Telegram rethinks messaging on content moderation
Following the arrest of Telegram founder and CEO Pavel Durov, the messaging app modified its FAQ page to clarify some new rules.
City sues security researcher after revelations about ransomware attack
Columbus Mayor Andrew Ginther announced that the data was either “encrypted or corrupted.”
Telegram misrepresented amid founder’s arrest
The arrest of Telegram founder Pavel Durov has helped foster the mistaken notion that the app is a standard end-to-end encrypted messenger.
Data broker breach leaks Social Security numbers (again)
National Public Data confirmed nearly 3 billion records were affected.
Russia blocks access to Signal
The latest move means that the app has been removed from Google Play and Apple App Store in Russia.
Cloudflare hides abusive websites
The Spamhaus Project has released a blog criticizing Cloudflare — a content delivery network and cloud cybersecurity provider — for providing security services to abusive domains. These websites could contain spam, phishing links, malware, and even botnets.
Android spyware flies under the radar
The cybersecurity firm Kaspersky disclosed that at least five Google Play applications contained Mandrake, a sophisticated cyberespionage tool.
Google backtracks on ad privacy plan
Google has a habit of hitting the brakes on products and features — so much so that it’s become something of a meme to be “killed by Google.” This time it decided to backtrack on its long-standing plan to replace traditional tracking in its Chrome browser.
Beware fraudulent CrowdStrike emails
Last Friday, computer systems worldwide were taken down by a defective update from enterprise cybersecurity vendor CrowdStrike. In the wake of the outage, the U.S. Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Agency is warning of phishing emails, with attackers posing as CrowdStrike customer support.
What to do about AT&T breach
Around 110 million AT&T subscribers were affected by a data breach from May 1 to Oct. 31, 2022, TechCrunch reported.