News archive — Page 5
Source-backed reporting on VPNs, privacy, scams, data breaches and online security—plus the practical steps worth taking next.
News archive
Reports 41–50
Clear summaries, visible dates and direct source links—without turning every security story into a VPN sales pitch.
Flock Adds New Controls After Police Plate-Reader Misuse Cases
The company plans mandatory misuse monitoring, case codes and a seven-day default retention period, while civil-liberties critics say key safeguards still need independent proof.
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ACRO Cybersecurity Failings Put Sensitive UK Records at Risk
The ICO says weak patch ownership and missed security alerts left passport, bank, biometric and criminal-record information for up to 10,920 people potentially exposed.
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Signal Adds Automatic Key Verification for Encrypted Chats
Signal's new key-transparency feature helps detect a secret substitution of a contact's encryption key, supplementing the app's manual safety-number checks.
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WindRelay Android Malware Turns a Card Tap Into Bank Fraud
Researchers documented a live-call scam combining phone takeover malware with an NFC relay tool, allowing criminals to abuse both mobile banking and a victim's physical payment card.
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Fake In-Flight Wi-Fi on a Delta Flight: How Travellers Can Stay Safer
Delta is investigating an unauthorised Wi-Fi network found during a Las Vegas-to-Atlanta flight, a useful reminder not to trust a hotspot simply because its name looks familiar.
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FBI Warns of Account Hacks Used to Steal Intimate Images
The FBI says criminals are taking over social-media and cloud accounts to steal and distribute private images, using password attacks, phishing and fake customer-support messages.
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Steam Hardware Delivery Data Breach: What Customers Should Know
Valve says a cyberattack at European shipping partner CEVA Logistics likely exposed contact, delivery and product-order details for some Steam hardware customers.
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SonicWall SMA1000 Flaws Now Linked to Ransomware Attacks
CISA now marks two actively exploited SonicWall SMA1000 gateway vulnerabilities as used in ransomware campaigns, raising the urgency for patching and compromise checks.
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Smartglasses Filming: What Bystanders Can Do
Camera-equipped glasses are becoming harder to distinguish from ordinary eyewear, intensifying concerns about covert recording, consent and social-media harassment.
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Adversarial Pattern Evades Automated Camera Detection
A Def Con demonstration showed a computer-generated vehicle pattern evading one automated camera's detection, but it did not make the car invisible or stop video recording.
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