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Facial recognition firm sued for scraping 3 billion faceprints

A potential class action says Clearview AI is breaking biometrics privacy law by ransacking social media so police can match photos with IDs.

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Cisco patches bugs in security admin center and Webex

Cisco has patched bugs in Webex and in Firepower Management Centre, the device that controls its security products.

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Mozilla bans Firefox extensions for executing remote code

Mozilla’s policy is unambiguous - add-ons must be self-contained and not load remote code, which opens up the user to all sorts of risks.

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Cardplanet mastermind pleads guilty to credit card fraud

Cardplanet offered refunds on invalid card data, along with a card checking service that ensured a stolen card was still valid.

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Tinder to get panic button, catfish-fighting facial recognition

It's both a genius move to protect from assault and fraud and a personal data grab.

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Instagram CEO’s homes were targetted by SWATters

Instagram CEO Adam Mosseri's houses were surrounded by SWAT teams after hoax phone calls claimed hostages were being held there.

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New York wants to ban taxpayer-funded ransomware payments

One of the proposed bills would set up a $5m fund to help small towns upgrade their systems and bolster their security.

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Monday review – the hot 21 stories of the week

From a big Microsoft data breach to the seizing of a stolen-creds site by the FBI - and everything in between. It's weekly roundup time.

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Google finds privacy holes in Safari’s ITP anti-tracking system

Apple’s much-vaunted Intelligent Tracking Prevention (ITP) could leave users exposed to a raft of privacy issues, including - ironically - being tracked.

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Protestors petition equity firm over .org buyout

The street outside ICAAN's offices in Playa Vista, California, is likely a little more crowded than normal.

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9th Methbot suspect arrested in massive clickfraud ring

How Sergey Denisoff described his early ad-buying ventures: buying BS popup traffic and reselling it to buyers demanding BS traffic.

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Privacy watchdog throws wider net to protect children online

A new, comprehensive code will compel online services to put children's health and safety before data-collecting profits.

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Looking for silver linings in the CVE-2020-0601 crypto vulnerability

Is there some good news hidden in the story of the CVE-2020-0601 crypto vulnerability?

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UN report alleges that Saudi crown prince hacked Jeff Bezos’s phone

Digital forensic evidence points to the phone's massive, months-long data egress having likely been triggered by Pegasus mobile spyware.

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Apple allegedly made nice with FBI by dropping iCloud encryption plan

Sources told Reuters that Apple may have been convinced by arguments made during the legal fight over cracking the San Bernardino iPhone.

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Sonos’s tone-deaf legacy product policy angers customers

Stopping software updates for legacy kit is nothing new, but it's the way the company has done it that has Sonos customers' hackles up.

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FBI issues warning about lucrative fake job scams

What’s the difference between a real job and a fake one found on the internet? The fake ones are suspiciously easy to get interviews for.

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Big Microsoft data breach – 250 million records exposed

Microsoft has today announced a data breach that affected one of its customer databases.

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Cybersecurity New Year’s Resolution #4: Teach someone about cybersecurity

Rather than doing something to protect yourself, we’ll challenge you to teach someone else about cybersecurity and help them take steps to keep themselves safe. The post Cybersecurity New Year’s Resolution #4: Teach someone about cybersecurity appea…

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Ubisoft sues DDoS-for-hire operators for ruining game play

The network of sites and services run by the alleged operators target the Rainbow Six Siege game, selling attacks to cheating players.

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NIST’s new privacy rules – what you need to know

How do you ensure you're compliant with privacy regulations? NIST has released a Privacy Framework to help you get your house in order.

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