Data Privacy & Cybersecurity

MIT Joins Ranks Of Hacker Bounty Payers

Following the example of Uber and the U.S. Department of Defense, the Massachusetts Institute of Technology has established a bug […]

Are Adblockers Censorship?

Ad-tech company Oriel says its research shows that adblocking is a “blunt instrument” that’s causing error messages on websites and […]

Texas Law Firm Becomes Phish Bait

Numerous recipients worldwide received emails from a lawyer in a Texas law firm, regarding a “lawsuit subpoena.” It turns out […]

$81 Million Bank Heist Alarms World Banking System

In an operation that one security consultant compared to a digital Ocean’s Eleven, hackers may have lurked for months in […]

Ashley Madison Users Can’t Sue Anonymously

Those suing extramarital affair website Ashley Madison for a cyberhack last year that revealed their identities will not be able […]

Ransomeware Perps Who Failed

A peek into the cyber trenches in a relatively upbeat post from Kapersky Lab: What some recent ransomware attacks looked […]

U.S. Launches Criminal Investigation Into “Panama Papers” Practices

The Justice Department has launched a criminal investigation into the kinds of tax avoidance schemes exposed in the Panama Papers […]

Facebook Spying Lawyers Can Be Charged

Two defense attorneys accused of snooping on the private Facebook account of a plaintiff suing their client can be prosecuted […]

Washington Braces For Net Neutrality Ruling

Major telecom companies last year appealed the FCC’s net neutrality rules, which placed unprecedented rules on Internet providers. The result […]

U.S. Company Loses $100M To Email Fraud

An unidentified company last year lost nearly $100 million to individuals who created fake email addresses and posed as vendors, […]

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