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CT AG Focused on Privacy—Announces 2 Settlements with Meta + TaxAct
PogoWasRight · Aug 31, 2026
Cities terminate Flock contracts at record pace in August
PogoWasRight · Aug 31, 2026
Trump’s DHS is using an obscure law to secretly snoop on journalists, non-profits and unions: ‘It’s outrageous’
PogoWasRight · Aug 30, 2026
FulcrumSec claims Manchester Airports hack, theft of 86 GB of data
Bleeping Computer · Aug 30, 2026
Anthropic warns infostealer malware is hijacking Claude sessions to drain usage
Bleeping Computer · Aug 30, 2026
Chrome Web Store extensions caught stealing crypto, browser data
Bleeping Computer · Aug 30, 2026
California Legislature Advances Bill to Strengthen Deletion Rights
PogoWasRight · Aug 29, 2026
Brave browser adds email aliases to help users evade tracking
Bleeping Computer · Aug 29, 2026
ATF confirms cyberattack hit system containing info on its investigation targets
CyberScoop · Aug 28, 2026
Protect your WhatsApp account with new passkey and 2FA upgrades
Malwarebytes Labs · Aug 28, 2026
EFF and Allies on Brazil's Elections: Privacy Protections are Crucial to Electoral Integrity
EFF Deeplinks · Aug 28, 2026
Former sexual abuse victims say Grok used their images, videos to train deepfake capabilities
CyberScoop · Aug 27, 2026
Flock wants privacy to meet surveillance halfway
Malwarebytes Labs · Aug 27, 2026
Fake Apple Pay charge brings the classic tech support scam to your phone
Malwarebytes Labs · Aug 27, 2026
A List of ICE Subpoenas to Tech Companies
EFF Deeplinks · Aug 26, 2026
EFF's Policy Position on ALPR Surveillance: Eliminate It and Reduce Its Harms
EFF Deeplinks · Aug 26, 2026
EFF Statement on Meta Settlement
EFF Deeplinks · Aug 26, 2026
French Top Court Gets It Right, Strikes Down Social Media Ban For Youths
EFF Deeplinks · Aug 26, 2026
Meta Reaches $16.68 Billion Settlement Over Social Media Harms To Children
PogoWasRight · Aug 26, 2026
Popular school apps may be sharing student data with advertisers
Malwarebytes Labs · Aug 26, 2026
Beware of fake Indeed interview apps used to install spyware
Malwarebytes Labs · Aug 26, 2026
DHS bids to vacuum up voter registration, history from all 50 states
PogoWasRight · Aug 25, 2026
Grok fooled into stealing user chat, location data, and more
Malwarebytes Labs · Aug 25, 2026
GTA 6 leak hunt could expose data belonging to thousands of Discord users
Malwarebytes Labs · Aug 25, 2026
TikTok phishing: How to spot fake login and verification pages
Malwarebytes Labs · Aug 25, 2026
Discord Says It Hasn’t Been Served With A Subpoena Over GTA 6 Leaks Yet: ‘We’ll Evaluate The Validity And Scope Before Responding’
PogoWasRight · Aug 24, 2026
Fake GTA 6 Extended Look and demo sites deliver an infostealer
Malwarebytes Labs · Aug 24, 2026
What happens to your data when you die? (Lock and Code S07E17)
Malwarebytes Labs · Aug 24, 2026
ToxicPanda Banking Trojan Matures Into Enterprise Threat
Dark Reading · Aug 24, 2026
AliExpress caught using silent audio to fingerprint visitors’ browsers
Malwarebytes Labs · Aug 24, 2026