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Would You Know if the Chinese Were Inside Your Org? The Repubs Didn’t!

The Wall Street Journal is reporting that Microsoft warned the GOP in July 2024, just before the convention, that the Chinese had been roaming around in their emails for months. If hackers use a light touch – make sure that they don’t flag emails as read when YOU haven’t read them, don’t delete any of […]

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If You Wonder Why They Are Interested in You …

You hear about these stories over and over again – because they work. Federal authorities in Mexico arrested a serial seductress who, it is alleged, drugged and robbed elderly men over a three year period, in Las Vegas. She also seduced some younger men and some women. Mexican police arrested Aurora Phelps, 43, who’s accused […]

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Google Replaces Cookies with Fingerprints for Even Less Privacy

Google has been warning everyone that cookies as a tracking mechanism were going away for a couple of years now. This is not because Google found a soul but rather because Google knows that browsers and users can block or trash cookies making them ineffective as a way to track where you go. In addition, […]

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Security News Bites for February 14, 2025

Anyone Can Push Updates to the DOGE.Gov Website The web site pulls from a database that anyone can edit. The ultimate definition of full transparency, I guess. It is also not hosted on a government server. Credit: 404 Media VP Calls for Less AI Regulation at Summit The Veep spoke at the Paris AI Action […]

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Security News Bites for February 7, 2025

Musk Aides With No Government or Cybersecurity Expertise Play Critical Roles at OPM Six young engineers, all under age 24 and one just out of high school, with no government or cybersecurity experience, are now playing critical roles in Musk’s Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) project, gaining unrestricted access to computer systems at the Office […]

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Lawsuit Against Automatic License Plate Reader May Proceed, Judge Says

Privacy is a nice concept but it doesn’t seem to exist anymore. A federal judge ruled this week that a lawsuit against Norfolk, Virginia can move forward. The city currently has 172 license plate readers and plans to add 65 more cameras around the city. The cameras record all vehicles within 150 feet of any […]

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