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Facebook Sues Ukrainian for Scraping, Selling Data of 178 Million Users

25

Oct

2021

The defendant is Alexander Alexandrovich Solonchenko, whom Facebook says used the online monikers “Solomame” and “barak_obama” on the RaidForums hacker forum, where he allegedly sold illegally obtained information. According to the social media giant, Solonchenko, who worked as a freelance computer programmer, abused its Contact Importer tool to scrape the user IDs and phone numbers […]

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Brands must take an application-led approach to security

13

Oct

2021

As Cyber Security Month gets underway, consumers are being encouraged to ‘#BeCyberSmart’ and “focus on general cyber hygiene to keep your information safe”. Without doubt, the need for all of us to think and act carefully when it comes to how we share and protect our personal data has never been greater. The use of […]

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New U.S. Government Initiative Holds Contractors Accountable for Cybersecurity

07

Oct

2021

The U.S. government on Wednesday announced the formation of a new Civil Cyber-Fraud Initiative that aims to hold contractors accountable for failing to meet required cybersecurity requirements in order to safeguard public sector information and infrastructure. “For too long, companies have chosen silence under the mistaken belief that it is less risky to hide a […]

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