insurancejournal.com – Extraordinary use of electricity has long been a telltale sign of illegal grow houses producing thousands of marijuana plants hidden in seemingly ordinary
The IAPP’s top 5 most-read articles for the week of Sept. 19, 2022
iapp.org – We know there is a lot of privacy news to keep up with. To make it easier, we distilled the top 5 articles of the week for you to read. Tweeted by @PrivacyPros https://twitter.com/PrivacyPros/status/1574383837123149824
US military buys internet monitoring tool that covers 90% of web traffic
iapp.org – Several branches of the U.S. military purchased an internet monitoring tool that purportedly covers 90% of global internet traffic. Tweeted by @PrivacyPros https://twitter.com/PrivacyPros/status/1574126854801350657
AI-powered digital privacy company raises $4M in seed funding
iapp.org – Hush, a digital privacy firm, announced it received $4 million in seed funding. Tweeted by @PrivacyPros https://twitter.com/PrivacyPros/status/1574308252191543297
Phishing attacks skyrocketing, over 1 million observed
helpnetsecurity.com – The APWG’s Phishing Activity Trends Report reveals that in the second quarter of 2022, the APWG observed 1,097,811 total phishing attacks. Tweeted by @JinibaBD https://twitter.com/JinibaBD/status/1574302715290783746
Lawsuits filed against Meta for allegedly bypassing Apple privacy settings
iapp.org – Meta is being sued by Apple iOS users in two class-action lawsuits for allegedly bypassing their privacy preferences. Tweeted by @PrivacyPros https://twitter.com/PrivacyPros/status/1573945693240270848
GAO proposes privacy officer requirements for federal agencies
iapp.org – The U.S. Government Accountability Office published a report examining the status of privacy leadership within 24 government agencies. Tweeted by @PrivacyPros https://twitter.com/PrivacyPros/status/1573764482718916616
Researchers uncover health app privacy issues
iapp.org – Multiple mobile health apps “share (user) information with a broad collection of advertisers,” according to an investigation by The Washington Post. Tweeted by @PrivacyPros https://twitter.com/PrivacyPros/status/1573689051755995136
Keeping secrets safe off prem
threatshub.org – ThreatsHub.org | Cloud Security & Cyber Threats Analysis Hub. 100% Free OSINT Threat Intelligent and Cybersecurity News. Tweeted by @threatshub https://twitter.com/threatshub/status/1573910996602605568
Uber Hack: Internal System Breached
4i-mag.com – Uber Hack: A few days ago, Uber suffered a cyberattack, which resulted in information disclosure of sensitive data such as screenshots Tweeted by @4imag1 https://twitter.com/4imag1/status/1573670948858994695