Topic: cybersecurity

Grindr, Tinder spread personal details, study says

Grindr, Tinder spread personal details, study says

Natasha Singer and Aaron Krolik, The New York Times
Posted at Jan 14 04:01 PM

Grindr, the world’s most popular gay dating app, transmitted user-tracking codes and the app’s name to more than a dozen companies, essentially tagging individuals with their sexual orientation, according to the report, which was released Tuesday by the Norwegian Consumer Council, a government-funded nonprofit organization in Oslo. Read more »

Connected cars moving targets for hackers

Connected cars moving targets for hackers

Julie Jammot, Agence France-Presse
Updated as of Jan 10 03:11 PM

Israeli cybersecurity firm GuardKnox demonstrated the threat in a Formula 1 driving simulation at the Consumer Electronics show this week in Las Vegas. Read more »

Iran's military response may be 'concluded' but cyberwarfare threat grows

Iran's military response may be 'concluded' but cyberwarfare threat grows

Zolan Kanno-Youngs and Nicole Perlroth, The New York Times
Posted at Jan 09 08:22 AM

WASHINGTON — Iran’s declaration Wednesday that a missile attack on Iraq had “concluded proportionate measures” against the United States in response to the killing of its most important general may amplify the Trump administration’s attention on computer systems as the next battlefield in its showdown with the country. Read more »

'Shot across the bow': US increases pressure on UK ahead of key Huawei decision

'Shot across the bow': US increases pressure on UK ahead of key Huawei decision

Jack Stubbs and Alexandra Alper, Reuters
Posted at Jan 08 02:44 PM

Britain is expected to make a final call on how to deploy Huawei equipment in its future 5G networks later this month. It has been weighing US-led allegations that Huawei's telecoms equipment could be used to spy against Britain's relationship with Beijing and industry warnings that banning the firm outright would cost billions of dollars.   Read more »

America’s Top Foundations Bankroll Attack on Big Tech

America’s Top Foundations Bankroll Attack on Big Tech

David McCabe, The New York Times
Posted at Dec 11 09:41 AM

Major nonprofits, including the Ford and Hewlett Foundations, have pledged millions of dollars in total toward taking on the power of the country’s corporate giants like Facebook and Amazon. Other supporters include groups run by George Soros, the billionaire financier, and Pierre Omidyar, an eBay founder. Read more »

Who’s hacking your Spotify?

Who’s hacking your Spotify?

Jonah Engel Bromwich, The New York Times
Posted at Dec 06 12:55 PM

When a Spotify account gets hacked, the hackee is able to see the music the hacker has chosen (either on the hacker’s device, or sometimes, presumably by accident, on the hackee’s). A portrait of the hacker often emerges. Read more »

Huawei again sues US over product ban

Huawei again sues US over product ban

Kyodo News
Updated as of Dec 05 04:12 PM

Huawei Technologies Co. said Thursday that it has sued the US government over its latest attempt to blacklist the Chinese telecommunication giant from the American market on the grounds of national security concerns. Read more »

TikTok drops 'blunt' cyberbullying policy

TikTok drops 'blunt' cyberbullying policy

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Dec 04 09:38 PM

TikTok has dropped a "blunt" cyberbullying policy, the Chinese-owned video-sharing app said Wednesday after a report it hid posts by disabled, gay and overweight people. Read more »

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