PrivacyTransparency in UK-Apple backdoor hearing urged by US lawmakers, privacy advocatesSC StaffMarch 17, 2025Similar sentiments were expressed by the Open Rights Group, Index on Censorship, and Big Brother Watch.
PrivacyBarcelona court indicts former NSO Group execs over hacking scandalSC StaffMarch 12, 2025The executives will be investigated under Spain’s “discovery and disclosure of secrets” law.
Data SecurityNew York attorney general hits Allstate with suit over data breachesShaun NicholsMarch 10, 2025The incidents occurred in 2020 and 2021, and exposed the data of 165,000 people in New York state.
Data SecurityOver 820K airport lost and found records leaked by unsecured databasesSC StaffMarch 4, 2025Such leaked data could be leveraged by threat actors to facilitate identity theft attacks.
Data SecurityData broker banned by California over failure to registerSC StaffMarch 3, 2025Background Alert has been shut down by the California Privacy Protection Agency for three years.
Data SecurityOver 500K Android, iOS, iPadOS devices impacted by Spyzie stalkerwareSC StaffFebruary 28, 2025Spyzie joins 23 other stalkerware operations that have had customers' and victims' data leaked.
MalwareUpdated LightSpy malware facilitates more expansive targetingSC StaffFebruary 27, 2025More than 100 commands allowing multi-platform data compromise have been integrated into LightSpy.
Vulnerability ManagementSecurity flaw in phone-monitoring apps exposes data of millionsSC StaffFebruary 26, 2025A vulnerability in Cocospy and Spyic is exposing the personal data of millions of individuals.
