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Apple’s new tracking protection is “sabotage”, claims ad industry
The ad industry is not happy with Apple's latest move to limit how we get tracked around the web.
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PyPI Python repository hit by typosquatting sneak attack
Imposters posing as popular packages were found to contain malicious code
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DOJ lets itself off the privacy hook
The Department of Justice has excused its insider threat database from multiple provisions of the 1974 Privacy Act
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Chrome to brand FTP as “not secure”
With the release of Chrome 63 in December 2017 FTP will be branded "not secure"
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Monday review – the hot 24 stories of the week
From Equifax's feeble PINs putting frozen credit files at risk and 4 steps to secure yourself to the latest updates on the breach, and more
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Vevo hacked, 3.12 TB of data leaked
The hacking group OurMine says it leaked the data after being told "f*ck off, you don't have anything"
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India’s Aadhaar digital ID scheme: what could possibly go wrong?
India's digital ID scheme has enrolled more than 1bn people in under a decade - but there are concerns about its security and potential for abuse
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Poisoned WordPress ‘Display Widgets’ plugin finally purged
If you've got the 'Display Widgets' plugin installed, check that you haven't got one of the many malicious versions
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Facebook’s Crisis Response hub centralizes help for disaster victims
Pulling all the crisis tools together should help those caught up in a disaster get help, help others and let their loved ones know how they are
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News in brief: FTC to probe Equifax; Bitcoin price falls on China move; HBO teases GoT finale news
Your daily round-up of some of the other stories in the news
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Equifax: researchers find leaky customer help portal in Argentina
Researchers pulled thousands of records from site secured by a username and password of 'admin'
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Microsoft patches second FinSpy zero-day exploit this year
This week saw a veritable patchwork quilt of updates to Microsoft products - including one zero-day
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Equifax felled by a months-old Apache Struts vulnerability
Patching vulnerabilities often means juggling risk and practicality - which can mean gambling with customer data
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Equifax: four simple steps to secure yourself
Take these four steps to get through the Equifax breach with your identity and finances intact
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DHS faces lawsuit over legality of forced warrantless device searches
Plaintiffs including a veteran, a NASA staffer and a journalist claim that their First and Fourth Amendment rights were breached by searches at the border
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News in brief: Cruz’s Twitter blunder; Adobe patches Flash
Your daily round-up of some of the other stories in the news
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Governments must fix the digital identity mess, says think tank
Digital identity schemes are surely just around the corner - and they're already in place in India and Estonia. But there are problems to be ironed out
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Smart pumps used by hospitals in IV drips vulnerable to attacks
Eight flaws were found in the pumps used to deliver precise doses of drugs - and where a misdose thanks to an attack could be fatal
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Fears raised about accuracy of new forensic DNA techniques
Lawyers are challenging convictions in which DNA analysis played a part, claiming that a new tool isn't reliable
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News in brief: lawyerbot offers Equifax help; Facebook faces privacy fine; gang hacks India ID scheme
Your daily round-up of some of the other stories in the news
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