Internet giant Google has agreed to pay a record $391.5 million to settle with 40 states in the U.S. over charges the company misled users about the collection of personal location data. "Google misled its users into thinking they had turned off location tracking in their account settings, when, in fact, Google continued to collect their location information," Oregon Attorney … [Read more...] about Google to Pay $391 Million Privacy Fine for Secretly Tracking Users’ Location
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Critical Flaws Discovered in Azure App That Microsoft Secretly Installs on Linux VMs
Microsoft on Tuesday addressed a quartet of security flaws as part of its Patch Tuesday updates that could be abused by adversaries to target Azure cloud customers and elevate privileges as well as allow for remote takeover of vulnerable systems. The list of flaws, collectively called OMIGOD by researchers from Wiz, affect a little-known software agent called Open Management … [Read more...] about Critical Flaws Discovered in Azure App That Microsoft Secretly Installs on Linux VMs
Chrome extensions secretly playing videos
Yesterday morning, our solutions started giving many Google Chrome users repeated threat warnings. Trojan.Multi.Preqw.gen, which Chrome tried to download from a third-party site, was specified as the source of the threat. We explain what it’s all about and how to solve the problem. Malicious extensions Our experts in collaboration with their colleagues at Yandex discovered that … [Read more...] about Chrome extensions secretly playing videos
New WhatsApp Bug Could Have Let Hackers Secretly Install Spyware On Your Devices
The recent controversies surrounding the WhatsApp hacking haven't yet settled, and the world's most popular messaging platform is in choppy waters once again.The Hacker News has learned that WhatsApp has recently patched yet another critical vulnerability that could have allowed attackers to remotely compromise targeted devices and potentially steal secured chat messages and … [Read more...] about New WhatsApp Bug Could Have Let Hackers Secretly Install Spyware On Your Devices
Google Uncovers How Just Visiting Some Sites Were Secretly Hacking iPhones For Years
Beware Apple users!Your iPhone can be hacked just by visiting an innocent-looking website, confirms a terrifying report Google researchers released earlier today.The story goes back to a widespread iPhone hacking campaign that cybersecurity researchers from Google's Project Zero discovered earlier this year in the wild, involving at least five unique iPhone exploit chains … [Read more...] about Google Uncovers How Just Visiting Some Sites Were Secretly Hacking iPhones For Years
China’s Border Guards Secretly Installing Spyware App on Tourists’ Phones
Chinese authorities are secretly installing surveillance apps on smartphones of foreigners at border crossings in the Xinjiang region who are entering from neighboring Kyrgyzstan, an international investigation revealed.Xinjiang (XUAR) is an autonomous territory and home to many Muslim ethnic minority groups where China is known to be conducting massive surveillance operations, … [Read more...] about China’s Border Guards Secretly Installing Spyware App on Tourists’ Phones
Hackers Used WhatsApp 0-Day Flaw to Secretly Install Spyware On Phones
Whatsapp has recently patched a severe vulnerability that was being exploited by attackers to remotely install surveillance malware on a few "selected" smartphones by simply calling the targeted phone numbers over Whatsapp audio call.Discovered, weaponized and then sold by the Israeli company NSO Group that produces the most advanced mobile spyware on the planet, the WhatsApp … [Read more...] about Hackers Used WhatsApp 0-Day Flaw to Secretly Install Spyware On Phones