Cybersecurity
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Meta insists it just chose a side in the encryption debateThe behemoth formerly known as Facebook just came out hard against client-side scanning. Here's why that matters. -
Apple and Meta shared data with hackers pretending to be law enforcement officialsThe same hackers issued Snapchat a bogus legal request, but it's unclear if Snapchat responded. -
NRA finally admits it was hacked by a ransomware group in 2021It couldn't have happened to a more deserving group. -
Russia cracks down on Zello walkie-talkie app amid ongoing warPush to censor. -
What Russians should keep in mind when using TelegramThe popular messaging app is not end-to-end encrypted — which makes its users vulnerable. -
Twitter's Telling Ukrainians How To Lock Down Their AccountsPay attention. -
Google wants to make changing your compromised passwords easier -
Mac users, download macOS 11.3 now to fix major security flaw -
Why iPhone owners should turn off AirDrop. Now. -
How to check if hackers are sharing your Facebook data -
Teen who hacked Twitter accounts of Musk, Obama for Bitcoin gets 3 years in prison -
Hackers break into far-right social network Gab, collect a slew of private data -
Facebook saves links shared on Messenger and Instagram, and this new detail reveals it’s on purpose -
What Apple's big tech frenemies think of its iOS 14 privacy updates -
'Cyberpunk 2077' maker hacked, source code of games possibly stolen -
What you need to know about Telegram, the WhatsApp alternative -
Apple just released a security update for your iPhone. Download it now. -
Elon Musk's endorsement of Signal is causing the good kind of problems -
All the privacy apps you should have downloaded in 2020 -
This is probably the scariest iPhone hack ever -
Twitter just made securing your account way more convenient -
Apple addresses macOS privacy concerns, says better controls are coming in 2021Apple's macOS Big Sur gave many users a good scare. Shortly after the new OS was made available for download, some users experienced slowdowns while launching apps. -
Zoom deceived users about the privacy of their calls, FTC allegesZoom just dodged a rather expensive bullet. -
Your old Android device will no longer support many websites in 2021If you have an old Android phone, it may be time to really consider an upgrade. -
Zoom finally rolls out end-to-end encryption, but you have to enable itHey, would you look at that: A tech company actually followed through on a promise to respect its customers' privacy. -
Google now has a much better way to alert you to critical security issuesGoogle is launching in-app security alerts for critical issues with Google accounts. -
China willing to let TikTok die before allowing Trump force a U.S. acquisitionWill TikTok soon cease to exist in the U.S.? -
Zoom adds two-factor authenticationThe additional layer of security can come from one of three sources. -
Slack fixes 'critical' vulnerability that left desktop app users open to attackBefore Slack fixed it, an attacker using the exploit could have done some pretty wild stuff, such as gaining "access to private files, private keys, passwords, secrets, internal network access etc.," and "access to private conversations, files etc. within Slack." -
Hackers force New Zealand stock exchange to halt trading. Again.A second statement, later in the day, made clear that whoever was behind the attack was not going away. -
Hackers can now clone your keys just by listening to them with a smartphoneEvery time you unlock your front door, your key whispers a small, but audible, secret. Hackers finally learned how to listen. -
TikTok launches website to fight misinformation about the companyWith the launch of a new website on Monday, it's clear that it's part of a broader effort by the company to pushback on misinformation as President Donald Trump’s seeks to ban TikTok from the U.S. -
Massive Twitter hack: 2 teens and a 22-year-old arrestedThe Department of Justice announced Friday that it had charged three people for perpetrating the Twitter hack. -
The Vatican was reportedly hacked by ChinaSounds kind of like the plot of Mission Impossible III or a Dan Brown book. -
Garmin confirms massive cyberattack that knocked the company offlineA massive cyberattack has left a popular wearable and GPS technology company reeling for days now. -
Twitter reportedly gave more than 1,000 people access to its admin panel before hackBoth employees and third-party contractors had access to the admin panel, two former employees told Reuters. -
Chinese hackers counted on no one clicking 'update' in decade-long spreeUh, maybe stop asking your computer to remind you tomorrow. -
Uh-oh: Twitter says hackers swiped personal data during the big verified user hackMore and more new information has been coming out about the massive Twitter hack that went down on Wednesday. However, the latest update from Twitter itself is cause for concern.

