Apple notified multiple iPhone users this week, informing them they may have been targeted by government spyware, as reported by…
Tag: cybersecurity
Why Apple’s approach to alerting victims of spyware attacks is the right one
For several years, Apple has notified individuals targeted by government spyware, alerting them to potential compromises and directing…
Apple and Facebook gave user data to hackers who used forged legal requests
Apple and Meta Platforms, the parent company of Facebook, gave user data to hackers who masqueraded as law enforcement officials…
Critical U.S. election systems said to have been left exposed online despite official denials
Election Systems & Software, the top voting machine company in the U.S. insists that its election systems are never connected to the internet, but…
The great Equifax mystery: 17 months later, the stolen data has never been found
Something unusual happened. The data disappeared. Completely…
Apple co-founder Steve Wozniak forms ‘Woz U’ to reprogram tech education, address skills gap
The man who revolutionized personal computing now wants to help revamp higher education for the tech industry…
After calling for less security in Apple iPhone case, feckless FBI calls for more security as two state voter databases hacked
The FBI has uncovered evidence that foreign hackers penetrated two state election databases…
Apple and Dropbox oppose controversial U.S. ‘cybersecurity’ bill
Apple and Dropbox said Tuesday that they do not support a controversial cybersecurity bill…
Apple Pay wins consumers’ hearts with focus on security
Apple has a straightforward business model that does not include selling personal data…
Apple CEO Tim Cook’s address at White House Cybersecurity Summit
Apple CEO at the White House Cybersecurity and Consumer Protection Summit…
Apple’s Tim Cook warns of ‘dire consequences’ of sacrificing privacy for security
Apple chief executive Tim Cook said that there should not…
Obama executive order aimed at encouraging companies to share cybersecurity data with government, each other
The companies have refused to give full support to cybersecurity bills without some reform of surveillance practices exposed by Edward Snowden…
Verizon’s mobile ‘supercookies’ seen as threat to privacy
For the last several months, cybersecurity experts have been warning…
New ‘cybersecurity’ rules in China smack of protectionism, says U.S. Chamber of Commerce
The Chinese government has adopted new regulations requiring companies…
Wyden introduces bill to ban U.S. government-mandated backdoors into Americans’ cellphones and computers
U.S. government officials have recently proposed to compel companies to build backdoors…
Court rules NSA doesn’t have to reveal its semi-secret relationship with Google
It’s no one’s business but theirs, according to an appeals court in the DC Circuit…
U.S. House passes Apple-backed cybersecurity bill; Obama threatens veto
The House of Representatives passed legislation on Thursday designed to help companies…
