Capital One Breached – 100+ Million Applicants Compromised Among the data compromised are 140,000 US social security numbers and 80,000 bank account numbers. Also in the mix were one million Canadian social security numbers plus names, addresses, phone numbers, birth dates and incomes. The data included applicants who applied between 2005 and 2019. Yes, 15 […]
Continue reading → [DISPLAY_ACURAX_ICONS]Attorney General Barr said that he wants an encryption back door and if it compromises your privacy, well, we are not talking about protecting nuclear launch codes. So we know where he stands. What came as a bit of a surprise is that Facebook says that they are going to build a back door into […]
Continue reading → [DISPLAY_ACURAX_ICONS]That’s kind of a loaded question, but still important. After all, you are spending a bunch of money on it; how do you know if you are getting your money’s worth? Or maybe you are not spending very much at all – in that case how do you know if you are adequately protecting your […]
Continue reading → [DISPLAY_ACURAX_ICONS]Apple uses contractors to listen to Siri recordings to figure out whether Siri responded correctly. Apple says that these contractors are under non-disclosure agreements and the Siri conversations are not directly tied to the person’s iPhone or Apple credentials. Still, these people hear about: Confidential medical conversations People having sex Drug deals Other likely illegal […]
Continue reading → [DISPLAY_ACURAX_ICONS]Equifax Agrees to Pay UP TO $700 Million to Settle Breach Lawsuits First – the settlement hasn’t been agreed to by the court yet, so this is all speculation. Of the $700 million pot, at least $300 million is set aside to pay damages to consumers. Another $100 million plus is to pay for credit […]
Continue reading → [DISPLAY_ACURAX_ICONS]Researchers have found a new piece of Android spyware that was likely developed by a Russian contractor that has been sanctioned for interfering with the 2016 U.S. Presidential elections. The spyware, called Monokle, has an amazing range of spying capabilities and can steal data, even without having root access on the phone. The spyware, distributed […]
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