Google Is Rolling Out Passkeys, the Password-Killing Tech, to All Accounts
Google is announcing a major effort to let its personal account holders log in with the password replacement known as “passkeys.” The […]
Tag: Security / Privacy
American College of Pediatricians Leak Exposes 10,000 Confidential Files
While the material is not expressly religious, it is clearly aimed at painting same-sex marriage as aberrant and immoral behavior. Physicians lobbied […]
Cops Just Revealed a Record-Breaking Dark Web Dragnet
A decade ago, US law enforcement was content to swat down a dark web black market for drugs and send its dealers […]
A US Bill Would Ban Kids Under 13 From Joining Social Media
While all the major Silicon Valley social media firms—from Instagram to TikTok—say they block children from using their apps, these senators say […]
Google’s Authenticator App Now Lets You Sync 2FA Codes Across Devices
One of the most effective ways to stop your online accounts from being hacked is to turn on two-factor authentication. The security measure, often […]
Criminals Are Using Tiny Devices to Hack and Steal Cars
Employees of the US Immigration and Customs Enforcement agency (ICE) abused law enforcement databases to snoop on their romantic partners, neighbors, and […]
How ChatGPT—and Bots Like It—Can Spread Malware
The AI landscape has started to move very, very fast: consumer-facing tools such as Midjourney and ChatGPT are now able to produce […]
Used Routers Often Come Loaded With Corporate Secrets
Since secondhand equipment is discounted, it would potentially be feasible for cybercriminals to invest in purchasing used devices to mine them for […]
ICE Records Reveal How Agents Abuse Access to Secret Data
Law enforcement abuse of databases is far from unique to ICE agents. In the past decade, local police around the US have […]
Security Roundup: Leak of Top-Secret US Intel Risks a New Wave of Mass Surveillance
US defense secretary Lloyd Austin on Thursday said he was considering “additional measures necessary to safeguard our nation’s secrets,” and he ordered […]