A Simple #WhatsApp Security Flaw Exposed 3.5 Billion Phone Numbers
WIRED
A Simple WhatsApp Security Flaw Exposed 3.5 Billion Phone Numbers
By plugging tens of billions of phone numbers into WhatsApp’s contact discovery tool, researchers found β€œthe most extensive exposure of phone n...
 #cybersecurity #Meta #privacy
#Roblox will require all users to perform age checks to access chat starting in January
TechCrunch
Roblox will require all users to perform age checks to access chat starting in January | TechCrunch
The move comes amid multiple lawsuits, including from the attorneys general of Texas and Louisiana, against Roblox over child safety concerns. The ...
 #AgeVerification #privacy #gaming
#Mastodon CEO steps down as the social network restructures
TechCrunch
Mastodon CEO steps down as the social network restructures | TechCrunch
Eugen Rochko is stepping down as CEO of decentralized social network Mastodon. Felix Hlatky will now become the executive director as the company b...
 #SocialMedia #fediverse #privacy #FOSS
Mexican government partially unblocks secure internet
Mexican government partially unblocks secure internet | Tor Project
Mexico blocked Tor access to government websites citing security concerns. The current administration lifted the main block earlier this year, thou...
 #Mexico #politics #Tor #privacy #anonymity
#Google fixes new #Chrome zero-day flaw exploited in attacks
BleepingComputer
Google fixes new Chrome zero-day flaw exploited in attacks
Google has released an emergency security update to fix the seventh Chrome zero-day vulnerability exploited in attacks this year.
 #cybersecurity
#OpenAI has suggested introducing client-side encryption for #ChatGPT
Privacy Guides Community
OpenAI has suggested introducing client-side encryption for ChatGPT
https://openai.com/index/fighting-nyt-user-privacy-invasion/ They published their latest article on the NYT lawsuit. In it, they suggested introdu...
 #privacy #AI #LLM
#Google is collecting troves of data from downgraded #Nest thermostats
The Verge
Google is collecting troves of data from downgraded Nest thermostats
The thermostats may no longer connect to Google’s app, but they still transmit your data.
 #privacy #IoT
Malicious #NPM packages abuse #Adspect redirects to evade security
BleepingComputer
Malicious NPM packages abuse Adspect redirects to evade security
Seven packages published on the Node Package Manager (npm) registry use the Adspect cloud-based service to separate researchers from potential vict...
 #cybersecurity
#NetChoice sues #Virginia to block its one-hour social media limit for kids
The Verge
NetChoice sues Virginia to block its one-hour social media limit for kids
Kids under 16 will need permission to spend more time on social media.
 #privacy #politics #AgeVerification
#RondoDox #botnet #malware now hacks servers using #XWiki flaw
BleepingComputer
RondoDox botnet malware now hacks servers using XWiki flaw
The RondoDox botnet malware is now exploiting a critical remote code execution (RCE) flaw in XWiki Platform tracked as CVE-2025-24893.
 #cybersecurity