News archive — Page 7
Source-backed reporting on VPNs, privacy, scams, data breaches and online security—plus the practical steps worth taking next.
News archive
Reports 61–70
Clear summaries, visible dates and direct source links—without turning every security story into a VPN sales pitch.
Met Police ICO Reprimand: Sensitive Data Mistakes Show Why Email Hygiene Matters
The ICO says two Metropolitan Police incidents exposed highly sensitive personal information, including a stalking victim's new contact details and names linked to a high-profile investigation.
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CISA KEV Update: TeamCity, Langflow, N-central and Tomcat Bugs Need Fast Patching
CISA added one exploited JetBrains TeamCity flaw on 5 August after adding IBM Langflow, N-able N-central and Apache Tomcat flaws to its KEV catalog a day earlier.
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EFF Location-Data Warning: Some Mobile Ad SDKs Share Precise Location by Default
The Electronic Frontier Foundation says some advertising SDKs can pass app users' location data into ad-tech and broker systems when developers leave risky defaults in place.
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KOSA Privacy Warning: More Age Checks Can Mean More Sensitive Data Collection
EFF says the Kids Online Safety Act and related Senate bills could pressure platforms to identify users before they speak, read or participate online.
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Illegal Streaming on Work Phones: Why One Bad Stream Can Become a Business Security Problem
A BeStreamWise-backed study reported by Advanced Television says many illegal streamers use company smartphones and report higher rates of malware and phishing attempts.
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PNLD Data Breach: Why Work Email Leaks Still Matter for Phishing
The Police National Legal Database says names, organisations and work email addresses for police, criminal-justice and government contacts were compromised and published online.
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CISA N-able N-central Warning: Why Remote-Management Tools Need Urgent Patching
CISA added an exploited N-able N-central authentication-bypass flaw to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog after reports of customer compromises.
Read analysisSCREEN Act Privacy Warning: Age Checks Can Spread Far Beyond Adult Sites
The Electronic Frontier Foundation says the U.S. SCREEN Act could push identity-linked age verification onto many mainstream services, not only adult websites.
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Microsoft Hotel Wi-Fi Warning: What Travellers Should Do Before Logging In
Microsoft says a Midnight Blizzard-linked campaign is abusing captive-portal networks at hotels and shared venues to push fake updates, phishing flows and malware at travellers.
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SplitVPN Breach: Why ‘No Logs’ Needs Evidence, Not Just Marketing
Have I Been Pwned says SplitVPN exposed 865,000 unique email addresses, while security reporting says leaked records allegedly included device, payment and VPN connection metadata.
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