January 26, 2024 at 05:12PM Senator Ron Wyden released documents revealing that the NSA purchases Americans’ internet records, prompting a call for intelligence agencies to cease buying unlawfully obtained personal data from data brokers. Wyden emphasized the need for legal and ethical data practices, highlighting the potential privacy violations and the lack of informed consent … Read more
January 23, 2024 at 04:37PM An exposed Trello API allowed the creation of millions of data profiles, linking public and private information. A threat actor attempted to sell the data of 15,115,516 Trello members containing emails, usernames, and full names. The leaked email addresses were accessed through a publicly exposed API, elevating the severity of … Read more
December 7, 2023 at 10:42PM Facebook Messenger now defaults to end-to-end encryption, ensuring only the sender and recipient can read messages, not even Meta itself. Key Takeaways from Meeting: 1. End-to-End Encryption has been implemented in Facebook Messenger as a default feature. 2. As a result of this encryption, messages can only be read by … Read more
October 19, 2023 at 12:01AM In today’s digital world, personal privacy is frequently compromised due to the exchange of personal information. The public often feels powerless against data brokers and overwhelmed by information overload. A consumer survey revealed the need for better privacy tools and understanding. With data breaches becoming more common, a collaborative effort … Read more
October 13, 2023 at 03:05PM French cloud service Shadow has confirmed that criminals stole a database containing customer data in a social-engineering attack against one of its employees. The stolen data includes personal information such as names, email addresses, dates of birth, billing addresses, and credit card expiration dates. The company reassured customers that no … Read more