Starlink users may have been exposed to a large-scale tracking and surveillance effort through online advertising systems. An Israeli advertising technology company, Discover-Tech, was reportedly the leading bidder for ads shown to Starlink users in more than 100 countries. TrendAI, a…
Coinbase said customer funds are safe after a security incident at a third-party vendor exposed some customer contact information. The crypto exchange denied reports that it had been hacked. The company shared the details on Oct. 27 through its Coinbase Support…
Labor government under pressure to create social media watchdog as new online safety standards bill passes lower house The federal government wants to ban AI chatbots which seek to create “emotional intimacy” after prime minister Anthony Albanese raised the alarm…
The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) has released a roadmap for moving to post-quantum cryptography (PQC), with earlier deadlines for certain sensitive federal systems. The report, Transition to Post-Quantum Cryptography Standards (NIST IR 8547), explains which cryptographic methods need…
Nearly seven in ten people affected by data breaches handled by Kroll were exposed through an outside supplier, according to its Data Breach Outlook 2026. Businesses rely on outside providers to store information, process transactions and operate software. A breach at…
The findings were based on digital advertising data collected by TrendAI. The researchers believe that these advertisements may have been used to identify users’ locations or monitor their online activities, according to Reuters. Also read: OpenAI faces lawsuit over ChatGPT’s…
Experts at a digital defense firm recently found that an Israeli ad tech company was heavily targeting users of Starlink’s satellite internet service in a likely effort to spy on them, according to six people familiar with the matter. Researchers…
The government has heavily invested in purchasing surveillance equipment and enhancing the capacities of various agencies to use them over the years, but it hasn't shown an iota of the same interest in what should have been its priority—protection…
Sending sensitive information in attachments is inherently unsafe, and the main way to secure them -- encryption -- can be implemented inconsistently, negating security benefits. Sending sensitive information securely in an email or as an attachment is possible, but enabling encryption to…
You can encrypt an email in Outlook to protect confidential information beyond the connection between email providers. With a qualifying Microsoft 365 subscription, you can send an encrypted email or apply restrictions that stop recipients from forwarding it. The setting you…
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