Just because your Social Security Number might not be one of the 1.4 million SSNs that were put at risk when an unknown intruder slipped through a security hole in a social researcher's unsecured computer at UC Berkeley doesn't mean the break-in is something you shouldn't be paying attention to.
Just because your Social Security Number might not be one of the 1.4 million SSNs that were put at risk when an unknown intruder slipped through a security hole in a social researcher's unsecured computer at UC Berkeley doesn't mean the break-in is something you shouldn't be paying attention to.
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Google Apps 'founder' Rajen Sheth: We dialog with users through new code
Firefox follows in Chrome's footsteps and will mark all HTTP pages as 'not secure'
Mozilla will mark all HTTP pages as "not secure" starting with Firefox 70, to be released in October.
Permission-greedy apps delayed Android 6 upgrade so they could harvest more user data
App devs delayed upgrading apps, but lost in the long run due to more negative reviews and less Play Store visibility.
Symantec intros CloudSOC Mirror Gateway for enterprise cloud access security
The platform uses Symantec Web Isolation technology to deliver Cloud Access Security Broker (CASB) controls for unmanaged devices.
Sprint says hackers breached customer accounts via Samsung website
Hackers had access to customer info such as names, billing, device details, and more.
Email scammer's plan to defraud 200,000 airport customers is foiled
The NCSC's Active Cyber Defence report outlines how the scheme has helped defend the UK from hackers - and outlines plans for continuing to do so in future. ...
Google to remove Chrome's built-in XSS protection (XSS Auditor)
XSS Auditor became too inefficient at blocking XSS attacks, and a chore to maintain.
Home Affairs floats making telcos retain MAC addresses and port numbers
Soon it might just be easier for Australia's telcos to keep a copy of every TCP or UDP header for the cops to poke through.
Hacker steals data of millions of Bulgarians, emails it to local media
Source of the data breach appears to be the country's National Revenue Agency.
Optus gained exemption to store metadata unencrypted
Use of legacy applications allow Optus to seek an exemption from the rules.
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