Researchers detail a technique Meta and Yandex use to glean some logged-in Android users' browsing histories from Chromium-based browsers via web identifiers
even in incognito mode or with a VPN Nick Heer / Pixel Envy : Meta and Yandex Apps on Android Have Been Tracking Users in Newly Creepy Ways Bluesky: Matthew Green / @matthewdgreen : Yuck. Meta apps l...
4chan is back online after being down for 10 days, following a hack on April 14 that led to emails of its lead administrators, called “janitors”, being leaked
On the afternoon of April 14th, a hacker using a UK IP address exploited … Markus Kasanmascheff / WinBuzzer : 4chan Restored After Hackers Exploited Years of Neglected Tech Debt Rob Beschizza / Boing ...
Meta's Joel Kaplan says Meta “won't shy away” from taking up its case with President Trump if the EU uses its rules to unfairly target Meta's digital products
Note Vance referenced content moderation in his speeches. — Europe is their 2nd largest market... … Renee DiResta / @noupside : This is going to be corporation versus country. A sovereignty fight s...
Researchers: hackers have used an 18-year-old flaw in how Safari, Chrome, and Firefox on macOS handle queries to a 0.0.0.0 IP address to breach private networks
Weaknesses in Chrome, Firefox and Safari gave hackers a route into internal networks, even those protected by firewalls, security researchers warn.
UMG, Sony, and other record labels sue Verizon for $2.6B+ over allegations of violating copyright law by continuing to serve customers accused of pirating music
Lawsuit: One user's IP address was identified in 4,450 infringement notices. — Major record labels sued Verizon on Friday …
The US and global partners dismantle the 911 S5 proxy botnet, “likely the world's largest botnet ever”, linked to 19M+ IPs, and arrest its alleged administrator
US government seizes 911 S5 operation and takes it offline Associated Press : International Authorities Arrest Man Allegedly Behind 'Likely the World's Largest Botnet Ever' Xinghui Kok / Reuters : US ...
WhatsApp now lets iOS and Android users hide their location during calls by relaying the connection through its servers to obfuscate IP address metadata
WhatsApp is rolling out a new privacy feature that helps Android and iOS users hide their location during calls by relaying the connection through WhatsApp servers.
The FBI says it formed an online database in May to prevent swatting by facilitating coordination between police departments and law enforcement agencies
https://www.nbcnews.com/... Twitter: @nbc6 : Advances in technology allow callers to mask their voice, phone number or IP address (also called “spoofing"), or make their false 911 calls sound more cre...
ConsenSys says it collects user data related to its on-chain wallet service MetaMask, following a similar announcement by decentralized exchange Uniswap
This privacy policy ("Policy") describes how ConsenSys Software Inc. … Tim Copeland / The Block : DEX aggregator 1inch to protect MetaMask users from frontrunning Ken Macon / Reclaim The Net : MetaMas...
ConsenSys says it collects user data related to its on-chain wallet service MetaMask, following a similar announcement by decentralized exchange Uniswap
The firm said when using Infura as an RPC on MetaMask, a user's IP address and wallet address information would also be collected.