Credit to Author: Malwarebytes Labs| Date: Mon, 01 Aug 2022 09:51:04 +0000
The most important and interesting computer security stories from the last week.
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Read moreCredit to Author: Christopher Boyd| Date: Thu, 28 Jul 2022 15:04:07 +0000
We take a look at claims of both censorship and promotion related to various apps from the Bytedance stable.
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Read moreCredit to Author: Jovi Umawing| Date: Thu, 21 Jul 2022 17:57:00 +0000
A 3-year old TikTok influencer has got parents talking about how to keep images of their kids away from online creeps.
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Read moreCredit to Author: Jovi Umawing| Date: Thu, 21 Jul 2022 17:57:00 +0000
A 3-year old TikTok influencer has got parents talking about how to keep images of their kids away from online creeps.
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Read moreCredit to Author: Jovi Umawing| Date: Tue, 05 Jul 2022 14:51:08 +0000
According to the FCC commissioner, TikTok being a video app is the “sheep’s clothing”, suggesting a wolf hides underneath those funny videos.
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Read moreCredit to Author: Jovi Umawing| Date: Wed, 29 Jun 2022 10:19:56 +0000
Chatting with strangers piqued millions of internet users’ interest during the pandemic. Omegle made this possible. Is my child safe to use it though?
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Credit to Author: BrianKrebs| Date: Wed, 27 Apr 2022 14:27:35 +0000
When KrebsOnSecurity last month explored how cybercriminals were using hacked email accounts at police departments worldwide to obtain warrantless Emergency Data Requests (EDRs) from social media and technology providers, many security experts called it a fundamentally unfixable problem. But don’t tell that to Matt Donahue, a former FBI agent who recently quit the agency to launch a startup that aims to help tech companies do a better job screening out phony law enforcement data requests — in part by assigning trustworthiness or “credit ratings” to law enforcement authorities worldwide.
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Credit to Author: Lisa Vaas| Date: Mon, 16 Mar 2020 10:26:55 +0000
Concerns over cybersecurity risk and possible spying by China have already brought about bans from DHS, DoD, TSA, and the State Department.<img src=”http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/nakedsecurity/~4/JZyyYvFBZdk” height=”1″ width=”1″ alt=””/>
Read moreCredit to Author: Malwarebytes Labs| Date: Mon, 13 Jan 2020 16:29:59 +0000
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| A cybersecurity news roundup from January 6–12, with a look at Phobos ransomware and a discovery of pre-installed malware on government-funded phones. Categories: Tags: CESCES 2020Consumer Electronics Showeducation cybersecurityGooglePhobosPhobos ransomwarepre-installed mobile malwareransomwareretail industryRingsearch industrytiktok |
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Credit to Author: Lisa Vaas| Date: Tue, 07 Jan 2020 11:11:55 +0000
The latest attempt to prove it’s not under China’s thumb: TikTok’s first transparency report.<img src=”http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/nakedsecurity/~4/-aP1_y68iB8″ height=”1″ width=”1″ alt=””/>
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