Privacy and Security
-
Are GIFs Stealing Your Data on Microsoft Teams? New research reveals multiple vulnerabilities in Microsoft Teams, putting users at risk using cleverly disguised GIFs -
Dashlane Joins Big Tech in Push to Get Rid of Passwords The future is passwordless, and even password managers are getting on board with ditching the outdated security measure. -
IRS Data Leak Exposes Taxpayer Information The IRS has admitted that some taxpayer data that shouldn't have been publicly accessible was available for viewing. -
FTC Suing Data Broker for Selling Off Location Data of US Citizens The Commission voted 4-1 to file the complaint against Idaho-based broker Kochava. -
Twitter Hides Data Breaches From Its Board, Says Whistleblower According to the leak, half of Twitter's servers have been running old and vulnerable software while executives do little. -
Survey: 33% of Android Users May Switch to iPhone Due to New iOS According to the new survey results, Apple's users were more likely to report never experiencing a security breach. -
New Report Says iOS VPNs Don’t Work and Apple Knows It Conducting business on mobile? Bad news: It turns out your iPhone or iPad isn't as secure as you thought. -
300 ByteDance Employees Used to Work for Chinese State Media According to the report, 15 ByteDance employees are still working in Chinese state-backed media. -
Leaked Audio Suggests China Had Access to US TikTok Data In order to reassure users, the social media app has transferred all sensitive data to US-based Oracle servers. -
Slack May Have Been Sending Other People Your Password…for Five Years The business messaging platform has reset the passwords of accounts belonging to a small proportion of its users. -
Here’s Why You Should Activate Google Chrome 104 Aside from addressing 27 critical cyber vulnerabilities, the update improves site speed as well. -
Indian Government Ditches Another Data Law in Aftermath of VPN Exodus New Delhi's latest attempt to impose regulations on the tech sector has been plagued with problems.