Meta takes down 63,000 sextortion-related accounts on Instagram
Meta has taken down a whopping number of Instagram accounts directly involved in sextortion and more accounts aimed at training scammers
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Windows update may present users with a BitLocker recovery screen
After the July Microsoft update some systems boot into a BitLocker Recovery screen. How can you find the key you need?
Read moreTracFone will pay $16 million to settle FCC data breach investigation
Prepay wireless provider TracFone has been slapped on the wrist to the tune of $16 million for insufficient customer data protection
Read moreGoogle admits it can’t quite quit third-party cookies
Google has taken a new turn in the approach to eliminating third-party cookies. This time it’s back to the Privacy Sandbox
Read moreHeritage Foundation data breach containing personal data is available online
Data from the Heritage Foundation containing at least half a million passwords and usernames are available online
Read moreCrowdStrike update at center of Windows “Blue Screen of Death” outage
An enormous IT outage across the world today is not the result of a cyberattack, but rather a faulty update from CrowdStrike.
Read moreNumber of data breach victims goes up 1,000%
The Identity Theft Resource Center has published a report showing a 1,170% increase in compromised data victims compared to the same quarter last year.
Read moreGen Z breakups tainted by login abuse for spying and stalking, research shows
Gen Z, who are most likely to engage in consensual tracking, are also the most likely to face non-consensual tracking after a breakup.
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