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Google agreed to settle a $5 billion privacy lawsuit
Google has agreed to settle a $5 billion privacy lawsuit, which alleged that the company monitored individuals using the Chrome “incognito” mode. Google agreed to settle a $5 billion privacy lawsuit over claims that the company monitored online activity of…
Taking Back the Web with Decentralization: 2023 in Review
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How To Fight Bad Patents: 2023 Year In Review
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Vietnam’s Massive CAPTCHA crackers vs. Microsoft DCU
Earlier this month, Microsoft’s Digital Crimes Unit was featured in a WIRED article by Lily Hay Newman – Microsoft’s Digital Crime Unit Goes Deep on How It Disrupts Cybercrime. In part, the article discusses MS-DCU’s case against the hackers that they…
Vietnam’s Massive CAPTCHA crackers vs. Microsoft DCU
Earlier this month, Microsoft’s Digital Crimes Unit was featured in a WIRED article by Lily Hay Newman – Microsoft’s Digital Crime Unit Goes Deep on How It Disrupts Cybercrime. In part, the article discusses MS-DCU’s case against the hackers that they…
Tech Security Year in Review
Tech Security Year in Review 2023As we say goodbye to 2023, let’s look back on a year that has become a battleground in cybersecurity. The numbers tell a compelling story, with 953 incidents and a colossal DarkBeam breach of 3.8…
USENIX Security ’23 – Alexander Bienstock, Sarvar Patel, Joon Young Seo, Kevin Yeo ‘Near-Optimal Oblivious Key-Value Stores For Efficient PSI, PSU And Volume-Hiding Multi-Maps’
Many thanks to USENIX for publishing their outstanding USENIX Security ’23 Presenter’s content, and the organizations strong commitment to Open Access. Originating from the conference’s events situated at the Anaheim Marriott; and via the organizations YouTube channel. Permalink The post…
Data Insights Exposes Ledger’s Granular Tracking: Is Privacy at Stake?
An investigation by Rekt Builder has raised concerns about the extent of data collection by Ledger Live, the official software for managing Ledger hardware wallets. The developer claims that Ledger Live tracks every move users make, including the apps…
OpenAI Employee Claims Prompt Engineering is Not the Skill of the Future
If you’re a prompt engineer — a master at coaxing AI models behind products like ChatGPT to produce the best results — you could earn well over six figures. However, an OpenAI employee claims that the talent is not…
Cybersecurity Breach Shakes Sydney’s Woollahra Council Libraries
Sydney’s Woollahra Council Libraries were the target of a cyberattack that sent shockwaves across the community, demonstrating how susceptible information is in the digital age. Concerns regarding protecting personal data and the possible repercussions of such breaches have been raised…
Microsoft Implements Disablement of Widely Exploited MSIX App Installer Protocol Due to Malware Attacks
On Thursday, Microsoft announced the reactivation of the ms-appinstaller protocol handler, reverting it to its default state due to widespread exploitation by various threat actors for malware dissemination. The Microsoft Threat Intelligence team reported that the misuse of the…
How are LLMs with Endpoint Data Boost Cybersecurity
The issue of capturing weak signals across endpoints and predicting possible patterns of intrusion attempts is ideally suited for Large Language Models (LLMs). The objective is to mine attack data in order to improve LLMs and models and discover new…
Student Cybersecurity Clubs: Fostering Online Safety
Student cybersecurity clubs are playing a crucial role in promoting online safety among students. These clubs provide a platform for students to learn about the… The post Student Cybersecurity Clubs: Fostering Online Safety appeared first on Security Zap. This article…
Google Settles $5 Billion Privacy Lawsuit Over Tracking People Using ‘Incognito Mode’
Google agreed to settle a $5 billion privacy lawsuit claiming that it continued spying on people who used the “incognito” mode in its Chrome browser. The post Google Settles $5 Billion Privacy Lawsuit Over Tracking People Using ‘Incognito Mode’ appeared…
INC RANSOM ransomware gang claims to have breached Xerox Corp
The INC RANSOM ransomware group claims to have hacked the American multinational corporation Xerox Corp. Xerox Corp provides document management solutions worldwide. The company’s Document Technology segment offers desktop monochrome and color printers, multifunction printers, copiers, digital printing presses, and…
The Growing Concern About School Record Hacking
The confidential documents stolen from schools and dumped online by ransomware gangs are raw, intimate and graphic. They describe student sexual assaults, psychiatric hospitalizations, abusive parents, truancy — even suicide attempts. Cybercriminals are not only seeking ransom payouts but…
RingGo: Phone Parking Service Suffers Data Breach, Customer Data Stolen
UK-based pay-by-phone parking service – RingGo – has suffered a data breach, where information including partial credit card numbers of several of its customers has been leaked. The EasyPark-owned company informed that the data of at least 950 customers had…
China Arrests 4 Who Weaponized ChatGPT for Ransomware Attacks
By Deeba Ahmed The police arrested two suspects in Beijing and two in Inner Mongolia. This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: China Arrests 4 Who Weaponized ChatGPT for Ransomware Attacks This article has been indexed from…
USENIX Security ’23 – Mingli Wu, Tsz Hon Yuen ‘Efficient Unbalanced Private Set Intersection Cardinality And User-Friendly Privacy-Preserving Contact Tracing’
Many thanks to USENIX for publishing their outstanding USENIX Security ’23 Presenter’s content, and the organizations strong commitment to Open Access. Originating from the conference’s events situated at the Anaheim Marriott; and via the organizations YouTube channel. Permalink The post…