Smartphone vs virus, is privacy always going to be the loser?
In Europe, officials, doctors and engineers are looking at how smartphones could be enlisted in the war against the spread of the new coronavirus.
Apr 4, 2020
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Privacy-mad Germany turns to app to track virus spread
Personal data protection is a thorny subject in privacy-loving Germany, but the country is nevertheless considering using a smartphone app to help manage the spread of the new coronavirus.
Apr 2, 2020
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Cathay Pacific fined by UK watchdog over massive data breach
Hong Kong carrier Cathay Pacific has been fined HK$5 million by Britain's privacy watchdog over a huge data leak of more than nine million customers including passport numbers and credit card details.
Mar 5, 2020
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FCC proposes fines for phone companies that shared user data
U.S. regulators have proposed fining the four major U.S. phone companies more than $200 million combined for improperly disclosing customers' real-time location to other companies.
Feb 28, 2020
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LTE vulnerability: Attackers can impersonate other mobile phone users
Exploiting a vulnerability in the mobile communication standard LTE, also known as 4G, researchers at Ruhr-Universität Bochum can impersonate mobile phone users. Consequently, they can book fee-based services in their name ...
Feb 17, 2020
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Faulty app exposes millions of Israeli voters' data
A security breach in an app used by Israel's ruling conservative party has exposed the personal information of nearly 6.5 million Israelis to hackers, a cybersecurity expert said Monday.
Feb 10, 2020
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Charging your phone using a public USB port? Beware of 'juice jacking'
Have you ever used a public charging station to charge your mobile phone when it runs out of battery? If so, watch out for "juice jacking."
Feb 6, 2020
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Dating apps: How to protect your personal data from hackers, advertisers
Setting up a profile on most dating apps is simple.
Jan 22, 2020
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Report: Ransomware takes down online currency exchange
A week after a malicious virus infected its network, the London-based foreign currency exchange company Travelex had yet to restore digital sales and was reported infected with ransomware by hackers threatening to release ...
Jan 8, 2020
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Mystery blurs dump of over 1 billion people's personal data
Two security sleuths last month discovered an enormous amount of data that was left exposed on a server. Data found on the server belonged to around 1.2 billion people.
