A coalition of human rights organisations is asking European lawmakers to set strict rules for WhatsApp and Skype. The organisations believe that some countries in the EU are weakening privacy rights. The coalition consists of thirty human rights organisations, including Amnesty International an... Read more
3 years ago
The Data Protection Commission (DPC) in Ireland will investigate the Facebook incident from earlier this month. In the the incident, data from more than half a billion users was posted online. According to the privacy watchdog, one or more provisions of the GDPR and the Data Protection Act 2018 ... Read more
3 years ago
The FBI has shared information about an operation in which it hacks into leaky Exchange servers. The intelligence service removes any web shells that attackers have placed to create a backdoor. In the announcement of the operation, the FBI said that many owners of infected systems had already su... Read more
3 years ago
Microsoft has released its monthly series of security updates for its software. During this round of patches, more than one hundred vulnerabilities will be closed, five of which are labelled as zero-days. Bleeping Computer has posted an overview of all the vulnerabilities on its website. Five of... Read more
3 years ago
Once again, several critical Microsoft Exchange Server vulnerabilities have been found. Two of them give attackers access to a server without having to log in. Patches for the vulnerabilities are available. Microsoft has been notified of the new Exchange vulnerabilities by the National Security ... Read more
3 years ago
Millions of IoT (Internet of Things) devices have security vulnerabilities that could allow cybercriminals to knock devices offline or control them remotely. The problem with this is that it opens the door to gain wider access to bigger networks. Nine major vulnerabilities are affecting four TCP... Read more
3 years ago
A newly-discovered flaw in the Facebook-owned messaging app WhatsApp can allow an attacker to suspend your account, using just your phone number. The proof-of-concept of this attack was developed by Luis Márquez Carpintero and Ernesto Canales Pereña. It involves some pretty simple steps, where... Read more
3 years ago
Gartner and IDC say worldwide PC shipments grew by a surprising amount in first quarter of 2021. Despite a global shortage of semiconductor chips, the PC industry had a strong first quarter, according to research firm Gartner. They estimate that shipments of laptops and desktops rose 32 percent... Read more
3 years ago
Google has abused its position in the online advertising market. The company gave priority to ads bought via its own advertising tool. This is evident from a document that was accidentally submitted uncensored in a competition lawsuit against Google in Texas, writes The Wall Street Journal. The ... Read more
3 years ago
Google is concerned about the crumbling relationship between the US and the EU. The company is therefore urging the US to accept a European proposal for a Trade and Technology Council. In a blog post, Google says that the positive cooperation that the US and the EU have had over the past two dec... Read more
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