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Apple, Meta Tricked into Handing User Data to Hackers

31
Mar
2022

It’s relatively easy for your average Joe to unknowingly hand over some personal information to hackers. Maybe they fell for a social engineering scheme or just accidentally clicked on a malicious link while scrolling through emails. But for two of the largest tech companies in the world to just give user data to hackers? You […]

Category Cyber-crimeIdentity theft Written by Secureworld 0 Comments

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Has Facebook Sidestepped GDPR’s User Consent Requirements?

19
Oct
2021

This is achieved by simply adding data processing specifications into its general terms and conditions and effectively changing acceptance into a contract. The argument is that since there is now a contract between Facebook and the user, the usual understanding of consent is neither required from, nor can be revoked by, the user. Read More

Category Privacy protectionSecurity Written by Feedproxy 0 Comments

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Popular Android apps are leaking user data online

01
Oct
2021

Over a dozen top Android apps listed on the Google Play Store were found to be leaking user data, according to a cybersecurity investigatdataion. Analyzing the configuration of popular Android apps, security researchers at CyberNews found that 14 top Android apps with over 140 million collective installs are leaking sensitive user data due to improper […]

Category Data lossMobileMobile securityThreats & Malware Written by Feedproxy 0 Comments

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