EU’s Digital Identity Framework Endangers Browser Security
By Alexis Hancock If a proposal currently before the European Parliament and Council passes, the security of HTTPS in your browser may get a lot…
Cybersecurity
Red Alert: Global Financial “War Game” Simulates Potential Disruptive Impact of Cyber Attack
By Kennedy Hall Israel led a 10-country initiative earlier this month that simulated a global financial cyber attack aimed at creating a real-life scenario that…
63,000 Websites Hit With Outages As Users Report Amazon Web Service Issues
By Tyler Durden Preliminary reports from Pingdom AB, a Swedish website monitoring company, show more than 63,000 websites are experiencing issues worldwide. At the same…
Utility Groups, Others Petition FCC to Delay Opening 6GHz Band to Block 6G Consumer Electronics that Will Threaten Public Safety
By B.N. Frank In 2020, utility companies and associations filed lawsuits against the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) for not protecting utility infrastructure from potential electrical…
Facebook, Google, and Snapchat Are Bypassing Apple’s APP Tracking Transparency and Still Collecting Data on Users
By B.N. Frank Downloading “free” apps onto devices more often than not allows app providers to collect personal data on users. Of course, companies that…
Apple AirTags Being Used By Thieves To Steal Luxury Cars
By Tyler Durden Apple AirTags is a great tracking device for when you lose your wallet or backpack. But thieves in Canada use the devices…
Amazon Outage Disabled IoT/Smart Devices, Stopped Package Deliveries; People Were Locked Out of Homes and Disney Parks
By B.N. Frank Experts have been warning for years about security risks associated with Bluetooth and Wi-Fi, Internet of Things (IoT) technology, and various IoT/Smart…
VP Kamala Harris Says No Bluetooth or Wireless Earphones Due to Security Risks; Of course, They Pose Fire and Health Risks Too
By B.N. Frank Wireless wearables (activity trackers/watches, ear phones, hearing aids, rings, Virtual Reality (VR) goggles, etc.) utilize Bluetooth and/or Wi-Fi technologies. Security experts have…
“Privacy-Crushing” Connected Device List Identifies 47 Products with “problematic privacy practices”
By B.N. Frank Wireless wearables are notorious for their capability of being privacy invasive (see 1, 2, 3, 4). Ditto on other wirelessly connected (aka…
Hackers Sent Thousands of Fake Emails from Legitimate FBI Email Address
By B.N. Frank Does it seem like “the new normal” includes cyberattacks, risks, threats, and vulnerabilities being reported every single day (see 1, 2, 3,…
Millions of Routers and IoT Devices Vulnerable to New Malware
By B.N. Frank Hardwired Ethernet connections are safer, more reliable, and more secure than wireless (Wi-Fi) connections. In fact, experts have been warning for years…
Researchers Says Approx. 4,000 Health Care, Government, Medical, and Retail Devices Are Running Vulnerable Software
By B.N. Frank Cyberattacks can cause catastrophic and sometimes deadly results no matter who or what is targeted – businesses (see 1, 2, 3, 4),…
U.S. Blacklists Israeli Co’s Spyware Used to “maliciously target” Activists, Business People, Academics, Gov’t Workers, Journalists, etc.
By B.N. Frank The U.S. government seems to be okay with some companies and entities conspicuously or inconspicuously collecting personal data on Americans (see 1,…
Non-profit Gives “Free” Wi-Fi to Low-income Apartment Buildings Despite Health and Security Risks Associated with Wi-Fi
By B.N. Frank Of course, “free Wi-Fi” may not really be free. Building owners are reportedly paying “$200-500 per month” for their tenants to have…