Lawmakers want an update on Facebook's privacy policies, and how it shares user and health data with law enforcement after a recent criminal report in Nebraska.
Five malicious Google Chrome extensions with more than 1.4 million total downloads have been discovered by McAfee researchers to facilitate user browsing data theft, BleepingComputer reports.
A criminal can obtain access to financial and other personal information for the cost of a coffee and pastry, according to research by Trustwave SpiderLabs.
More than 2.5 million people with student loan accounts with EdFinancial and the Oklahoma Student Loan Authority had their data compromised following a cyberattack against technology services provider Nelnet Servicing, BleepingComputer reports.
This week Dr. Doug talks: PS5, Twilio, Quantum, Bug Bounties galore, a date bomb, backups, Sephora, as well as the Expert Commentary of Jason Wood on the Security Weekly News!
Data broker Kochava was sued by the FTC over the alleged sale of consumer data that could tie users to reproductive health and addiction recovery facilities, among other sensitive locations.
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