Myth Busted: Basic Phones Aren't Always Secure
Many pick "dumbphones" (e.g., old Nokias) to dodge tracking—but they're not inherently safer than smartphones, and often *more* vulnerable.
Digital forensics tools easily recover deleted data (texts/photos) since storage lacks proper encryption. "Delete" just hides it, not wipes it.
Many pick "dumbphones" (e.g., old Nokias) to dodge tracking—but they're not inherently safer than smartphones, and often *more* vulnerable.
Digital forensics tools easily recover deleted data (texts/photos) since storage lacks proper encryption. "Delete" just hides it, not wipes it.
Hungary's Mass Spy Scandal: Israeli Webloc Tool Exposed
Citizen Lab & VSquare reveal: Orbán's intel agencies using Israeli Cobwebs' "Webloc" to track millions worldwide via GPS, Wi-Fi, ad data—profiling homes, routines, views.
Tied to Viktor Orbán & Antal Rogán; license renewed pre-2026 elections (Apr 12). First confirmed EU deploy—likely GDPR violation.
Citizen Lab & VSquare reveal: Orbán's intel agencies using Israeli Cobwebs' "Webloc" to track millions worldwide via GPS, Wi-Fi, ad data—profiling homes, routines, views.
Tied to Viktor Orbán & Antal Rogán; license renewed pre-2026 elections (Apr 12). First confirmed EU deploy—likely GDPR violation.
France intends to move government computers from Microsoft Windows to Linux to reduce dependence on U.S. technology.
Massive data leak hits China: Over 50 billion records exposed on a cybercrime forum by threat actor “PixieSteed.”
The leaked multi-terabyte dataset reportedly includes user info, purchase histories, and logistics data from e-commerce platforms and citizen databases — one of the largest breaches in recent years.
The leaked multi-terabyte dataset reportedly includes user info, purchase histories, and logistics data from e-commerce platforms and citizen databases — one of the largest breaches in recent years.
ShinyHunters claim a new victim: Rockstar Games 🇺🇸
The group says the breach was made possible after compromising Anodot, from which they allegedly obtained credentials to access Rockstar’s Snowflake environment.
The group says the breach was made possible after compromising Anodot, from which they allegedly obtained credentials to access Rockstar’s Snowflake environment.
Police and intelligence agencies are using phone ad data to track people.
Up to 500M devices feed Webloc, built by Cobwebs and sold by Penlink, enabling location tracking, identity inference, and 3-year history, per Citizen Lab.
Up to 500M devices feed Webloc, built by Cobwebs and sold by Penlink, enabling location tracking, identity inference, and 3-year history, per Citizen Lab.
Adobe released emergency fixes for a 9.6 CVSS flaw (CVE-2026-34621) in Acrobat/Reader, confirmed under active exploitation.
A prototype pollution bug lets malicious PDFs run arbitrary code via JavaScript. Evidence shows attacks may date back to Dec 2025.
A prototype pollution bug lets malicious PDFs run arbitrary code via JavaScript. Evidence shows attacks may date back to Dec 2025.
Censys finds 5,219 devices exposed to attacks by Iranian APTs, majority in U.S.
Android Banking Trojan Linked to Cambodia Scam Compounds Hits 21 Countries.
All Brazilians potentially impacted by alleged breach of Experian subsidiary.