the internet? The fake ones are suspiciously easy to get interviews for.

Microsoft has today announced a data breach that affected one of its customer databases.