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GitLab: Responsible Disclosure of Privacy Leakage Issue
Greetings, I am Mojtaba Zaheri, a doctoral candidate in Computer Science, affiliated with the NJIT Cybersecurity Research Center. Together with my doctoral dissertation advisor, Prof. Reza Curtmola, we are reaching out to perform responsible disclosure of a vulnerability present on the GitLab...
UBUNTU-CVE-2021-20184
It was found in Moodle before version 3.10.1, 3.9.4 and 3.8.7 that a insufficient capability checks in some grade related web services meant students were able to view other students grades...
$12m Grindr fine shows GDPR’s got teeth
As thoughts turn to Data Privacy this week in a big way, GDPR illustrates it isnt an afterthought. Grindr, the popular social network and dating platform, will likely suffer a $12 million USD fine due to privacy related complaints. What happened here, and what are the implications for future case...
Why Data Security and Privacy in the digital age are crucial
Privacy is considered a basic human right but, with so much of our personal data now ‘out there’ in cyberspace, how private can it really be? Data is everywhere, and with rising internet usage, an increase in cloud technologies, and our growing reliance on IoT devices, it continues to grow...
Privacy predictions for 2021
2020 saw an unprecedented increase in the importance and value of digital services and infrastructure. From the rise of remote working and the global shift in consumer habits to huge profits booked by internet entertainers, we are witnessing how overwhelmingly important the connected infrastructu...
3 tips to top up your privacy
Its Data Privacy Day—the perennial event that many internet users may have never heard of, but have strong feelings and opinions about the very things that birthed it in the first place. Originally created to help businesses learn about why online privacy matters, its reach has since extended to...
VMware Carbon Black Champions Data Privacy Day 2021
Today is Data Privacy Day, an annual effort hosted by the National Cybersecurity Alliance NCSA to raise awareness about the importance of privacy and protection of personal information. VMware Carbon Black is proud to be an official Champion, supporting the principle that all organizations share...
Why Data Privacy Day matters: A Lock and Code special with Mozilla, DuckDuckGo, and EFF
You can read our full-length blog here about the importance of Data Privacy Day and data privacy in general Today is a special day, not just because January 28 marks Data Privacy Day in the United States and in several countries across the world, but because it also marks the return of our hit...
Why Data Privacy Day matters
Our Lock and Code special episode on Data Privacy Day, featuring guests from Mozilla, DuckDuckGo, and Electronic Frontier Foundation can be listened to here. Today, January 28, is Data Privacy Day, the annual, multinational event in which governments, companies, and schools can inform the public...
Data Privacy Day
January 28 is Data Privacy Day DPD, an annual effort promoting data privacy awareness and education. This year’s DPD events, sponsored by the National Cyber Security Alliance NCSA, focus on how to Own Your Privacy. The NCSA teaches users how to protect valuable data online, while encouraging...
Fleeing WhatsApp for Privacy? Don't Turn to Telegram
Because the chat app doesn't encrypt conversations by default—or at all for group chats—security professionals often warn against it...
ADT Security Camera Flaws Open Homes to Eavesdropping
UPDATE Researchers have publicly disclosed security flaws found in ADT-owned LifeShield security cameras, which, if exploited, could have allowed a local attacker to eavesdrop on victims’ conversations or tap into a live video feed. The LifeShield brand is owned by security giant ADT. Specificall...
Google FLoC puts ad trackers on a cookie-free diet
Cookie tracking is dying and Google needs a replacement. Its betting on FLoC, an ad tracking technology that lets it understand peoples behaviour while respecting their privacy. Google has announced that its tests show promising signs that FLoC is working. Is this a milestone on the road to more...
CISA Malware Analysis on Supernova
CISA has released a malware analysis report on Supernova malware affecting unpatched SolarWinds Orion software. The report contains indicators of compromise IOCs and analyzes several malicious artifacts. Supernova is not part of the SolarWinds supply chain attack described in Alert AA20-352A. CIS...
Mozilla Releases Security Updates for Firefox, Firefox ESR, and Thunderbird
Mozilla has released security updates to address vulnerabilities in Firefox, Firefox ESR, and Thunderbird. An attacker could exploit some of these vulnerabilities to take control of an affected system. CISA encourages users and administrators to review Mozilla Security Advisories for Firefox 85,...
Apple Releases Security Updates
Apple has released security updates to address vulnerabilities in multiple products. A remote attacker could exploit some of these vulnerabilities to take control of an affected system. CISA encourages users to review the Apple security pages for the following products and apply the necessary...
TikTok Flaw Lay Bare Phone Numbers, User IDs For Phishing Attacks
A vulnerability in the popular TikTok short-form video-sharing platform could have allowed attackers to easily compile users’ phone numbers, unique user IDs and other data ripe for phishing attacks. TikTok, owned by ByteDance, has more than 800 million active users worldwide. The vulnerability,...
TikTok Bug Could Have Exposed Users' Profile Data and Phone Numbers
Cybersecurity researchers on Tuesday disclosed a now-patched security flaw in TikTok that could have potentially enabled an attacker to build a database of the app's users and their associated phone numbers for future malicious activity. Although this flaw only impacts those users who have linked...
FTC Reports Scammers Impersonating FTC
The Federal Trade Commission FTC has released information on scammers attempting to impersonate the FTC. The scammers operate an FTC-spoofed website that claims to provide instant cash payments and tries to trick consumers into disclosing their financial information. The real FTC does not require...