Mozilla, Microsoft, and Google have removed certificates and root certificates by TrustCor Systems’ from their trust stores following an investigation from The Washington Post revealing the company’s apparent links to companies within the US intelligence community. While there has been no concrete evidence of wrongdoing, many points raised worried users and tech companies alike. 

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A group of anonymous plaintiffs has filed a class action lawsuit against Meta for violating user trust and expectation of privacy, as well as breaking some state and federal laws. 

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Accusations about Eufy security cameras have come to light in recent days. The first is related to data from cameras being sent to the cloud, even when local-only storage settings are turned on, and cloud storage is disabled. The second relates to how it’s possible to stream camera footage using VLC media player. This is all despite the fact the company seems to pride itself on its privacy commitments, claiming to use local storage only and have end-to-end encryption implemented for all its products.

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Cora is a digital copywriter for SSLs.com. Having eight years of experience in online content creation, she is a versatile writer with an interest in a wide variety of topics, ranging from technology to marketing.

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The Australian government plans to overhaul its rules regarding disclosure of cyberattacks following an extensive attack on its second-largest telecoms firm Optus. The current law does not allow companies to share information about their customers with third-parties, such as banks, making it difficult to notify banks of users who may have been affected to minimize fraud. 

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Cora is a digital copywriter for SSLs.com. Having eight years of experience in online content creation, she is a versatile writer with an interest in a wide variety of topics, ranging from technology to marketing.

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Google has agreed to pay a record-breaking settlement after 40 US state attorneys investigated the tech giant’s tracking practices. At $392 million, it is the largest privacy settlement ever. The main issue at the center of the investigation was Google’s misleading privacy practices, which Oregon Attorney General Ellen Rosenblum described as prioritizing “profit over their users’ privacy”. 

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A 34-year-old man called Daniel Kaye has been arraigned by a US federal court and charged with access device fraud and money laundering conspiracy. This charge comes from the Londoner’s alleged involvement with The Real Deal, a dark web marketplace that specialized in selling stolen data and illicit goods. This charge comes following years of attempted prosecutions.

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Cora is a digital copywriter for SSLs.com. Having eight years of experience in online content creation, she is a versatile writer with an interest in a wide variety of topics, ranging from technology to marketing.

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When you launch a business it can seem impossible to factor in all possibilities when it comes to protecting both your brand’s reputation and your customers. With the endless possibilities of cyber attacks, it would be easy to forget the threat of brand impersonation, but that would be a mistake. 

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Cora is a digital copywriter for SSLs.com. Having eight years of experience in online content creation, she is a versatile writer with an interest in a wide variety of topics, ranging from technology to marketing.

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