Exclusive: Hackers Leak 86 Million AT&T Records with Decrypted SSNs
Hackers leak data of 88 million AT&T customers with decrypted SSNs; latest breach raises questions about links to earlier Snowflake-related attack.
Privacy
Meta and Yandex Are De-Anonymizing Android Users’ Web Browsing Identifiers
“It appears as though Meta (aka: Facebook’s parent company) and Yandex have found a way to sidestep the Android Sandbox,” writes Slashdot reader TheWho79. Researchers disclose the novel tracking method in a report: We found that native Android apps — …
Code Bug at Compliance Firm Vanta Leaks Customer Data to Other Clients
Compliance automation provider Vanta confirms a software bug exposed private customer data to other users, impacting hundreds of…
North Korean Smartphones Automatically Capture Screenshots Every 5 Minutes For State Surveillance
A smartphone smuggled out of North Korea automatically captures screenshots every five minutes and stores them in a hidden folder inaccessible to users, according to analysis by the BBC. Authorities can later review these images to monitor citizen acti…
US immigration authorities collecting DNA information of children in criminal database
Collection of migrants’ DNA has increased by 5,000% in three years in a ‘massive expansion of genetic surveillance’US immigration authorities are collecting and uploading the DNA information of migrants, including children, to a national criminal datab…
Developer Builds Tool That Scrapes YouTube Comments, Uses AI To Predict Where Users Live
An anonymous reader quotes a report from 404 Media: If you’ve left a comment on a YouTube video, a new website claims it might be able to find every comment you’ve ever left on any video you’ve ever watched. Then an AI can build a profile of the commen…
Gamer Over? Why Hackers Target Popular Video Games & How to Stay Safe
Video games are more than entertainment; they’re a $200 billion global industry. But as gaming grows, so do cyberattacks. Hackers now see games as goldmines for stealing data, extorting companies, and exploiting players. According to Infosecurity…
Why privacy in blockchain must start with open source
Traditionally, trust came from centralized institutions. Banks, payment networks, and clearinghouses are closed systems. Users cannot see the inner workings, but they rely on external audits, government regulation, and long histories of compliance to f…
Surveillance Via Smart Toothbrush
The only links are from The Daily Mail and The Mirror, but a marital affair was discovered because the cheater was recorded using his smart toothbrush at home when he was supposed to be at work.
OneDrive File Picker Flaw Gives Apps Full Access to User Drives
A recent investigation by cybersecurity researchers at Oasis Security has revealed a data overreach in how Microsoft’s OneDrive…