Surveillance company Flock cuts staff as privacy backlash grows
Flock would not say if CEO Garrett Langley would take a pay cut following the reduction in workforce.
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Asos confirms breach of customer data after hackers send rogue app notification
The hackers alerted the fashion giant’s customers through a push notification that said they had “fully compromised” the company’s cloud storage.
CIA officer admits to creating fake top secret government program to steal over $190 million, including gold bars
CIA officer David Rush, who worked on highly sensitive intelligence programs, reached a plea deal with U.S. prosecutors after he was caught siphoning money and gold with a fake government contract.
LibreOffice says ‘no AI’ is now a software feature
The maker of the open source document editor says it has no plans to add AI to its software’s default configuration, citing user privacy.
Hackers steal 8 million citizens’ records from Danish government database
The Danish government said the breach of names, addresses, and state-issued ID numbers affects 8 million people, including people living abroad and the deceased.
Hackers steal 8 million citizens’ records from Danish government database
The Danish government said the breach of names, addresses, and state-issued ID numbers affects 8 million people, including people living abroad and the deceased.
Medical records giant Epic pauses product development to fix security bugs that risk patients’ data
The healthtech software giant, which makes the widely used MyChart system for accessing medical data, will focus on fixing security bugs for the next few weeks.
California governor vetoes bill banning use of ‘pervert glasses’ to secretly record people
The California state bill would have penalized people who secretly recorded people in public with wearables equipped with cameras and microphones.
Hackers stole millions of US military personnel records during months-long data breach
The Department of Defense notified millions of current and former U.S. military personnel that their personal information had been stolen in a months-long breach.
Dutch police arrest ShinyHunters hacker accused of planning two murders
Dutch police said the hacker, arrested for being part of the ShinyHunters cybercriminal gang, had plans to organize the murder of two people on his laptop.