Tag: Cybersecurity
How Barcelona became an unlikely hub for spyware startups
Toward the end of 2023, an Israeli security researcher from Tel Aviv said that he was approached on LinkedIn with an opportunity to...
A breach of a data broker’s trove of location data threatens the privacy of millions
A hack and data breach at location data broker Gravy Analytics is threatening the privacy of millions of people around the world, whose...
The US has a new cybersecurity safety label for smart devices
The White House this week announced a new label for internet-connected devices, the U.S. Cyber Trust Mark, intended to help consumers make more-informed...
US government set to launch its Cyber Trust Mark cybersecurity labeling program for internet-connected devices in 2025
The U.S. government announced Tuesday that its long-awaited cybersecurity labeling program for consumer internet-connected devices will launch in 2025.
The Biden administration first introduced...
US sanctions Chinese cyber firm linked to Flax Typhoon hacks
The U.S. government has sanctioned a Beijing-based cybersecurity company over its alleged links to a China government-backed hacking group, tracked as Flax Typhoon.
The...
Online gift card store exposed hundreds of thousands of people’s identity documents
A U.S. online gift card store has secured an online storage server that was publicly exposing hundreds of thousands of customer government-issued identity...