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Europe eyes battle over ‘pervert’ AI glasses
PogoWasRight · Sep 13, 2026
PeopleFinders’ New Website Runs Background Checks on Your Dates
PogoWasRight · Sep 12, 2026
Governor Newsom Signs Student-Backed Digital Literacy Bills Alongside Misguided Bans
EFF Deeplinks · Sep 11, 2026
Florida says motor vehicle data breach tied to credentials stolen from officer’s personal device
The Record · Sep 11, 2026
Florida confirms DMV database breached via stolen police account
Bleeping Computer · Sep 11, 2026
CISA Calls for More Guidance, Less Spin, as Cyber Outages Escalate
Dark Reading · Sep 11, 2026
Passkey-themed phishing attacks lead to Microsoft 365 data theft
Bleeping Computer · Sep 11, 2026
Cold TAKE: Amazon's New Encryption Method Still Doesn't Deliver Real Privacy
EFF Deeplinks · Sep 11, 2026
Crypto customers targeted by scammers after email marketing provider breach
Malwarebytes Labs · Sep 11, 2026
Android malware creates a hidden copy of your banking app
Malwarebytes Labs · Sep 11, 2026
Trezor: 347,000 users targeted in phishing attacks after Brevo breach
Bleeping Computer · Sep 11, 2026
New Android malware encrypts files, steals data, and harasses victims
Bleeping Computer · Sep 10, 2026
Surfshark VPN says hackers breached internal testing, proxy servers
Bleeping Computer · Sep 10, 2026
We All Deserve a Better Internet, Not A Smaller One
EFF Deeplinks · Sep 10, 2026
Australia Privacy Update – Proposed privacy law reform
PogoWasRight · Sep 10, 2026
Trezor warns users of email provider breach, phishing attacks
Bleeping Computer · Sep 10, 2026
AdaptHealth confirms 4.1 million people exposed in July cyberattack
Bleeping Computer · Sep 9, 2026
Cops Play Hide and Seek About Using Spy Tech to Avoid Scrutiny and Bad PR
EFF Deeplinks · Sep 9, 2026
FTC rescinds policy requiring health apps to notify customers after a breach
CyberScoop · Sep 9, 2026
Lawmakers call on Treasury to sanction hackers-for-hire
CyberScoop · Sep 9, 2026
Grindr settles privacy lawsuit tied to disclosure of users’ HIV statuses for $35 million
The Record · Sep 9, 2026
The creepy glasses can still record you without your knowledge even after a Meta update?!
PogoWasRight · Sep 9, 2026
Electronic health record company says customer data stolen in breach
The Record · Sep 9, 2026
Veradigm warns of patient data breach after ransomware gang claims attack
Bleeping Computer · Sep 9, 2026
More than 100,000 fake stores are out to steal your card details
Malwarebytes Labs · Sep 9, 2026
LG accused of ‘egregious invasion of privacy’ over TV data collection
PogoWasRight · Sep 9, 2026
Man gets 15 years for extorting women with AI-generated porn videos
Bleeping Computer · Sep 9, 2026
The push to stop algorithms controlling social media feeds has begun
Malwarebytes Labs · Sep 9, 2026
Microsoft adds age-awareness APIs that can tell if users are children, teens, or adults
Bleeping Computer · Sep 9, 2026
Appeals Court Rules IRS Can’t Share Taxpayer Data With ICE
PogoWasRight · Sep 8, 2026