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Illinois Facebook Users Receive Third and Final Check from $650 Million Biometric Privacy Settlement Overview Illinois Facebook users are set to receive their third and final payment from a landmark $650 million biometric privacy settlement. This payment, totaling $7.20, comes as the icing on the cake for more than 1 million Illinois residents who participated…
California Passes First-in-the-Nation Data Broker Deletion Tool California lawmakers have once again taken the lead in addressing privacy concerns by passing groundbreaking legislation that allows consumers to request data brokers to delete their personal information. The bill, known as the Delete Act, would create a centralized mechanism for residents to opt out of data broker…
AP Stylebook Users Targeted in Phishing Attack Following Data Breach On September 11, 2023, renowned cybersecurity journalist Eduard Kovacs reported in SecurityWeek that the Associated Press (AP) had suffered a data breach, resulting in a phishing attack targeting customers of the AP Stylebook website. The AP Stylebook is a widely used writing and editing guide…
Russian-Language Telegram Bot, Telekopye, Automates Phishing Campaigns Russian Phishing Bot Targets Ecommerce Users In a concerning development, Russian-language Telegram users have been utilizing a bot called Telekopye to automate end-to-end phishing campaigns against users of popular ecommerce sites, like eBay, in both Russia and around the world. ESET researcher Radek Jizba recently described the workings…
Firefox 115 Says Farewell to Older Windows and Mac Users Introduction Firefox, one of the most popular alternative web browsers, has released its latest monthly update, version 115.0. This update brings with it important changes for users of older Windows and Mac operating systems. Starting from next month, users with unsupported versions of Windows and…
Progress Software issues second patch for MOVEit Transfer App vulnerabilities Progress Software has released a second patch to address additional SQL Injection vulnerabilities in its MOVEit Transfer app. This follows the fix for a widely exploited zero-day vulnerability in the app released just days before. The new vulnerabilities, found during a code review by Huntress,…
As the 20th anniversary of Patch Tuesday approaches, cybersecurity commentators are reflecting on the long-standing program that brought predictability to Microsoft security patch cycles. There is no doubt that Patch Tuesday has significantly improved the security of Microsoft‘s customers, as reflected in the number of companies that have established their own patching schedule. However, the…
Apple has recently released a new feature called Rapid Security Response, which is a type of software release for iPhone, iPad, and Mac. According to an article in Naked Security on May 1, 2023, these new releases deliver critical security improvements between software updates. These updates can also be used to rapidly mitigate security issues…