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A week in security (September 30 – October 6)

A list of topics we covered in the week of September 30 to October 6 of 2024

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Browser Guard now flags data breaches and better protects personal data  

Malwarebytes Browser Guard now warns users about recent data breaches, as well as automatically opting users out of tracking cookies.

Not Black Mirror: Meta’s smart glasses used to reveal someone’s identity just by looking at them

Smart glasses that use facial recognition can instantly reveal the identity of someone you're looking at.

Radiology provider exposed tens of thousands of patient files

Medical imaging company I-MED left thousands of patient files exposed through re-used login credentials.

Fake Disney+ activation page redirects to pornographic scam

Next time you need to activate a subscription on your TV, watch out for these fake sites scammers are using to trick you and steal your money.

Android users targeted on Facebook and porn sites, served adware

ThreatDown research uncovered a campaign that spreads a annoying adware for Android devices through several methods

Facebook and Instagram passwords were stored in plaintext, Meta fined

The Data Protection Commission has fined Meta $101M because 600 million Facebook and Instagram passwords were stored in plaintext.

A week in security (September 23 – September 29)

A list of topics we covered in the week of September 23 to September 29 of 2024

Millions of Kia vehicles were vulnerable to remote attacks with just a license plate number

Researchers found a method to remotely take over any Kia with only the license plate number as a starting point.

Privacy watchdog files complaint over Firefox quietly enabling its Privacy Preserving Attribution

Mozilla has introduced a feature called Privacy Preserving Attribution and turned it on by default, much to the chagrin of a privacy watchdog.