#VMware #ESXi zero-days likely exploited a year before disclosure
BleepingComputer
VMware ESXi zero-days likely exploited a year before disclosure
Chinese-speaking threat actors used a compromised SonicWall VPN appliance to deliver a VMware ESXi exploit toolkit that seems to have been develope...
 #cybersecurity
Critics pan #spyware maker #NSO’s transparency claims amid its push to enter US market
TechCrunch
Critics pan spyware maker NSO's transparency claims amid its push to enter US market | TechCrunch
The infamous spyware maker released a new transparency report claiming to be a responsible spyware maker, without providing insight into how the co...
 #privacy #cybersecurity #Pegasus #NSOGroup
#Illinois #health department exposed over 700,000 residents’ personal data for years
TechCrunch
Illinois health department exposed over 700,000 residents' personal data for years | TechCrunch
The security lapse exposed personal information belonging to residents who received state benefits.
 #healthcare #cybersecurity #privacy #DataBreach
How to #Protest Safely in the Age of #Surveillance
WIRED
How to Protest Safely in the Age of Surveillance
Law enforcement has more tools than ever to track your movements and access your communications. Here’s how to protect your privacy if you plan t...
 #activism #privacy #cybersecurity #politics #guide
#China hacked #email systems of US congressional committee staffers https://www.reuters.com/world/asia-pacific/china-hacked-email-systems-us-congressional-committee-staff-ft-reports-2026-01-08/ #cybersecurity #Congress
#Texas court blocks #Samsung from tracking #TV viewing, then vacates order
BleepingComputer
Texas court blocks Samsung from tracking TV viewing, then vacates order
The State of Texas obtained a short-lived, temporary restraining order (TRO) against Samsung that prohibited the South Korean company from collecti...
 #IoT #SmartTV #privacy
#ChatGPT falls to new data-pilfering attack as a vicious cycle in #AI continues
Ars Technica
ChatGPT falls to new data-pilfering attack as a vicious cycle in AI continues
Will LLMs ever be able to stamp out the root cause of these attacks? Possibly not.
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Inside #ICE’s Tool to Monitor Phones in Entire Neighborhoods
404 Media
Inside ICE’s Tool to Monitor Phones in Entire Neighborhoods
404 Media has obtained material that explains how Tangles and Webloc, two surveillance systems ICE recently purchased, work. Webloc can track phone...
 #privacy #surveillance #politics
How Californians can use a new state website to block hundreds of data brokers
How Californians can use a new state website to block hundreds of data brokers – The Markup
A tool called DROP lets California residents fill out a few forms to keep their personal data from being tracked or sold by data brokers.
 #California #privacy
#Microsoft to enforce #MFA for #Microsoft365 admin center sign-ins
BleepingComputer
Microsoft to enforce MFA for Microsoft 365 admin center sign-ins
Microsoft will start enforcing multi-factor authentication (MFA) for all users accessing the Microsoft 365 admin center starting next month.
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