The US State Department is imposing visa restrictions on 13 people involved in the development and sale of commercial spyware, as well as their spouses and children. “These individuals have facilitated or derived financial benefit from the misuse of this technology, which has targeted journalists, academics, human rights defenders, dissidents and other perceived critics, and […]
Banking companies worldwide are finally shifting away from custom-made Point of Sale (POS) devices towards the wildly adopted and battle-tested Android operating system. No more obscure terminals; the era of giant, colorful touchscreens is here! While Android is a secure, hardened OS, implementing and integrating your own features with custom hardware requires a lot of […]
The FTC’s action against Outlogic marks the first-ever ban on the use and sale of sensitive location data, emphasizing the importance of limiting the tracking and use of personal information.
Vast amounts of highly sensitive data on American military service members are up for sale by data brokers, according to a new report examining the national security implications of the practice. The research sheds light on the secretive data broker industry, which gathers exceptionally granular personal information on individual consumers, often selling the data to […]
The RansomedVC group, which recently claimed responsibility for several high-profile attacks, is now up for sale. The owner, citing personal reasons and a desire to avoid monitoring by federal agencies, is offering a 20% discount to a trusted buyer.