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Meta takes down 63,000 sextortion-related accounts on Instagram

Meta has taken down a whopping number of Instagram accounts directly involved in sextortion and more accounts aimed at training scammers

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Windows update may present users with a BitLocker recovery screen

After the July Microsoft update some systems boot into a BitLocker Recovery screen. How can you find the key you need?

TracFone will pay $16 million to settle FCC data breach investigation

Prepay wireless provider TracFone has been slapped on the wrist to the tune of $16 million for insufficient customer data protection

Google admits it can’t quite quit third-party cookies

Google has taken a new turn in the approach to eliminating third-party cookies. This time it's back to the Privacy Sandbox

Heritage Foundation data breach containing personal data is available online

Data from the Heritage Foundation containing at least half a million passwords and usernames are available online

A week in security (July 15 – July 21)

A list of topics we covered in the week of July 15 to July 21 of 2024

CrowdStrike update at center of Windows “Blue Screen of Death” outage

An enormous IT outage across the world today is not the result of a cyberattack, but rather a faulty update from CrowdStrike.

Number of data breach victims goes up 1,000%

The Identity Theft Resource Center has published a report showing a 1,170% increase in compromised data victims compared to the same quarter last year.

Gen Z breakups tainted by login abuse for spying and stalking, research shows

Gen Z, who are most likely to engage in consensual tracking, are also the most likely to face non-consensual tracking after a breakup.

Rite Aid says 2.2 million people affected in data breach

Rite Aid has started notifying 2.2 million people that were affected by data breach that was part of a June ransomware attack.