TikTok Admits Staff in China Can Access Europeans’ Data
Plus: Liz Truss’ phone-hacking trouble, Cash App’s sex-trafficking problem, and the rising cost of ransomware. Wired
Plus: Liz Truss’ phone-hacking trouble, Cash App’s sex-trafficking problem, and the rising cost of ransomware. Wired
Former Uber security chief Joe Sullivan’s conviction is a rare criminal consequence for an executive’s handling of a hack. Wired
The ACLU released a trove of documents showing how Homeland Security contracted with surveillance companies to scour location information. Wired
Social media users posted ideas about how to protect people’s reproductive privacy when the Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade, including entering “junk” data into apps designed for tracking menstrual cycles. People use period tracking apps to predict their next period, talk to their doctor about their cycle, and identify when they are fertile. Users log everything from […]
Plus: A duplicitous bug bounty scheme, the iPhone’s new “lockdown mode,” and more of the week’s top security news. Wired
As recently as late June, Google was sharing user data—including IP addresses, geographical locations, and details about users’ interests and search activity—with an advertising company owned by Russia’s largest state bank, according to a report obtained by ProPublica. The company, RuTarget, is based in Moscow and helps broker the sale of digital advertisements to brands […]
It’s been a volatile year for the markets. In mid-June the S&P 500 fell 3.3%, and is down 23%, its lowest since December 2020. Experts chalk it up to inflation, supply chain issues, and high interest rates. But according to Dominique Shelton Leipzig, a member of NASDAQ’s Risk and Cybersecurity Council, there’s another factor playing […]
The world changed for many people on Friday, June 24 when the Supreme Court reversed Roe v. Wade. Although the opinion had been leaked two months prior, the ruling was a gut punch nonetheless for millions of women—and none moreso than the hundreds of thousands who were already considering an abortion. With the loss of […]
Lawmakers argue Android phone data could be “weaponized against women” if the US Supreme Court officially overturns abortion protections. Wired
It’s an unfortunate but ever-present truth: The realities of COVID-19 are still far from over. In fact, cases are actually on the rise again—concurrent with easing U.S. restrictions, quarantine fatigue, waning vaccine efficacy and the increasing (yet misguided) belief that the pandemic is behind us. Now, with recent reports showcasing rising infections and hospitalizations in […]