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A jury found Meta guilty of contravening the California Invasion of Privacy Act for using data from the female health tracking app, Flo Health. A co-defendant in the trial, Flo, had reached a settlement with the plaintiffs earlier in the trial. Claiming more than 420 million users worldwide, Flo

The privacy-focused company Proton launched a two-factor authentication (2FA) app called Proton Authenticator last Thursday. The open-source app is available for free download and is compatible with Android, iOS, Linux, Mac, and Windows devices. According to the press release, Proton

The blockchain analytics firm Arkham Intelligence revealed on Saturday what may be the largest known crypto heist in history. The firm explained that the mining pool LuBian lost 127,426 Bitcoin in December 2020 after hackers breached its systems. The incident remained secret for nearly five

Governor Tim Walz has called in the Minnesota National Guard to help rectify the cybersecurity of the City of St. Paul after it suffered a major attack. City workers discovered “suspicious” activity on its network on Friday, 25 July, declaring a state of emergency and launching an immediate

OpenAI’s latest AI system, ChatGPT Agent, launched a few weeks ago, is capable of performing complex tasks, including bypassing Cloudflare’s “I Am Not a Robot” verification. The agent's ability to autonomously navigate human verification protocols marks a notable milestone in AI

The hacker group Scattered Spider has been carrying out aggressive campaigns targeting U.S. companies. In recent attacks, the group has employed sophisticated social engineering techniques to gain access to internal systems of American businesses, enabling them to compromise VMware vCenter Server

Tea, a viral dating advice app, suffered a major data leak, exposing 72,000 user images as well as direct messages. According to reports, the app itself left a Firebase storage bucket publicly accessible, with no authentication, encryption, or access controls — meaning anyone with the URL could

Recently vpnMentor’s Research Team observed a significant spike in the demand for VPN services in the UK. The surge comes after Ofcom — the country’s regulator for online safety — implemented the Online Safety Act as a measure to keep children away from adult content. What’s Important to Know:

The ransomware gang World Leaks — formerly known as Hunters International — claims to have breached the American tech giant Dell Technologies Inc. and leaked 1.3 TB of data. The leak reportedly contains 416,103 files, all of which are publicly available for download. Dell has confirmed the breach

Russia will officially start prosecuting individuals who search for extremist content online, according to a new law. Lawmakers voted the legislation through on Tuesday, 24 July, as the country continues to intensify its crackdown on “misinformation” and dissent amid its ongoing invasion of