Hackers want data. The higher quality data, the happier the hackers are. Higher quality data can be sold for more money. Or use it for more hacking. Stolen credentials for the CEO are worth more than the password for the person who works on the loading dock. Old-timers will remember network hardware pioneer Nortel Networks. […]
Continue reading → [DISPLAY_ACURAX_ICONS]Everyone, probably, has heard of the NSO Group and their wonderful software (note the sarcasm) Pegasus. Law enforcement agencies – and others – have used this software to hack into their target’s phones, quietly, and steal their data, turn on their cameras and microphones and surreptitiously do other things. The downside of Pegasus is that […]
Continue reading → [DISPLAY_ACURAX_ICONS]The California legislature just passed the Age-Appropriate Design Code Act. Conceptually, the goal is to try to make sure that web sites kids visit are appropriate for kids. The problem is, how do you know who is a kid? Once Governor Newsom signs the bill, the code will require sites and apps – BOTH – […]
Continue reading → [DISPLAY_ACURAX_ICONS]Mozilla Says 18 of 25 Pregnancy Apps: Privacy Not Included Out of the 25 “reproductive health” apps and wearable devices, 18 received a “privacy not included” rating. That means that they have a problem protecting their user’s privacy. In today’s world that data could be used by private bounty hunters in states that offer that […]
Continue reading → [DISPLAY_ACURAX_ICONS]Likely for the next couple of years, the FTC will intensify its battle on the privacy front. If the White House changes from blue to red, this will likely change, but for the moment, unless Congress acts, the FTC is going to be the lead player. An Idaho based company that sells user data collected […]
Continue reading → [DISPLAY_ACURAX_ICONS]Defcon Hacker Hacks Deere Tractor to Play Doom The right to repair folks and some manufacturers have been at odds for years regarding right to repair. John Deere has really be anti-right. This year a researcher demoed hacking a tractor and getting it to play Doom on the main display. Credit: Hackread Monero Developers “Fork” […]
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