Cybersecurity News of the Week

Individuals at Risk Cyber Privacy Bugs Allowed Hackers to Dox John Deere Tractor Owners: A security researcher found two bugs that allowed him to find customers who had purchased John Deere tractors or equipment. MotherBoard, April 22, … [Read more...] about Cybersecurity News of the Week, April 25, 2021

Individuals at Risk Cyber Privacy Clubhouse Joins Facebook and LinkedIn as Target of Data Scraping; Cumulative One Billion User Profiles Have Been Leaked: Hot on the heels of high-profile data scraping incidents at Facebook and LinkedIn that … [Read more...] about Cybersecurity News of the Week, April 18, 2021

Individuals at Risk Cyber Privacy Clubhouse data leak: 1.3 million scraped user records leaked online for free: So far, it seems like it’s been the worst week of the year for social media platforms in terms of data leaks, with Clubhouse … [Read more...] about Cybersecurity News of the Week, April 11, 2021

Individuals at Risk Cyber Privacy 533 million Facebook users' phone numbers and personal data have been leaked online: A user in a low level hacking forum on Saturday published the phone numbers and personal data of hundreds of millions of … [Read more...] about Cybersecurity News of the Week, April 4, 2021

Individuals at Risk Cyber Defense Instagram scams and how to avoid them: Since its launch in 2010, Instagram has seen more than 1 billion accounts opened, and users on the service share close to 100 million photos every day. NakedSecurity, … [Read more...] about Cybersecurity News of the Week, March 28, 2021

Individuals at Risk Cyber Privacy What We Learned About Clearview AI and Its Secret ‘Co-Founder’: Charles Johnson, a notorious conservative provocateur, played a pivotal role at the start of the facial recognition company. The New York Times, … [Read more...] about Cybersecurity News of the Week, March 21, 2021

Individuals at Risk Identity Theft How to Get Hacked and Become a Victim of Identity Theft: Yes, online security can be a drag, but if you’re tempted to click on that fun Facebook quiz or skip your phone update just this one time, here’s what … [Read more...] about Cybersecurity News of the Week, March 14, 2021

Individuals at Risk Identity Theft What we know about the data breach targeting frequent flyer info: A “highly sophisticated” cyber attack targeting frequent flyer data has affected at least 11 airlines around the globe, including U.S. carriers … [Read more...] about Cybersecurity News of the Week, March 7, 2021

Individuals at Risk Cyber Privacy ‘Millions of people’s data is at risk’ — Amazon insiders sound alarm over security: Whistleblowers say they were forced out after flagging problems with e-commerce giant’s data security and compliance. … [Read more...] about Cybersecurity News of the Week, February 28, 2021

Individuals at Risk Cyber Privacy New browser-tracking hack works even when you flush caches or go incognito: At least 4 top browsers affected by "powerful tracking vector," researchers say. ars technica, February 19, 2021 WhatsApp Is … [Read more...] about Cybersecurity News of the Week, February 21, 2021