
UK sports retailer Sports Direct hacked
UK’s largest sports retail outlet Sports Direct has suffered a data breach in September 2016, when an attacker gained access to its staff portal, and through it to …

Your web browsing history can be linked to your social media accounts
Your web browsing history contains enough information for third parties to be able to link it to your social media profile (Twitter, Facebook, Reddit), Stanford and Princeton …

Vizio smart TVs spied on millions of users without their consent
American company Vizio has decided to settle charges that it installed software on its smart TVs that collected viewing data of some 11 million users without their knowledge …

Uncloaking Tor Browser users with DRM-protected files
Digital Rights Management (DRM)-protected media files can be used to reveal Tor Browser users’ actual IP address and therefore possibly reveal their identity, …

Egyptian civil society NGOs targeted with sophisticated phishing
In the last few months, a number of Egyptian civil society organizations, lawyers, journalists, and independent activists have been targeted with personalized and generic …

Privacy expectations and the unfortunate reality
A recent survey that polled 5,710 Americans on private browsing (aka “Privacy Mode”, aka “Incognito Mode”) revealed that 46 percent of them have used …

Can you trust your Android VPN client?
Do you trust your Android VPN client to keep your data secure and your online browsing private? Perhaps you shouldn’t. A group of researchers has analyzed 283 Android …

Consumers worried about privacy more than ever
84% of U.S. consumers expressed concern regarding the security of their personally identifiable information (PII) and 70% told IDC that their concern is greater today than …

Family dynamics in a connected world
A new global study by Intel Security aims to better comprehend how families’ attitudes and habits are evolving as their homes and lifestyles become increasingly connected. …

How money-hungry data brokers erode privacy in China
A recent expose by Southern Metropolis Daily, a Chinese daily newspaper known for its investigative reporting, has revealed that random people with enough money at their …

54% of Americans say existing cyber security laws aren’t getting the job done
As President Trump and the new Congress stake out a 2017 agenda, Americans want to see a pressing need to modernize laws dealing with the digital economy and stepped up …

Encrypted webmail service Lavabit relaunched
Lavabit, the secure encrypted webmail service used by Edward Snowden, is back online. Lavabit founder and operator Ladar Levison shut it down in 2013 when the US government …
Featured news
Resources
Don't miss
- Product showcase: Secure digital and physical access with the Swissbit iShield Key 2
- Trojanized KeePass opens doors for ransomware attackers
- Closing security gaps in multi-cloud and SaaS environments
- Containers are just processes: The illusion of namespace security
- Why legal must lead on AI governance before it’s too late