Tag: Computer Security

A Cyberattack Illuminates the Shaky State of Student Privacy

The software that many school districts use to track students’ progress can…

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In a Post-Roe World, the Future of Digital Privacy Looks Even Grimmer

Some location data analytics companies, including Foursquare, recently announced that they were…

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Hacker Offers to Sell Chinese Police Database in Potential Breach

In what may be one of the largest known breaches of Chinese…

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TikTok tells Republican senators how it plans to keep American data away from China.

TikTok gave U.S. lawmakers more details in a letter dated Thursday about…

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Ex-Amazon Worker Convicted in Capital One Hacking

A former Amazon engineer who was accused of stealing customers’ personal information…

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Accused Capital One Hacker Stands Trial for Fraud and Identity Theft

Just as Amazon stores millions of physical goods in a dizzying array…

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‘Quantum Internet’ Inches Closer With Advance in Data Teleportation

From Santa Barbara, Calif., to Hefei, China, scientists are developing a new…

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Your Bosses Could Have a File on You, and They May Misinterpret It

For decades, much of the federal government’s security-clearance-granting process has relied on…

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Block Says Cash App Breach Affected 8 Million Users

Sensitive information for more than eight million users of Cash App Investing…

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