As more police departments are being hit by ransomware attacks, there are several issues to consider. Unfortunately, there is not a simple fix to the problem. First, if the hackers steal data as part of the ransomware attack and then sell or publish it, it could compromise investigations or expose witnesses to physical harm if […]
Continue reading → [DISPLAY_ACURAX_ICONS]If You Thought the FTC Was Toothless Before, Just Wait I always complained that the FTC’s penalties were way too meek. Now I understand why, but it has just gotten MUCH worse. 99.99% of the blame goes to Congress. Initially, the FTC could not bring lawsuits against businesses at all. All they could do was […]
Continue reading → [DISPLAY_ACURAX_ICONS]Facebook Says: Give Us Your Data or Pay For Facebook That is a slight paraphrase, but not much. In light of Apple’s new requirement to ask users for their permission to steal their data, Facebook and others are mounting a full assault on their users. First of all, Facebook grossed $26 billion in the first […]
Continue reading → [DISPLAY_ACURAX_ICONS]Signal Tells Cellebrite to Back Off Signal is the encrypted message app created by white hat hacker Moxie Marlinspike and his team. Cellebrite is the Israeli company that cracks cells phones for law enforcement. Cellebrite claims to be able to crack Signals messages (it is not clear if they are breaking the crypto or have […]
Continue reading → [DISPLAY_ACURAX_ICONS]Ubiquiti All But Confirms Breach Story As the stories about Ubiquiti’s really bad attempts to save their reputation after a breach earlier this year swirled, they were completely silent, other than a very short statement. Now they have posted a statement on their user forum that says that they have no evidence that customer information […]
Continue reading → [DISPLAY_ACURAX_ICONS]Parler is Back Online After being down for a month after getting kicked off Amazon, Parler is back online. Existing accounts can log in now; new accounts can be created next week. They have a new interim CEO after the board fired the last one. It does not appear that old content was moved over […]
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