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Apple AirDrop has “significant privacy leak”, say German researchers
Researchers say they reported what they consider to be a privacy hole to Apple in 2019, but never heard back. They worked on a fix anyway.
Firefox 88 patches bugs and kills off a sneaky JavaScript tracking trick
What’s in a window name? Turns out that it could be a sneaky tracking code, so Firefox has put a stop to that.
S3 Ep27: Census scammers, beg bounties and data breach fines [Podcast]
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Too slow! Booking.com fined for not reporting data breach fast enough
It’s not just the breach, it’s the speed of the breach response…
150,000 security cameras allegedly breached in “too much fun” hack
Cloud security cameras rained confidential customer data, says Bloomberg.
Keybase secure messaging fixes photo-leaking bug – patch now!
It’s a bit like Snapchat all over again – but this bug was quickly fixed.
SMS tax scam unmasked: Bogus but believable – don’t fall for it!
Everyone loves a tax refund – just don’t get so excited that you forget to check for telltale signs of a scam.
What should you say if you have a data breach? Catch up with Jason Nurse at Sophos Evolve
Learn why it’s way better to rehearse what to say if you suffer a data breach than to make it up as you go along.
7 VPNs that leaked their logs – the logs that “didn’t exist”
Just how private is your Virtual Private Network?