Various sensitive source codes belonging to Microsoft, Cisco, FireEye, and network management company SolarWinds are allegedly for sale on a website called SolarLeaks. The site was launched this week, about a month after a cyberattack on SolarWinds tha…
As we embark on a new orbit around the sun, many of us have high hopes for a brighter year in 2021 than 2020 offered. In the world of technology, there is some validity to that statement as major network operators across the globe race to provide true …
A hacker who has asked to be called by her Twitter handle, @donk_enby, has scraped and archived data from the social network Parler, which bills itself as the “premier free speech social network.” Parler was a major meeting and planning place for peopl…
In the past week, we have seen the takedown of a social network by its largest technology partners. I refer to Parler, of course. The events weren’t entirely a surprise, but their velocity and totality were unusual.
In the past week, we have seen the takedown of a social network by its largest technology partners. I refer to Parler, of course. The events weren’t entirely a surprise, but their velocity and totality were unusual.
A researcher named Ahmed Hassan has found what could be considered a security problem for users of the messenger app Telegram.
After the Covid-19 outbreak, several groups got going on developing various smartphone tracking apps, as I wrote about last April. Since that post appeared, we have followed up with this news update on their flaws.
As the number of people getting vaccinated against Covid-19 rises, it’s time to review the ways that people can prove they have been inoculated when they want to cross international borders.
The U.S. Federal Trade Commission (FTC) sent orders this week to nine internet giants, demanding they share details of their data collection processes, including the method and manner in which they collect, use, store, and disclose information about in…
Browser extensions are usually useful, sometimes fun — and occasionally dangerous.