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Intel facing multiple class action suits over chip security flaw
Intel is facing at least three class action lawsuits over a recently revealed security flaw. The complaints allege that the vulnerability, which Intel learned about several months ago, makes its chips inherently faulty. Read more…
Phoney Android security apps in Google Play Store found distributing malware, tracking users
36 apps posing as tools to keep users safe from attacks were actually installing malware on user's devices. Read more…
DHS Says 246,000 Employees' Personal Details Were Exposed
The U.S. Department of Homeland Security is warning that nearly 250,000 federal employees' personal details were exposed in a 2014 breach of the DHS Office of Inspector General's case management system. Also exposed was information, including witness testimony, gathered from DHS employees and nonemployees in the course of investigations. Read more…
GPS tracking vulnerabilities leave millions of products at risk
Two researchers have disclosed problems with hundreds of vulnerable GPS services using open APIs and trivial passwords (123456), resulting in a multitude of privacy issues including direct tracking. Further, many of the vulnerable services have open directories exposing logged data. Read more…
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