How to Spring Clean Your Digital Clutter to Protect Yourself
You don’t have to get your hands dirty to do the most important spring cleaning of the year.
Source: Wired – How
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AuthorLily Hay Newman
885 Million First American Financial Records Exposed Online
Real estate giant First American left Social Security numbers, tax documents, and more publicly available.
Source: Wired – 885 Million First American
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Facial Recognition Has Already Reached Its Breaking Point
Facial recognition technology has proliferated unchecked in the US so far. Congress finally seems ready to do something about it.
Source: Wired
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Google Has Stored Some Passwords in Plaintext Since 2005
On the heels of embarrassing disclosures from Facebook and Twitter, Google reveals its own password bugs—one of which lasted 14 years.
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Bluetooth's Complexity Has Become a Security Risk
Bluetooth and Bluetooth Low Energy are incredibly convenient—but increasingly at the center of a lot of security lapses.
Source: Wired – Bluetooth’s
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Google Recalls Titan Security Key Over a Bluetooth Flaw
Google will replace any Titan BLE branded security key, after disclosing that a nearby attacker could use it to compromise your accounts.
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How Hackers Broke WhatsApp With Just a Phone Call
All it took to compromise a smartphone was a single phone call over WhatsApp. The user didn’t even have to pick up the
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A Cisco Router Bug Has Massive Global Implications
Researchers have discovered a way to break one of Cisco’s most critical security features, which puts countless networks at potential risk.
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DOJ Says Chinese Hackers Attacked Anthem, but Not Why
For years, China was rumored to be behind the massive data breach, but now the Justice Department is noticeably silent on the hackers’
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Google I/O 2019: Google Loosens Its Grip on Hoarding Your Data
Google has a new feature that lets you delete your web and app activity after three months. Here’s how to use it.
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