The US Customs and Border Protection (CBP) is becoming more aggressive and threatens your privacy: information from thousands of US phones is stored in a central database, according to the Washington Post. US Customs and Border Protection (CBP) can scroll through your phone in a "random search". But new details paint a picture...
Ransomware is malware that cybercriminals can use to lock down your computer. This is a problem if it happens to someone's personal computer. But if fraudsters infiltrate the city's computer system, they can shut off sensitive information such as police records and ...
The Russian app FaceApp has gone viral in recent days for its filter that changes the age of a user in a photo, but its terms of use raise privacy concerns. The application has gained immense popularity, allowing users to change their age in the photo: from rejuvenation to ...
A report from the Inspector General of the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) said the personal data of millions of survivors of the 2017 California bushfires, hurricanes Harvey, Irma and Maria could be used in bad faith. The problem arose when in 2017 FEMA transferred to a private ...
Earlier this month, hackers compromised the government's computer system that interacts with HealthCare.gov, compromising the personal data of about 75 people, officials said Friday. Centers for Medicare and Medicaid made an announcement late in the evening before the weekend, Voice of America writes, ...
The social network “VKontakte” for the second time in a day updated the “Rules” section in Russian. On the morning of September 3, the clause according to which users can “delete all information” about themselves along with the page disappeared from the rules. After the publication of the BBC, the social network returned the rules of the previous edition, where...
In the age of devices and high technologies, each person produces 500 MB of data per day. Smartphones record our geolocation, communication, purchases, our behavior and even our heartbeat. All of this is collectively called "big data," explains Voice of America. After the data breach scandal ...
“For 18 years I thought that she, the villainess, was using someone else's - mine - personality. Until I met her. Then this story turned to me a completely different side. " The Guardian tells the story of Lisa Davis, who lived for 18 years thinking that ...
As a result of the largest leak, the data of 33 million 698 thousand 126 people got onto the Internet. Australian Internet security expert Troy Hunt reported the leak on his blog. The database volume is more than 52 gigabytes. According to Hunt, all people appearing in the database are US citizens, writes meduza.io. Among…