Facebook
Facebook users will be able to see which sites are tracking them
Kicking things off in the F8 conference, Facebook is answering everyone's question: What is the platform doing to address concerns of user data? The answer to this appears…
Security
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Security and privacy stories: password failures at Facebook, data breaches, government surveillance, leaks, phone antivirus and account protection.
Amazon
For as low as $240, Amazon will install a full smart home security system for you
Amazon is looking to beef up its home security offerings to customers, especially after purchasing the smart doorbell company Ring. TechCrunch discovered a portal on Amazon's Smart Home…
Cybersecurity
Authorities have taken down the world’s largest DDoS-for-hire service
Authorities in twelve countries have taken down WebStresser, which is believed to be the world's largest service for paid DDoS attacks. In the joint campaign (Operation Power Off),…
Internet
DNC suing Trump campaign, Russia and WikiLeaks over 2016 hack
The Democratic National Committee isn't sitting around while Special Counsel Robert Mueller investigates Russia's role in the 2016 election. According to the Washington Post, DNC this morning filed…
Business
Cambridge Analytica was interested in jumping on the crypto bandwagon
Before Cambridge Analytica came on the radar after improperly obtaining data of millions of Facebook users, the firm was reportedly working on a digital currency. Interestingly, the cryptocurrency…
Cybersecurity
Cambridge Analytica ex-CEO will no longer testify in UK
Cambridge Analytica's ex-CEO, Alexander Nix, has refused to testify before the U.K. Parliament's media committee. Committee Chairman Damian Collins announced the decision a day before his scheduled appearance,…
Cybersecurity
Cambridge Analytica may have used other quizzes to collect Facebook data
In a testimony today with a UK committee investigating the misuse of Facebook users' personal data, Brittany Kaiser, a former Cambridge Analytica employee, claimed in her spoken and…
Internet
France creating secure chat app to keep officials’ data within the country
Following Russian's ban, Telegram will soon be losing more customers. In this case, the French government is testing an encrypted messaging app that would keep officials' data on…
Internet
UK and UK are warning that Russia has been hacking routers worldwide
Today, we reported that UK Prime Minister Theresa May has been briefed on a possible incoming Russian-based cyberattack that could heavily compromise the country and release compromising information…
Cybersecurity
UK is reportedly preparing for a Russian-backed cyberattack
Tensions between the UK and Russia continue to rise, both sides are now preparing themselves for cyberattacks. According to The Times, Prime Minister Theresa May has been receiving…
Apple
Meet GrayKey, the iPhone cracker that authorities are buying to get inside devices
Authorities across the United States are getting their hands on an affordable device that will help them unlock iPhones, according to Motherboard. According to their investigation, details surfaced…
Business
Acting CEO of Cambridge Analytica is stepping down
Cambridge Analytica's leadership may be going through a shakeup because the tech firm announced that its acting CEO, Alexander Tayler, is stepping down. He will resume his post…
Facebook
Here’s how to watch Mark Zuckerberg’s first congressional hearing
Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg will make his first of two appearances before congressional committees this afternoon. Starting at 2:15PM ET, Zuckerberg will begin to testify before both the…
Facebook
Cambridge Analytica may have also accessed private Facebook messages
Just when you think the Cambridge Analytica scandal couldn't get any worse, it does. If you're one of those that took part in the quiz app This Is…
Facebook
Facebook will now reward you for reporting data abuse through bounty program
The amount of hot water Facebook has found itself in regarding Cambridge Analytica scandal is immense. Today and tomorrow, Company CEO Mark Zuckerberg is set to testify in…