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Tim Hortons Privacy Investigation, Social Engineering Kill-Chain, Hospitals Sending Facebook Your Data

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The Tim Hortons mobile app created a “a mass invasion of Canadians’ privacy” by conducting continuous location tracking without user consent even when the app was closed, what is a social engineering kill-chain and how can this help understand and prevent attacks, and new research shows 33 out of the top 100 hospitals in America […].

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SIM Swappers Try Bribing T-Mobile and Verizon Staff $300

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The post SIM Swappers Try Bribing T-Mobile and Verizon Staff $300 appeared first on Security Boulevard. Not OK: SMS 2FA — Widespread spam targets carrier employees, as scrotes try harder to evade two-factor authentication.

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DuckDuckGo Browser Allows Microsoft Trackers, Stolen Verizon Employee Database, Attacking Powered Off iPhones

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The DuckDuckGo mobile browser allows Microsoft trackers due to an agreement in their syndicated search content contract, a database of contact details for hundreds of Verizon employees was compromised after an employee was social engineered to give the attacker remote access to their corporate computer, and details about new research that shows that (..)

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Sprint Exposed Customer Support Site to Web

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leaked internal customer support data to the Internet, mobile provider Sprint has addressed a mix-up in which posts to a private customer support community were exposed to the Web. A message Microsoft sent to customers affected by their recent leak of customer support data. Fresh on the heels of a disclosure that Microsoft Corp.

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TikTok Ban Incoming — but ByteDance Fights Back

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Hilltop BillTok: ByteDance mobilizing addicted user base, as U.S. TikTok ban steamrolls through Capitol Hill after unanimous committee vote. The post TikTok Ban Incoming — but ByteDance Fights Back appeared first on Security Boulevard.

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ADPPA US Privacy Law: Coming Soon in Wake of Roe v. Wade Redo

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But the American Data Privacy and Protection Act wasn’t the only privacy related issue on Capitol Hill last week. The post ADPPA US Privacy Law: Coming Soon in Wake of Roe v. We could soon have a federal GDPR. Wade Redo appeared first on Security Boulevard.

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Three Risk Mitigation Strategies to Address the Latest Data Security Threats

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The RESTRICT Act outlines guidelines for data sharing, encompassing a wide range of information beyond personal data; and establishes a risk-based process directed toward identifying and mitigating foreign threats to information and communications technology products and services. Assess your identity and access management framework.

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