September 3, 2024 If you have every heard someone say that they'd just had a conversation on their smart phone only to find that an advertisement, you may have thought that that this was simply coincidence. After all, more...
August 21, 2024 A recent investigation revealed that major car manufacturers, including GM, Honda, and Kia, are not only tracking drivers' data but also selling it to third-party brokers without the knowledge or consent of their customers. This more...
August 7, 2024 National Public Data (NPD), also known as Jerico Pictures, is facing a class action lawsuit following a massive data breach that has exposed the personal information of 2.9 billion individuals. The breach, one of the more...
July 31, 2024 The Privacy Commissioner of Canada has initiated an investigation into Ticketmaster Canada following a cybersecurity incident that compromised the personal information of millions of individuals worldwide. Ticketmaster’s parent company, Live Nation Entertainment Inc., operates ticket more...
July 30, 2024 In a filing with a federal appeals court, the US Department of Justice (DOJ) alleges that TikTok has been collecting sensitive information about American users and transmitting it to China. The DOJ claims that TikTok more...
July 29, 2024 In a landmark decision, a federal district court in New York has ruled that U.S. border agents must obtain a warrant before searching the electronic devices of Americans and international travelers crossing the U.S. border. more...
July 16, 2024 Just two days after the attempted assassination at a Trump rally, the FBI announced it had gained access to the shooter's phone. The speed and efficiency of this access highlight the growing capabilities of phone-hacking more...
July 16, 2024 Disney is investigating a significant data breach by the hacking group Nullbulge, which claims to have accessed and downloaded thousands of internal communications, including messages about upcoming projects. The group, which positions itself as a more...
June 23, 2024 A significant cyberattack has resulted in the publication of sensitive patient data stolen from Synnovis, a blood testing company serving multiple NHS trusts in London. The hacker group, Qilin, released nearly 400GB of private information more...
June 19, 2024 How an attacker hid on an IT network for three years Welcome to Cyber Security Today. It's Wednesday June 19th, 2024. I'm Howard Solomon, contributing reporter on cybersecurity for TechNewsday.com. A suspected China-based threat actor more...