clearview ai Controversial Facial Recognition Firm Clearview AI Used Widely by US Agencies and Retailers Clearview AI provides its controversial facial recognition software to over 2,200 organizations globally, including ICE, the FBI, and major retailers. The startup's massive scope raises significant privacy and oversight concerns.
zoom FBI Warns of Security Risks as Zoom Surges in Popularity Millions rely on Zoom for remote connections during the pandemic, but the platform faces severe scrutiny over privacy flaws and uninvited meeting hijackings.
zoom Zoom Enables Default Passwords and Waiting Rooms to Combat Hijacking Zoom forces passwords and waiting rooms by default to stop hackers from hijacking video meetings. The FBI issues a warning after multiple incidents disrupt public gatherings with inappropriate content.
huawei US Charges Huawei With Racketeering Over Stolen Trade Secrets The Department of Justice brings sweeping RICO charges against Huawei, accusing the tech giant of a decades-long conspiracy to steal American intellectual property. The indictment details numerous alleged instances of corporate espionage and trade secret misappropriation.
apple Apple Abandons iCloud Encryption Plan Following FBI Pushback Apple reportedly scraps plans for end-to-end encrypted iCloud backups after the FBI voices strong objections. The tech giant chooses to avoid further conflict rather than risk legal battles or new anti-encryption legislation.
apple Apple Rejects Barr's Demand for Backdoor Access to Pensacola Shooter's iPhones Apple pushes back against claims it provided no help in the Pensacola naval base shooting investigation, offering gigabytes of data but refusing to build a backdoor for encrypted devices.
fbi Lawmakers Demand Answers Over Secret FBI Data Requests to Credit Agencies Newly released documents show the FBI secretly demands consumer data from major credit bureaus using national security letters. Three senators are now demanding transparency from Equifax, Experian, and TransUnion regarding these hidden government surveillance requests.
fbi FBI Warns Holiday Shoppers About Smart TV Security and Privacy Risks The FBI issues a warning about smart TV vulnerabilities just as holiday shopping reaches its peak. The agency highlights risks ranging from hacker intrusions to invasive data collection by manufacturers.
twitter Saudi Government Paid Twitter Insiders to Spy on Dissidents Newly unsealed court documents reveal that Saudi officials bribed Twitter employees to access personal data of political activists and journalists.
twitter Two Former Twitter Employees Face Spy Charges for Leaking Data to Saudi Arabia Federal prosecutors charge two former Twitter employees with acting as Saudi agents by secretly accessing private user data of government critics. The case marks the first time U.S. authorities allege Saudi agents operated inside an American tech company.
facebook US and Allied Officials Urge Facebook to Abandon Encryption Plans Law enforcement leaders from the US, UK, and Australia are pressuring Mark Zuckerberg to halt Facebook's planned shift to end-to-end encryption. Officials argue that locking down messages completely severs their ability to investigate and rescue children from exploitation.
election security US Intelligence Agencies and Tech Giants Unite to Secure 2020 Elections The FBI, DHS, and ODNI meet with major tech companies like Facebook and Google to coordinate strategies against election interference and misinformation.
capital one Former AWS Engineer Charged in Massive Capital One Data Breach A former Amazon Web Services software engineer faces federal charges after allegedly exploiting a firewall misconfiguration to steal data from over 100 million Capital One customers. Authorities track down the suspect through social media posts and an anonymous tip sent directly to the bank.
capital one Seattle Woman Charged in Massive 106 Million Person Capital One Breach Federal prosecutors charge a former Amazon systems engineer with stealing personal data from 106 million Capital One credit card applicants. The breach exposes sensitive information but spares the vast majority of Social Security numbers and all credit card account numbers.
capital one Capital One Reveals Massive Data Breach Affecting 106 Million People Capital One announces a major data security incident that exposes the personal information of approximately 106 million credit card applicants and customers. The FBI arrests the suspected perpetrator, and the bank confirms that no credit card account numbers or login credentials are compromised.