New Mac Ransomware Is Even More Sinister Than It Appears
The malware known as ThiefQuest or EvilQuest also has spyware capabilities that allow it to grab passwords and credit card numbers.
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Schools Already Struggled With Cybersecurity. Then Came Covid-19
A lack of dedicated funding and resources made it hard to keep data secure—and that was before classes moved almost entirely online.
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Julian Assange Faces New Conspiracy Allegations
Plus: Evil Corp hacking, an anti-encryption bill, and more of the week’s top security news.
Source: Wired – Julian Assange Faces New
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How Thousands of Misplaced Emails Took Over This Engineer's Inbox
Kenton Varda gets dozens of messages a day from Spanish-speakers around the world, all thanks to a Gmail address he registered 16 years
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Google Will Delete Your Data by Default—in 18 Months
Starting today, the search giant will make a previously opt-in auto-delete feature the norm.
Source: Wired – Google Will Delete Your Data
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Apple Pushes Back Against Ad Tracking in Safari and iOS 14
At WWDC, the company detailed a litany of privacy-friendly improvements to its software.
Source: Wired – Apple Pushes Back Against Ad Tracking
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Zoom Reverses Course and Promises End-to-End Encryption for All Users
The video conferencing platform had previously said that only paid accounts would get the feature—a move privacy advocates roundly decried.
Source: Wired
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The Russian Disinfo Operation You Never Heard About
Secondary Infektion appears to be a distinct effort from the meddling of the IRA and GRU—and it went undetected for years.
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Dating Apps Exposed 845GB of Explicit Photos, Chats, and More
3somes, Gay Daddy Bear, and Herpes Dating are among the nine services that leaked the data of hundreds of thousands of users.
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Android 11 Will Help You Rein In Zombie App Permissions
The latest update to Google’s operating system has a host of privacy and security improvements.
Source: Wired – Android 11 Will Help
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