Google Hit with $314 Million Penalty for Secretly Harvesting Android Users' Cellular Data
A California jury has ordered Google to pay $314.6 million in damages for covertly collecting data from Android smartphones while devices sat idle, m…
Privacy
16 Billion Passwords Leaked in Largest Data Breach Ever—That's Two Accounts for Every Human Alive
A staggering 16 billion login credentials have been exposed in what security researchers are calling one of the largest data breaches in history, rep…
Apple Removes Advanced Data Protection in UK
Apple has announced the removal of its Advanced Data Protection ( ADP ) feature for iCloud users in the United Kingdom, following a government order …
Ad Tech Firm Tracked 1.3 Billion People including US Military Personnel
A recent investigation has uncovered how a Lithuanian ad-tech company, Eskimi, collected and provided sensitive location data of US military personne…
WhatsApp Spyware Developer Paragon Confirms U.S. Government Among Key Clients
Israeli spyware developer Paragon Solutions has confirmed its relationship with the U.S. government after a major security incident involving WhatsAp…
WhatsApp Users Targeted by New Spyware Attack
WhatsApp has revealed that approximately 90 users, including journalists and civil society members across more than two dozen countries, were targete…
DeepSeek Database Leak Exposes Sensitive User Data
Security researchers at Wiz Research have uncovered a significant vulnerability in DeepSeek's infrastructure. The vulnerability exposes sensitive…
15-year-old High School Junior Found Critical Privacy Flaw in Cloudflare CDN
A significant privacy vulnerability in Cloudflare's Content Delivery Network (CDN) has been discovered that could allow attackers to t…
Gravy Analytics Data Breach Exposes Millions of Smartphone Locations
A major data breach at Gravy Analytics, a prominent location data broker, has potentially exposed vast amounts of sensitive smartphone location data,…
New Android Spyware Operation Exploits Qualcomm Driver Vulnerabilities in Serbia
A new investigation by Amnesty International has revealed a sophisticated surveillance operation in Serbia that combined multiple spyware tools to ta…
Researchers Uncover Sophisticated Chinese Mobile Surveillance Tool EagleMsgSpy
Threat Intelligence researchers at Lookout Threat Lab have uncovered EagleMsgSpy, a sophisticated surveillance tool developed by Wuhan Chinasoft Tok…
Google U-Turns from Its Cookie Deprecation Plans
Google has announced a significant change to its long-awaited phasing out third-party cookies in Chrome, potentially affecting billions of users worl…
OpenAI Outlines Consumer Privacy Practices
OpenAI today reiterates its concerns to protect user privacy amid growing concerns over the power of AI systems to infringe on personal data. The com…
Netflix Paid Facebook to Access Users' Private Messages
In a stunning revelation, court documents shared by an X user named Deedy have shed light on a deal between streaming giant Netflix and social media…
New Docs Confirm NSA Bulk Buying of Americans' Internet Browsing Data
Newly published documents confirm that the National Security Agency (NSA) has purchased records of Americans' internet browsing and mobile app u…
Researcher Raised Privacy Concerns Over iOS Push Notifications
A new report by security researcher Tommy Mysk highlights privacy concerns regarding how some iOS apps use push notifications to collect data about u…
Facebook's New 'Link History' Records Every Site You Visit
Facebook has introduced a new 'Link History' feature that saves a record of all links clicked by users within the Facebook mobile app. While …
New Outlook Update Raises Privacy Concerns - Emails, Contacts, and Passwords OverShares
Microsoft's popular email service Outlook is rolling out a major update that has alerted privacy advocates about increased data sharing with the …
10 Benefits of Using a Free VPN in 2023
Virtual Private Networks or VPNs have become increasingly popular in recent years as people look for more secure and private ways to connect to the i…
Fraud Monitoring via ID Theft Protection Services
If your data is hacked, the top security solutions for identity theft can offer you the required assistance. These services monitor your private info…