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Google Agrees to Pay D.C., Indiana in Location Tracking Lawsuits
The district attorneys from Washington DC and Indiana both announced that they have reached a settlement with Google to resolve a lawsuit that accused the tech giant of tracking users’ locations.
D.C. district attorney Karl A...
1Password Challenges Competitor LastPass on Security Breach Claim
Popular password manager LastPass confirmed last week that it was the victim of a data breach. In the press release, LastPass said that users’ password vaults were stolen and personal information like website usernames, passwords,...
Meta Settles Class-Action Lawsuit for $725 Million
Meta has agreed to pay $725 million to settle a class-action lawsuit that accused Facebook’s parent company of allowing Cambridge Analytica to use private user information. Cambridge Analytica is a data analytics company that the...
LastPass Breach Exposes Customer Password Vaults
Popular password manager LastPass confirmed in a blog post that customers’ password vaults were stolen during a recent data breach.
LastPass said the hackers accessed encrypted vault data like website usernames and passwords, s...
RedAwning vacation booking service database allegedly leaked on clear web forum
The SafetyDetectives cybersecurity team has discovered a leaked SQL database appearing to belong to the RedAwning vacation platform.
A user on the forum posted the database for free, which is now available for the public to vie...
FBI: Criminals Using Search Engine Ads to Spread Malware
The FBI issued a warning this week to alert online users that cyber criminals are using search engine ads to impersonate legitimate and otherwise trustworthy brands to direct them to malicious websites.
“Cyber criminals purchas...
US Cyber Security Director to Step Down in 2023
The first US national cyber director, Chris Inglis, is planning to resign early next year.
The U.S. cybersecurity chief, who also oversees the Office of the National Cyber Director (ONCD) since its establishment in July 2021 —...
Google: Identity Theft and Ransomware Top Targets for Cybercriminals in 2023
Top Google security experts and analysts predicted that cybercrime will get even worse in 2023 than it was in 2022, during an interview with VentureBeat. The FBI reported that online scams cost citizens nearly $7 billion in 2021...
Gemini CryptoCurrency Exchange Users’ Data Breeched
The Gemini cryptocurrency exchange has warned its customers that they may be the target of phishing attacks, via email. Gemini said that an unnamed third-party vendor suffered a breach.
Gemini said that none of its own systems...
US Advisory: Hackers Using Emails to Steal Shipments of Food
The FBI, with the Food and Drug Administration Office of Criminal Investigations (FDA OCI), and the US Department of Agriculture (USDA) announced a joint Cybersecurity Advisory to advise the Food & Agriculture sector about rec...