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Ireland’s Data Protection Commission (DPC) has launched separate investigations into how Google and Tinder process and manage user data. The DPC has received complaints across the EU in relation to how Google handles and processes location data, such as GPS datasets. The Irish watchdog, acting as Lead Supervisory Authority for Google, said on Tuesday that […] More
Twitter has rolled out new rules to tackle the use of deepfakes to deceive people and in March it also starts adding labels to certain tweets containing manipulated media. Artificial Intelligence The company will remove manipulated media, including deepfakes, but only if the content is likely to cause harm, such as threats to the physical […] More
Image: Microsoft In a blog post promoting the capabilities of its commercial security platform — the Microsoft Defender ATP — Microsoft said that on a daily basis the company’s security team detects and tracks on average around 77,000 active web shells, spread across 46,000 infected servers. But while the Microsoft blog post goes on to […] More
Bitbucket is the latest legitimate hosting provider to be abused by cybercriminals to spread malware. In a campaign revealed by Cybereason researchers Lior Rochberger and Assaf Dahan on Wednesday, threat actors are actively delivering an “unprecedented number of malware types” in a new international attack wave. All of the malware has been hosted on Bitbucket. […] More
Bouygues Construction has confirmed falling victim to ransomware that it detected across its network on January 30. “As a precautionary measure, information systems have been shut down to prevent any propagation,” the company said in a brief statement. “Our teams are currently fully focused on returning to normal as quickly as possible, with the support […] More
The Google Chrome web browser, version 80, is now available for download on all major platforms. Today’s Chrome 80 release marks a important point in Chrome’s history. This release comes with two major changes to how Google’s browser operates, changes that will resonate with users for years to come. Same-site cookies The first of these […] More
Australian logistics company Toll Group has confirmed the “cybersecurity incident” it suffered on Friday was ransomware. “We can confirm the cybersecurity incident is due to a targeted ransomware attack which led to our decision to immediately isolate and disable some systems in order to limit the spread of the attack,” Toll wrote in an update on Tuesday […] More
Image: Magnus Engø Russian security researcher Vladislav Yarmak has published today details about a backdoor mechanism he discovered in HiSilicon chips, used by millions of smart devices across the globe, such as security cameras, DVRs, NVRs, and others. A firmware fix is not currently available as Yarmak did not report the issue to HiSilicon citing […] More
