Google removes two adware-loaded apps from its store that were downloaded 1.5 million times
Both selfie camera apps
Apple drops the ball implementing SHAKEN/STIR framework in iOS 13
Call verification is there, but it is utterly useless
Many iPhone apps use Bluetooth in the background without users' consent
iOS 13 exposes them by making apps ask for permission
Google, Facebook, and Amazon are collecting advertising data through smart TVs, studies claim
In some cases, data was transferred unencrypted
New studies find smart TVs are still sending sensitive data to third parties
Something most of us already knew
Data leak exposes personal data of nearly everyone in Ecuador
Information could be used for phishing and phone scams
LastPass bug could have exposed login credentials
The flaw was responsibly disclosed and promptly patched
281 people arrested in operation targeting email scammers
Victims were hit with everything from BEC schemes to romance scams
Mozilla relaunches Test Pilot with a new 'Private Network' extension for Firefox
Don't call it a VPN though
DNS-over-HTTPS is the next default protection coming to Firefox
Mozilla will gradually rollout DoH in late September
Apple accuses Google's Project Zero of creating unfounded fears around recently disclosed iPhone vulnerability
The companies are engaged in a public feud
Twitter disables Tweet via SMS feature after CEO Jack Dorsey's account was hacked
The company says it's addressing security vulnerabilities
Big Tech reportedly met with US officials to discuss 2020 election security
Twitter says it's a "joint effort in response to a shared threat"
Facebook security breach exposed the phone numbers of over 400 million users
Some phone numbers are linked to celebrities
Avast and French police stop cryptomining worm, disinfect 850,000 computers
A win for the good guys
iPhone-hacking websites also targeted Google and Windows users
Was the campaign a way for China to spy on Uighur Muslims?
Google says hacked websites were attacking iPhones for years
Now-fixed exploits were used to install monitoring implants
Ransomware attack affects hundreds of dentist offices in the US
The ransom was reportedly paid
US government could block Facebook/Google-backed undersea cable over security concerns
A result of increased tensions between the US and China
Amazon's Ring has partnerships with over 400 US police forces
The company calls it the "new neighborhood watch"
Malware discovered in Google Play app with over 100 million downloads
A Trojan Dropper was inside the popular PDF maker
Internet scam data shows which states had most victims and lost most money
Bad news if you live in Alaska
Exposed MoviePass database put thousands of customers' information at risk
MoviePass has since taken down the exposed database
LinkedIn has blocked 21.6 million fake accounts so far this year
LinkedIn is largely a controversy-free zone
Over one million porn site users' details exposed
Probably don't use your real email addresses on hentai sites