May 10, 2025Ravie LakshmananBiometric Data / Privacy Google has agreed to pay the U.S. state of Texas nearly $1.4 billion to settle two lawsuits that accused the company of tracking users’ personal location and maintaining their facial recognition data without consent. The $1.375 billion payment dwarfs the fines the tech giant has paid to settle … Read more
Deep within nearly every enterprise lies a massive trove of organizational data. An accumulation of transactions, customer information, operational data, and all sorts of other information, it holds a tremendous amount of value. That data, when paired with artificial intelligence (AI) models, can give businesses new insights into the way they make decisions and where … Read more
The threat actors known as Golden Chickens have been attributed to two new malware families dubbed TerraStealerV2 and TerraLogger, suggesting continued development efforts to fine-tune and diversify their arsenal. “TerraStealerV2 is designed to collect browser credentials, cryptocurrency wallet data, and browser extension information,” Recorded Future Insikt Group said. “TerraLogger, by contrast, is a standalone keylogger. … Read more
May 02, 2025Ravie LakshmananData Privacy / Social Media Ireland’s Data Protection Commission (DPC) on Friday fined popular video-sharing platform TikTok €530 million ($601 million) for infringing data protection regulations in the region by transferring European users’ data to China. “TikTok infringed the GDPR regarding its transfers of EEA [European Economic Area] User Data to China … Read more
Graham explores how the Elusive Comet cybercrime gang are using a sneaky trick of stealing your cryptocurrency via an innocent-appearing Zoom call, and Carole goes under the covers to explore the extraordinary lengths bio-hacking millionaire Bryan Johnson is attempting to extend his life. All this and more is discussed in the latest edition of the … Read more